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Board Minutes 2024-11-04
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Michigan Authors
Many excellent authors were born in Michigan or make the state their home. Read a book by one of these writers. Check out our suggestions below:
Children’s Books:
- M is for Mitten: a Michigan Alphabet by Annie Appleford – EASY APP/J 977.4 APP
- Our Michigan! We love the Seasons by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen – EASY FRA
- Summer’s Call: A Michigan Day by Amber Lynn Hellewell – EASY HEL
- With Dad by Richard Jackson – EASY JAC
- Lulu and Rocky in Detroit by Barbara Joose – EASY JOO
- The Legend of Michigan by Trinka Hakes Noble – EASY NOB
- The Little Kids’ Table by Mary Ann McCabe Riehle – EASY RIE
- Dear Dragon series by Margaret Hillert – READER1 E H
- Roscoe Riley Rules series by Katherine Applegate – READER4 E A
- The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell by Kathy-Jo Wargin – J 977.49 WAR
- Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith – J ANC/J BOCD ANC
- The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs – J BEL
- Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow – J BIG
- Charlotte Avery on Isle Royale by Rebecca S. Curtis – J CUR
- Skating on Mars by Caroline Huntoon – J HUN
- The Contract by Derek Jeter – J JET
- The Star that Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson – J JOH
- The Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye – J NYE
- Miles from Motown by Lisa Sukenic – J SUK
- Chasing Helicity by Ginger Zee – J ZEE
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis – NEWBERY 2000/JBOCD CUR
Teen Books –
- Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley – YA BOU
- Royal Blood by Aimee Carter – YA CAR
- The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch – YA COU
- Even if it Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn – YA HAH
- Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle – YA LAD
- A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui – YA MET
- The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix – YA MIX
- Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price – YA PRI/YA BOCD PRI
- Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe by Lindsay S Zrull – YA BROWSING Z
- Nothing Special, volume one: Through the Elder Woods by Katie Cook – YA GRAPHIC NOT

Holiday Books
Many holidays are celebrated during the winter. Read a book featuring one of these holidays or any holiday you’d like.
If you’d like a little help choosing your book, here are some suggestions:
Children’s Books –
- The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper – EASY COO
- The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie DePaola – EASY DEP
- Winter Holidays by Julie Murry – EASY MUR
- The Sound of Kwanzaa by Dimitera Tokunbo – EASY TOK
- Santa’s First Christmas by Mac Barnett – HOLIDAY BAR/J WONDERBOOK BAR
- Santa’s Gotta Go by Derrick Barnes – HOLIDAY BAR
- Tamales for Christmas by Stephen Briseno – HOLIDAY BRI
- All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins – HOLIDAY JEN
- If you Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don’t! by Elise Parsley – HOLIDAY PAR
- Don’t Invite a Bear inside for Hanukkah by Karen Rostoker-Gruber – HOLIDAY ROS
- Is it Hanukkah Yet? by Nancy E. Krulik – READER2 E K
- Pinkalicious and the Holiday Sweater by Victoria Kann – READER2 E K
- Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland by Kelly Starling Lyons – READER2 E L
- It’s Christmas! by Jack Prelutzky – READER2 E P
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser – J GLA/JBOCD GLA
- Rachel Friedman and Eight Not-so-Perfect Nights of Hanukkah by Sarah Kapit – J KAP
- Let it Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy – J MEY
- Greenglass House by Kate Milford – J MIL/JBOCD MIL
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson – J ROB/JBOCD ROB
- A Donut in Time: a Hanukkah Story by Elana Rubinstein – J RUB
- Come and Join Us! 18 Holidays Celebrated all Year Long by Liz Kleinrock – J 394.26 KLE
- Celebrations Throughout the Year: Holiday Folklore by Gus Snedeker – J 394.26 SNE
- We Celebrate the Light by Jane Yolen – J 394.261 YOL
- The LEGO Holiday Games Book by Tori Kosara – J 688.725 LEG
- Winter Crafts Across Cultures by Megan Borgert-Spaniol – J 745.594 BOR
- Celebrate with Me! Recipes, Crafts, and Holiday Fun from Around the World edited by Laura Gladwin – J 745.594 CEL
Teen Books –
- Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge – YA BROWSING A
- How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow – YA ARL
- Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello – YA BEL
- Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle – YA CAS
- Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – YA BROWSING C
- 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston – YA ELS/YA BOCD ELS
- The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand – YA HAN
- The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath – YA HEA
- Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds – YA REY
- Finding My Elf by David Valdes – YA VAL
- Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham – YA GRAPHIC LUN
- The Simpsons: Homer for the Holidays – YA GRAPHIC SIM
Board Minutes 2024-08-26
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