Hallowe'en Book character Pumpkins
author visit!
Saadia Faruqi visited our gr 5-7 classes in September. She is the author of the Yasmin illustrated chapter books. Her new book 'Yusuf Azeem is not a Hero' was released on September 7th 2021.
Goodreads Summary "Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting for the chance to participate in the regional robotics competition, which he just knows he can win. Only, this year is going to be more difficult than he thought. Because this year is the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an anniversary that has everyone in his Muslim community on edge. With “Never Forget” banners everywhere and a hostile group of townspeople protesting the new mosque, Yusuf realizes that the country’s anger from two decades ago hasn’t gone away. Can he hold onto his joy—and his friendships—in the face of heartache and prejudice?" |
What are some of the fun things we did in the library last year?
So much went on in our library last year from library classes, book exchanges, book tastings, two book fairs, fun collaboration activities plus many others.