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Video Book Talk: February 2010

In this month's video book talk, I discuss 'The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things' by Carolyn Mackler.



For March, the Teen Book Club will be reading 'Flygirl' by Sherri Smith. Copies of the book are currently available at the main circulation desk. The meeting will be held on Tuesday March 30th at 5:00 p.m.

About Flygirl:

Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn't stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy's gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her.

When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates the WASP, the Women's Airforce Service Pilots-and Ida suddenly sees a way to fl y as well as do something signifi cant to help her brother stationed in the Pacific. But even the WASP won't accept her as a black woman, forcing Ida Mae to make a difficult choice of "passing," of pretending to be white to be accepted into the program. Hiding one's racial heritage, denying one's family, denying one's self is a heavy burden. And while Ida Mae chases her dream, she must also decide who it is she really wants to be.
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The Earth, My Butt, and other Big Round Things

Carolyn Mackler is the author of The Earth, My Butt, and other Big Round Things. Virginia is different from her family. She starts to think things are going great, till something goes wrong with her brother. He is being found gulty of date-rape. Now, Virginia's life is going down hill. She gets a plane ticket and doesn't tell her parents about it. To find out more, read the book (I can't really tell more cause I'm not done yet :P ). This is the Teen Book Club book for Febuary 2010.

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I didn't get to read this book. It was Januray 2010 book club book.
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Perfect Chemistry

Perfect Chemistry is by Simone Elkeles. Brittany is the girl who has the great boyfriend, captain of the pom pom team, and rich. What more could someone ask for? Alex is poor and part of a gang. What happens when you put a "North Sider" and a "South Sider" to work together on a chemistry project. Find out while you read this book. It is about how no matter where you are from, there is great hope out there for you

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