Realistic Fiction

Orem Public Library children's librarians share their favorite historical fiction books to curl up with this month. VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK by Natasha Farrant - ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOREVER: HELP AND HEALING AFTER THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING by Chris Barton/ Nicole Xu - ALICIA ALONSO TAKES THE STAGE by Nancy Ohlin/Josefina Preumayr - THE BLACKBIRD GIRLS by Anne Blankman - LOVE IN THE LIBRARY by Maggie Tokuda-Hall/Yasmin Imamura - DANCING HANDS: HOW TERESA CARRENO PLAYED THE PIANO FOR PRESIDENT LINCOLN by Margarita Engle/Rafael Lopez.

Join Orem Library Children's librarians as they share their favorite titles in observance of Native American Heritage Month! JOSIE DANCE by Denise Lajimodiere - INDIAN SHOES by Cynthia Leitich Smith - BERRY SONG by Michaela Goade - PUTUGUQ & KUBLU AND THE QALUPALIK! by Roselynn Akulukjuk - BORDERS by Thomas King - POWWOW DAY by Traci Sorrell/Madelyn Goodnight - FINDING MY DANCE by Ria Thundercloud - TRICKSTER: NATIVE AMERICAN TALES, A GRAPHIC COLLECTION edited by Matt Demicki.

Join children's librarians from the Orem Public Library as they highlight their favorite mystery books! JACK THE TRIPPER by Gene Barretta - BANANA FOX AND THE SECRET SOUR SOCIETY by James Kochalka - GOLDFISH BOY by Lisa Thompson - MAXIMILLIAN & THE MYSTERY OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL: A BILINGUAL LUCHA LIBRE THRILLER by Xavier Garza - THE HAUNTED LIBRARY by Dori Hillestad Butler - OPHIE'S GHOST by Justina Ireland - NOT AN ALPHABET BOOK: THE CASE OF THE MISSING CAKE by  Eoin McLaughlin - WORLD TRAVELERS AND THE TAJ MAHAL MYSTERY by Raj Haldar - 7 ATE 9: THE UNTOLD STORY by Tara Lazar/ROSS MACDONALD.

Orem Public Library children's staff review their picks for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Join librarians from the Orem Public Library children' section as they recommend their favorite realistic fiction books for different age groups. HERE IN THE REAL WORLD by Sara Pennypacker - ANA & ANDREW by Christine Platt - THE BOY WHO MADE EVEYONE LAUGH by Helen Putter - THE ONLY BLACK GIRLS IN TOWN by Brandy Colbert - WE'RE ALL WONDERS  by R.J. Palacio.

Tune in to hear Orem Librarians recommend favorite books about survival, the outdoors, and wild adventures. SURVIVOR DIARY SERIES by Terry Lynn Johnson/Jani Orban - IMAGINE! by Raúl Colón - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA by  Deborah Underwood - LA PUERTA DE LOS TRES CERROJOS by Sónia Fernández-Vidal - ALL THIRTEEN: THE INCREDIBLE CAVE RESCUE OF THE THAI BOYS' SOCCER TEAM by Christina Soontornvat - I WANT MY MUMMY! (MS. FROGBOTTOM'S FIELD TRIPS) by Nancy Krulik - WILLA THE WISP (THE FABLED STABLES) by Jonathan Auxier/Demidova.

WHEN LANGSTON DANCES by Kaija Langley - KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES by Kacen Callender - PATIENCE, PATCHES! by Christy Mihaly - PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG by Rob Sanders - IT FEELS GOOD TO BE YOURSELF: A BOOK ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY by Theresa Thorn - GENIUS JOELENE by Sara Cassidy - POWER TO THE PRINCESS by Vita Murrow - DRAMA by Raina Telgemeier

EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS by Joanna Ho/Dung Ho - ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME by Roshani Chokshi - WHEN SPRING COMES TO THE DMZ by Ŏk-pae Yi - STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG! by Jessica Kim - MINDY KIM AND THE YUMMY SEAWEED BUSINESS by Lyla Lee - STARGAZING by Jen Wang - DRAGON PEARL by Yoon Ha Lee

OTHER WORDS FOR HOME by Jasmine Warga - THE ARABIC QUILT : AN IMMIGRANT STORY by Aya Khail - SILVER BATAL by Kristin Halbrook - THE GHOUL by Taghrid Arif Najjar/Hassan Manasra/Michael Moushabeck - MS. MARVEL STRETCHED THIN by Nadia Shammas/Nabi H. Ali/Geoffo/Joe Caramagna - THE LIBRARIAN OF BASRA: A TRUE STORY FROM IRAQ by Jeanette Winter/Alia Muhammad Baker - THE PROUDEST BLUE: A STORY OF HIJAB AND FAMILY by Ibtihaj Muhammed/S.K. Ali/Hatem Aly

SHE HEARD THE BIRDS: THE STORY OF FLORENCE MERRIAM BAILEY by Andrea D'Aquino  - LILY AND THE GREAT QUAKE by Veeda Bybee/Alessia Trunifo - SHE PERISTED: 23 AMERICAN WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD by Chelsea Clinton/Alexandra Boiger - FALL DOWN SEVEN TIMES STANE UP EIGHT: PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK by Jen Bryant - GRACE FOR PRESIDENT by Kelly DiPucchio/Leuyen Pham - CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE: 25 WOMEN WHO MADE HISTORY by Naomi Watkins/Katherine Kitterman/Brooke Smart/Shannon Hale - ASTRONAUTS: WOMEN ON THE FINAL FRONTIER by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks.