Farmingdale Library Teens

SLJ August 2019 by Kara Stewart and Dr. Debbie Reese Middle School I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day- 2019 I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer- 2016 Makoons by Louise Erdich- 2016 Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell- 2019 When a Ghost Talks, Listen by Tim Tingle- 2018 Young Adult This Place: 15 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and others- 2019 Voices of Native America by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale- 2017 The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline- 2017 Give Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth- 2018 Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley- 2018 Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith- 2018 Fire Starters by Jen Storm- 2017 These wonderful titles will help readers understand Indigenous life and culture.  They include historical and contemporary fiction as well as anthologies, graphic novels, and speculative science fiction. ~Enjoy! 

By Lee Moran Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg has been immortalized in a gigantic new street art mural. Aerosol artist Jody Thomas finished his portrait of the 16-year-old schoolgirl from Sweden on the side of the 15-meter-high Tobacco Factory building in his home city of Bristol, southwest England, on Wednesday. “She’s very much in the limelight, very current, very contemporary and she’s obviously clearly leading a very, very important issue which affects all of us on the planet,” Thomas told HuffPost. “She has a very fearless style, tells it exactly how it is and lets everyone have it with both barrels,” added Thomas, who attended the city’s famed Barton Hill Aerosol Art Project at the same time as Banksy in the 1980s. The mural forms part of the Upfest Summer Editions , which is taking place across Bristol until October. The full Upfest, Europe’s largest live street art festival, usually takes place in the Bedminster and Southville neigh...

By Frannie Ucciferri As screen time concerns are on the rise, many parents are turning to podcasts as a fun (and often educational) way to engage kids — without the screen. But as children’s audio content has flooded the airwaves, it can be a challenge to find the good stuff that’s also appropriate. Luckily we’ve discovered some excellent kid-friendly podcasts that you and your family will love listening to. (For more age-targeted picks, try these podcasts for little kids or these favorites with tweens and teens .) If you’re not super familiar with how to “do” podcasts, check out this guide which has everything you need to get started, including a list of podcast players. Check out these 25 awesome picks for kids — including perfect bedtime stories, science exploration, cool news and more. For the whole family But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids Kids are always asking seemingly simple questions that have surprisingly complex answers, such as “Why is the sky bl...