336 p. (Gr. 8+)
If you are a fan of short stories, then you will love The Legendary Frybread Drive-In!
Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In is a unreal (but very real) place. It only appears when you need it most. It doesn't matter if you live in a big city or live on the Rez. It doesn't matter if you don't know where you are. Sandy June's has a way of transporting you to wherever Sandy June's happens to be. Be ready for picnic tables, live music, and mouth-watering food! Each teen who finds it is experiencing something specific to them. First kisses or first crushes. Family betrayal and family forgiveness. City kids feeling lost and removed from their community. Teens stuck to in a hurricane, or a ditch. Each story represents a different voice and experience. What connects them all is Native Pride and identity grounded in real life and real love. Each short story is its own slice of the bigger Sandy June's universe. This is an awesome collection of inter-connected stories by some of the best Indigenous authors writing today. Award-winning and best selling authors like Cynthia Leitich Smith, Eric Gansworth and Angeline Boulley all have stories to tell! This is a great collection of well told stories- we invite you to find your own way to Sandy June's!
Every month the SCCLD Teen Librarians choose one book as a great read from the library's Teen collection. This is the list of the latest picks of the month.
FEELING LIKE AN ADHD ALIEN: A GRAPHIC NOVEL
336p. (Gr. 5+) Kiki feels so off. She can't follow recipes, not even when she tried really hard. She forgets to respond to her best friend, causing hurt feelings and guilt. And she can never, ever focus on boring stuff like reading or homework. After recognizing that something may be up, Kiki starts the testing process and finally gets a diagnosis. Guess what? Kiki has ADHD! She'd finally able to start developing skills and management techniques. While her ADHD never goes away, she's able to embrace all of her quirks, strengths, and weaknesses. This graphic novel has relatable anecdotes of living life with ADHD. There are tips, tricks, and explanations of what's going on in an ADHD brain. A short, sweet, and informative glimpse of coping with ADHD.
