Check It Out! Podcast

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.

Homemade Love by Bell Hooks/Shane Evans - We Wait for the Sun by Dovey Johnson Roundtree/Katie McCabe/Raissa Figueroa - The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander/Kadir Nelson - J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard/Akeem S. Roberts - Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom by Connie Schofield-Morrison

Once Upon a Dragon's Fire by Beatrice Blue - Prisoner of Ice & Snow by Ruth Lauren - Voyage of the Frostheart by Jaime Littler - The Dragon Path by Ethan Young - The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf Who Lost His Breath: A Fairy Tale to Help You Feel Better by Susan Verde/Jay Fleck

THE DREIDEL THAT WOULDN'T SPIN: A TOYSHOP TALE OF HANUKKAH by Martha Seif Simpson - HOLIDAY! by Natalie Nelson - HOW SIX FOUND CHRISTMAS by Trina Shart Hyman - SAM'S WILD WEST CHRISTMAS by Nancy Antle - THE PEOPLE REMEMBER by Ibi Zoboi/Loveis Wise

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE by Joseph Marshall - PIA TOYA: A GOSHUTE INDIAN LEGEND by Ibapah Elementary School - RAVEN: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST by Gerald McDermott - JO JO MAKOONS by Dawn Quigley - WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS by Carole Lindstrom/Michaela Goade

CREEPY CARROTS by Aaron Reynold/Peter Brown - MISTER SHIVERS SERIES by Max Brallier/Letizia Rubegni - SCRITCH SCRATCH by Lindsay Currie - THIS BOOK IS HAUNTED by Joanne Rocklin/Joann Adinolfi - HAUNTED PLACES by Elizabeth Noll - EERIE HAUNTED PLACES by Molly Kolpin - HAUNTED HISTORIES: CREEPY CASTLES, DARK DUNGEONS, AND POWERFUL PALACES by J.H. Everett

FEDERICO AND THE WOLF by Rebecca Gomez/Elisa Chavarri - ¡VAMOS! LET'S GO TO THE MARKET by Raúl the Third - JUANA AND LUCAS by Juana Medina/Almarie Guerra - THE EPIC FAIL OF ARTURO ZAMORA by Pablo Cartaya - LOWRIDERS IN SPACE by Cathy Camper/Raúl the Third - LATINITAS: CELEBRATING 40 BIG DREAMERS by Juliet Menéndez

RESTART by Gordon Korman - WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES by Ryan T. Higgins - SCHOOL'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Adam Rex - I GOT THE SCHOOL SPIRIT by Connie Schofield-Morrison - MIDDLE SCHOOL IS WORSE THAN MEATLOAF: A YEAR TOLD THROUGH STUFF by Jennifer Holm/Elicia Castaldi - HAZARDOUS TALES SERIES by Nathan Hale - LUNCH LADY SERIES by Jarrett Krosoczka - MALALA YOUSAFZAI by Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara - BISCUIT GOES TO SCHOOL by Alyssa Satin Capucilli/Pat Schories - MORRIS GOES TO SCHOOL by Bernard Wiseman - MISS DAISY IS CRAZY by Dan Gutman - EERIE ELEMENTARY SERIES by Jack Chabert/Sam Ricks - THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE by Leslie Connor

THE ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE by Amanda Foody - ON THE EDGE OF THE DARK SEA OF DARKNESS by Andrew Peterson - MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS by John Steptoe - NEVER AFTER: THE THIRTEENTH FAIRY by Melissa De la Cruz

BIG BOYS CRY by Jonty Howley - THE WITCH BOY by Molly Ostertag - PAPA, DADDY, & RILEY by Seamus Kirst/Devon Holzwarth - RAINBOW: A FIRST BOOK OF PRIDE by Michael Genhart - BETTER NATE THAN EVER by Tim Federle - DRAWING ON WALLS: THE STORY OF KEITH HARING by Matthew Burgess - JULIÁN IS A MERMAID by Jessica Love

THE BAREFOOT BOOK OF EARTH TALES by Dawn Casey - CRAFTILY EVERY AFTER by Martha Maker - SILVER ARROW by Lev Grossman - SCIENCE COMICS SERIES by First Second Books - THE EARTH BOOK by Todd Parr - BLUE FLOATS AWAY by Travis Jonker/Grant Snider

WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE by Renée Watson/Nina Mata - ORDINARY PEOPLE CHANGE THE WORLD by Brad Meltzer - ESCAPE: ESCAPE FROM THE HOLOCAUST by Uri Shulevitz - BAD HAIR DOES NOT EXIST/PELO MALO NO EXISTE by Sulma Arzu-Brown/Isidra Sabio - LALANI OF THE DISTANT SEA by Erin Entrada Kelly - TY'S TRAVELS by Kelly Starling Lyons - HOSEA PLAYS ON by Kathleen M. Blasi/Shane Evans

THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keates - LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM by Kate Messner/Kelly McMorris - MUDDY: THE STORY OF BLUES LEGEND MUDDY WATERS by Michael Mahin - NEW KID by Jerry Craft - TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY by Kwame Mbalia