La Mesa Branch Library gearing up for summer fun
The La Mesa Branch Library is gearing up for summer at your library.
As in the past, we are very excited to host the Summer Learning Challenge for all ages. Special events will include performers for the whole family, teen events every week, and gardening and art programs for adults.
In celebration of Juneteenth, Linda Brown of Black Storytellers of San Diego, Inc. will give a powerful performance for all ages, telling the story of “Slavery to Juneteenth” from a 10-year-old’s point of view on Friday, June 16 at 2 p.m. All summer there will be opportunities to read and learn new things, as well as earn fun prizes. Check sdcl.org/summer for all the details.
What would summer be without some blockbusters to read during these sunny months? You’ll want to get your hands on these hot titles for the season.
Hello Stranger, by Katherine Center, is far more than the usual romance due to the inclusion of fleshed-out characters and a disorder that is treated with respect.
Sadie is a portrait artist who finds out she needs brain surgery just before she’s selected for a prestigious art competition. The surgery is a success, but has left Sadie with prosopagnosia, a disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces. As she adapts to this way of life, Sadie finds herself attracted to a veterinarian, with his confident gait, as well as a bowling jacket-wearing neighbor. A dash of humor and a deftly explored condition make this an enjoyable read.
If you are looking for a page-turner that you can’t put down, Shari Lapena has just the thing in Everyone Here Is Lying.
After William comes home from a disastrous end to his extra-marital affair, he finds his daughter, Avery, at home during school hours. Later in the day Avery is reported missing. The tension ratchets up as Lapena reveals that the residents of Connaught Street are all desperate to hide something. A shocking ending to a fantastic novel that’s not just about “whodunit”, but also a big why and how.
New York Times bestselling author, Silvia Moreno-Garcia takes readers into the realms of gothic horror, occultism, and fantasy. Silver Nitrate introduces us to childhood friends, Montserrat and Tristán, both in the film industry, looking for success in 1993 Mexico City. They meet a has-been director who believes his unfinished horror film written by a Nazi-occultist, involving magic infused silver nitrate, will procure limitless luck once finished. But their efforts to finish the movie incite a dark magic they never imagined.
John Wray takes us back to the late 1980s in Florida as three teenage friends bond over heavy metal and high school shenanigans in Gone to the Wolves.
As happens after graduation, the three drift apart geographically, but keep in touch. A few years later, when one of the friends goes missing after traveling to Norway, the other two journey across the world to find out what happened to her. Wray does a great job transporting the reader back to the age when music means everything, artfully setting the scene (and feeling) at concerts, all while plotting a great missing-person mystery.
To get your hands on these sure-bet summer blockbusters visit the La Mesa Branch Library or sdcl.org.
