“I debated whether or not to watch the new version of The Lion King. I loved the animated movie when I was a kid, and watched it over and over and over and…I’m sure my parents were beyond sick of it, but I watched it so much that I knew all the words and songs by heart. With so much love for the original Disney version, I thought this one might be a letdown. I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and had to fight the urge to sing along. There are just enough little changes to wording to keep it humorous and entertaining. The scenery and animals are gorgeous. Even my husband liked the movie. In the end, I was glad I decided to give it a try.”

Highly recommended. Reserve it today at https://catalog.pcplibrary.org/webopac//default.aspx?CatID=149199.

“Be brave. Be bold. Be you.” Lily and Dunkin, written by Donna Gephart, is an excellent book that addresses many issues and stigmas facing adolescents in a positive way.

The story follows Lily, a transgender girl trying  to be herself, and Dunkin, a young boy dealing with the ups and downs of bipolar disorder. Their interwoven story is both heartbreaking and inspiring as they each struggle to find acceptance both at home and school.

This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like an outcast, anyone who has struggled with being different, and anyone who loves someone dealing with the stigma of being different. This is a story that shows the power of support from family and friends.

Highly recommended. Reserve it today at https://catalog.pcplibrary.org/webopac//default.aspx?CatID=141790.

Join a nationwide reading experience

PCPL will be offering unlimited ebook copies of “After the Flood” by Kassandra Montag. “After the Flood” is the first selection of the Libraries Transform Book Pick digital reading program, which offers access to the same book at the same time through public libraries.

“After the Flood” will be available for download October 7—21, 2019 at pcplibrary.org. There will be no waitlists or holds for the title. Only a library card and the Libby app are needed to download the ebook.

The Libraries Transform Book Pick is brought to you by the American Library Association and OverDrive.

The next Big Library Read kicks off on November 2 with the title:”Reverie” by Ryan La Sala – available in ebook and audiobook format.

You can borrow the featured title from your library as an ebook or audiobook with no waitlists or holds.

“Inception meets The Magicians in the most imaginative YA debut of the year!

All Kane Montgomery knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. He can’t remember how he got there, what happened after, and why his life seems so different now. And it’s not just Kane who’s different, the world feels off, reality itself seems different.

As Kane pieces together clues, three almost-strangers claim to be his friends and the only people who can truly tell him what’s going on. But as he and the others are dragged into unimaginable worlds that materialize out of nowhere—the gym warps into a subterranean temple, a historical home nearby blooms into a Victorian romance rife with scandal and sorcery—Kane realizes that nothing in his life is an accident. And when a sinister force threatens to alter reality for good, they will have to do everything they can to stop it before it unravels everything they know.

This wildly imaginative debut explores what happens when the secret worlds that people hide within themselves come to light.”