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Read and Watch Before the Oscars 2025

February 20, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

Check out the movies and the books they are based on before the Oscars! Here are the Oscar 2025 nominations that we have available at our library or through our consortium libraries.

Watch the Movie

A Complete Unknown (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Sound)

Conclave (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score)

Dune : Part two(Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects)

The Substance (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Makeup and Hairstyling)

Wicked (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hairstyling)

The Apprentice (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor)

September 5 (Best Original Screenplay)

Inside out 2 (Best Animated Feature)

The Wild Robot (Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, Best Sound)

Nosferatu(Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling)

Gladiator II (Best Costume Design)

Alien : Romulus (Best Visual Effects)

Better Man (Best Visual Effects)

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Best Visual Effects)

Read the Book

Conclave by Robert Harris (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score)

Dune by Frank Herbert (Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects)

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay)

Wicked by Gregory Maguire (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hairstyling)

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, Best Sound)

Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald (A Complete Unknown) (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Sound)

Magic Candies by Heena Baek (Best Animated Short)

BOOK REVIEW: Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

February 15, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

A book review by Mina

Sea Prayer is a short, illustrated story book in response to the current events regarding
refugee crises. It is written from a father to his son in the form of a letter before the beginning of
their journey. The boy’s father reflects on the journal that befalls them and describes Homs,
Syria, before the war into a deadly war zone. This story book is inspired by Alan Kurdi, a
three-year-old Syrian boy, whose body washes up on the beach in September 2015.

Sea Prayer is absolutely beautiful. The message and the impact of the story book
narrative is completely powerful and reminiscent, especially with recent current events. I’ve read
all of Khaled Hosseini’s books, and they’ve all been beautifully written, but I love the narrative
and the format Hosseini chose for Sea Prayer. This book is a different route that Hosseini
typically takes: it’s much shorter than his other publications and it’s illustrated. While short, this
book impactfully shows readers the evil of war, especially for young children who are innocents
within wars. Using a story book narrative makes it almost nostalgic for adults, especially when it
is marketed to adult readers, who grow up with picture books and seeing war illustrated makes
readers understand that war is not escapable for young children. Additionally, the watercolor
illustrations fit well with the narrative; it gives the book a dreamlike quality which contradicts
the horror of the message. While short, I found this to be one of my favorite reads for 2024. It
was short and simple but left a beautiful, lasting impression. It allows readers to truly reflect and
become sensitive to recent events.

Josephine : the dazzling life of Josephine Baker / Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race / The March against Fear : the last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power / Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America’s first black paratroopers

Little leaders : bold women in black history/ Pathfinders : the journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls / The undefeated /She loved baseball : the Effa Manley story

New Digital Items-February 2025

February 11, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

Available on Libby or Sunflower elibrary!

After Life	Gayle Forman, Gail Shalan, Jade Wheeler, et. al.	Audiobook
The Assassin’s Guide to Babysitting	Natalie C. Parker, Jeremy Carlisle Parker	Audiobook
Bemused	Farrah Rochon, Joniece Abbot-Pratt	Audiobook
Brewed with Love	Shelly Page, Sandra Okuboyejo	Audiobook
Honeysuckle and Bone	Trisha Tobias, Laura Edwards	Audiobook
I Am Not Jessica Chen	Ann Liang, Katharine Chin	Audiobook
It’s a Love/Skate Relationship	Carli J. Corson, Gail Shalan	Audiobook
The Kingmaker’s Daughter	Philippa Gregory, Bianca Amato	Audiobook
The Lady of the Rivers	Philippa Gregory, Bianca Amato	Audiobook
Lessons at the School by the Sea	Jenny Colgan, Alex Tregear	Audiobook
Lies on the Serpent’s Tongue	Kate Pearsall, Julie Webster	Audiobook
Mystery Royale	Kaitlyn Cavalancia, James Babson, Emily O’Brien	Audiobook
Of Mountains and Seas	Emily Renk Hawthorne, Natalie Naudus	Audiobook
The Queen’s Spade	Sarah Raughley, Anniwaa Buachie	Audiobook
The Red Queen: A Novel (unabridged)	Philippa Gregory, Bianca Amato	Audiobook
Welcome to the School by the Sea	Jenny Colgan, Jilly Bond	Audiobook
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel (unabridged)	Fannie Flagg, Kate Reading	Audiobook
The White Princess	Philippa Gregory, Bianca Amato	Audiobook
The White Queen	Philippa Gregory, Susan Lyons	Audiobook
About the Boy	Leah Nicole Whitcomb	eBook
After Life	Gayle Forman	eBook
The Assassin’s Guide to Babysitting	Natalie C. Parker	eBook
Bemused	Farrah Rochon	eBook
Bingsu for Two	Sujin Witherspoon	eBook
Brewed with Love	Shelly Page	eBook
First Love Language	Stefany Valentine	eBook
Honeysuckle and Bone	Trisha Tobias	eBook
I Am Not Jessica Chen	Ann Liang	eBook
It’s a Love/Skate Relationship	Carli J. Corson	eBook
Lies on the Serpent’s Tongue	Kate Pearsall	eBook
Mystery Royale	Kaitlyn Cavalancia	eBook
Of Mountains and Seas	Emily Renk Hawthorne	eBook
The Queen’s Spade	Sarah Raughley	eBook
A Traitorous Heart	Erin Cotter	eBook