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Books for Spring Break!

As we prepare for a well-deserved Spring Break, we want to encourage everyone in our community to take some time to unwind, relax, and engage in activities that bring them joy. One of the best ways to decompress and destress this break is through reading! We encourage you to pick up a good book and lose yourself in its pages. Stop by the library this week or browse our online selection of eBooks & Audiobooks!

Browse new books and many ALA Award winners here!
New Books in the MS Library

We are happy to announce that the MS library has just received a batch of new books for you to check out and enjoy. Come and browse our shelves to discover the latest titles!

Additionally, we are excited to share that the American Library Association (ALA) has recently announced its Youth Media Awards, which recognize the best books and media for children and young adults. Check out our collection of ALA award winners and honorees, including the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Awards.

View some of the new titles on our virtual shelves! Happy reading!
New & Recommended Books this Winter

Please stop by the MS Library before Winter Break to browse new and recommended books! You can also recommend a book and help to decorate the library with a reading recommendation snowflake.

Browse new and recommended books on the virtual library before your visit!

New Books

Endling - The Last

Katherine Applegate

Byx, the last of the dairnes, sets out to find others of her kind and along the way meets new allies. The group soon uncovers a secret that threatens the lives of every creature in their world.
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Rebound

Kwame Alexander

In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
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Sunny

Jayson Reynolds

#3 of the popular Track series. Sunny deals with his father's prolonged grief over the death of Sunny's mother while training for shot put.
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The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

Prince Sebastian loves to dress in gorgeous dresses and ball gowns. With the help of his dressmaker, Frances, he could step out and mingle with the fashionable Parisian crowds as Lady Crystallia until his secret identity is revealed.
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You Go First

Erin Entrada Kelly

Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.
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Betty Before X

Ilyasah Shabazz, with Renée Watson

Raised by her aunt until she is six, Betty, joins her mother and stepfamily in 1940s Detroit, where she learns about the civil rights movement.
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Martin Rising : Requiem for a King

Andrea Pinkney

A collection of poems that looks at the final months of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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Raid of No Return

Nathan Hale

And soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, young pilots were recruited fro a very secret - and very dangerous - raid on Japan.
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Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.
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If the Magic Fits

Susan Maupin Schmid

A young castle maid discovers a closet full of magical dresses, each of which gives her the appearance of another person. This magic helps her protect Princess Mariposa from imminent dangers.
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