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  2021 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Nominees
  

  The Lodestar Award is not a Hugo Award, but is an Award established by the World Science Fiction Society and administered in the same manner and in parallel with the Hugo Awards. These books were nominated in 2021

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  Watercolor
  

  Books for the April-June 2021 online art book club with a focus on learning about artists who use watercolor and gouache and their technique. Many more books on the subject are normally available to anyone but this list only contains those that can be borrowed at this time. The titles on this list can all be borrowed by Free Library card holders by placing holds and picking up at locations currently offering in-person or contactless pickup services or by reading online via our ebook providers such as Hoopla. This list does not include reference books that must be used inside our buildings, books stored in our offsite stacks, the Regional Operations Center or ebooks that have catalog records but are not at this time available.

Reviews

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  The Pacifier

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

   

  The pacifier a really cute movie that I would watch again. Vin Diesel is a navy seal officer who gets a job to babysit children of a fellow navy seal who was killed for a program he was working on. He has a tough time at first but in the end is loved by the children. A very nice movie I would recommend watching

  Reviewed by Donna P on Apr 14, 2021

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  The hitman's bodyguard

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  Action-packed. Adventure. Comedy. Memorable Characters. Mild Violence. 

  Imagine that...a bodyguard hired to protect his worst enemy.   Samuel L. Jackson is the hitman  and Ryan Reynolds is the bodyguard making the perfect team.  This movie is hilarious and full of action and adventure. You will not want to miss one minute .

  Reviewed by Joyce L on Apr 12, 2021

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  Fist fight

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  Comedy. Hilarious. Fun To Watch. Good Actors. Good Ending. Fast Paced.

  Teachers behaving badly opposed to the students.  This movie was soo funny.   Everyone is geared up for the big fight after school (except for one participant). The characters were fun to watch as the build up to the end of the school day came near.  I enjoyed watching this movie.  I laughed from beginning til the end.

  Reviewed by Joyce L on Apr 12, 2021

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  Girls trip

  ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

  Comedy. Rauchy. Foul Language. Good Ending. Nice Cast. Long-time Friendships

  The girlfriend's get away trip theme was good.  I could not enjoy the movie because it had too much foul language in almost every scene. Some scenes were funny.   It did, however, have a very good cast.

   

   

  Reviewed by Joyce L on Apr 8, 2021

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  Once upon an eid Stories of Hope and Joy by 15… by Ali, Nujood.

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  Have you ever gotten distracted while your brownies were in the oven - and burned the whole batch? Or maybe your friend’s bike got into an accident so you begrudgingly lent him yours? Perhaps you've dealt with guilt over things in life that were beyond your control. Or had sickness in the family, and took on the difficult task of helping someone close to you participate and find joy in a special day, even when they are not feeling 100%. Once Upon an Eid is a delightful, uplifting anthology of short stories about topics like these, and more, which kids and adults can enjoy, learn from, and see themselves in. This thoroughly enjoyable book allows the reader to experience Eid through the eyes of a number of different people, of various ages and genders, from different countries and cultural backgrounds. Some stories are lighthearted and funny, others more bittersweet. But even though the stories are all unique, each shows the important role that family and community play in our lives, no matter who we are. If you're looking for something to elevate your spirits and touch your heart, especially during Ramadan, give this book a try! I listened to the audiobook which features Siiri Scott and Neil Shah and this really brought the characters to life for me, but I'm certain the print version is engaging as well. Even though the stories are fiction, this put me in mind of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books that were popular when I was younger, due to the inspirational and spiritual nature of the stories. I'd recommend this book for 4th grade and up.

  Reviewed by Megan M on Apr 8, 2021

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  Tyler Perry's Madea goes to jail

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  Drama. Comedy. Romance. Memorable Characters. Touching. Strong Acting. Sensitive Subject Matters. Heart-warming.

  Although this film deals with many sensitive subjects it will still have you laughing when Madea shows up. The actors and actresses were very convincing in thier roles.  Also adding to the comedy is Tamala and David Mann . It's not a lot of scenes with Madea in jail, but, it enough of them to keep you wondering  WWMD... "what would Madea do".

  Reviewed by Joyce L on Apr 6, 2021

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