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Are you passionate about improving mental health outcomes for youth in Pima County? Would you like to work with other youth on a diverse team to collaborate and take concrete steps toward changing the narrative on mental health? Then this is the volunteer opportunity for you!

 

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Min Jin Lee’s novel Pachinko depicts, with quiet poignancy, the lives of Koreans living in Japan under Japanese colonial rule. My grandparents were part…

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Months later, I am still left reeling from All the Light We Cannot See. The story between two children living during World War II, one a visually impaired…

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After reading The Righteous Mind, I felt truly awakened. I realized that my previous thoughts on morality, politics, and religion were quite limited. In…

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Ursula's Recommendations: T-Bone Steak

Fat girls and unapologetic self love. Why settle for the celery when you can have the T-bone steak?
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Amidst war-torn, devastated Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns tells the story of two young women: Mariam and Laila. Incorporating the history of Afghanistan…

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Let's Read Across America!

Read Across America Day was March 2. Get caught up on the amazing 2024-2025 RAA picks, and plan ahead to read along the rest of the year!

Juvenile Detention Center Nonfiction Picks

Did you know PCPL serves the Pima County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC)? These teens read constantly. Here are some nonfiction favorites.
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens explores human history through three major revolutions: the Cognitive Revolution, the Agricultural…

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With her husband cursed to hunt her down for an eternity, Evangeline Fox finds herself once again in a partnership with the Prince of Hearts, Jacks, to…

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After reading Guns, Germs, and Steel, I found myself reflecting deeply on the factors that have shaped human history. Jared Diamond’s analysis is both compelling…

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What would you do if your evil stepmother curses your husband into believing he's actually in love with your stepsister? This is the exact situation Evangeline…

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2025 ALA Youth Media Award Winners

The American Library Association (ALA) has announced its top books, digital media, video & audiobooks for children & young adults for 2025!

New Graphic Novels for Teens, January, 2025

Time to place your holds! Below you can find new graphic novels coming out in January, 2025 that are stand alones or first in a series.

Best Manga for Tweens and Teens, 2024

Our friends at School Library Journal have put together this list of the best manga for tweens and teens in 2024.

School Library Journal's Best YA Books of 2024

These Young Adult novels represent the best of teens living, loving, surviving & thriving in worlds & times that do not always accept them.
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Joe Coutts is a Native American boy from the Ojibwe tribe. The Round House is about the adolescent experience of living on a reservation, while exploring…

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