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Skip to primary sidebar Header Right Library Home My Account Contact Us Get a Library Card! Header Right Social Facebook Instagram Youtube Meetup Blog Header Right Search Search for: Search where: The Catalog The Site Read, Listen, Watch Search the Catalog eBooks and Audiobooks Streaming Movies and Music eMagazines Search MD Libraries Check Out a Hotspot Check Out a Ukulele Suggest a Title for Purchase Recommended Reading Local Newspaper Archive Library Services Get a Library Card Using Your Library Card SMART Card Curbside Pickup Computers and Printing 3D Printing Meeting and Study Rooms Makerspace at Leonardtown Library Donate to the Library Exam Proctoring Notary Service Tell Us Your Library Story Research and Learn All Online Resources Genealogy and Local History Language Learning LinkedIn Learning Cisco Networking Academy Job Seeker’s Toolkit Resources for Grant Seekers Computer and Technology Instruction Homework Help Local Newspaper Archive Events Calendar Kids Events Teen Events Adult Events Book Discussions Computer and Technology Instruction Kids Kids Events Virtual Storytime Homework Help Recommended Reading Tumble Book Library 500 by Five Ready to Read Resources for Parents and Educators Teens Teens at the Library Teen Events Homework Help SMART Card Recommended Reading Resources for Parents and EducatorsLocations and Hours Library Policies Library Administration Board of Library Trustees Strategic Plan Libraries Stand Against Racism Donate to the Library Jobs at the Library Volunteer at the Library Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library St. Mary’s County Library Foundation Community Partners Chunky April 8, 2022 by Tess Leave a Comment Chunky by Yehudi Mercado Format: Graphic Novel Who it’s for: Kids Young Hudi is overweight. He’s been plagued by health issues, and his family’s doctor encourages him to lose some weight. His parents decide he should try out for a sport, so he’ll get more exercise. Hudi would rather tell jokes or draw, but his parents insist, so he chooses baseball. After all, Babe Ruth was overweight, and he was one of the greats! But he’s still really nervous about it. In pops Chunky to the rescue! Chunky is a red furry monster, who introduces himself as Hudi’s imaginary mascot. He will always be there to cheer Hudi on, as long as he’s trying his best. He just wants Hudi to be happy! It turns out Hudi is going to need a lot of cheering on, as he moves from baseball, to soccer, to swimming, to tennis, to football, leaving a string of minor disasters in his wake. Hudi doesn’t seem to be cut out for sports, and struggles to make friends. In addition, his family is going through some stuff, as his dad has lost his job, and they don’t have a lot of money for Hudi’s sister’s bat mitzvah. Chunky has his work cut out for him, helping Hudi to be himself, and make good choices. This fun, colorful, semi-autobiographical graphic novel should appeal to fans of books like Smile by Raina Telgemeier, New Kid by Jerry Craft , or El Deafo by Cece Bell. It handles some tough issues, like body image, and bullying, in a light-hearted way, and any reader will wish they had their own Chunky to believe in them when they really need it. Find Chunky in our catalog. Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Comedy , Graphic Novel , Memoir , Sports Light of the Jedi April 6, 2022 by Tess Leave a Comment Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule Format: Book Who it’s for: Adults There’s a new Star Wars book series, set in the High Republic era, a golden age in which the Republic and Jedi reign supreme, and it all starts with Light of the Jedi . We are all the Republic” is the message of unity Chancellor Lina Soh wants to send to her constituency. She has a variety of Great Works” planned to improve life for all, starting with the installation of the Starlight Beacon, a space station in the outer rim, which will improve communication and provide security for some of the more remote territories in the galaxy. But just as the Starlight is coming online, tragedy strikes, when a disaster occurs in Hyperspace. Luckily several Jedi Knights, like the powerful Avar Kriss, are on hand, to help with the rescue efforts. But who is responsible? Who threatens to end this era of peace and magnanimity? The Nihil, a gang of chaotic marauders, led by the mysterious Marchion Ro. This book kicks off the High Republic series with all the action, adventure, and emotion Star Wars fans expect from the franchise. There are also High Republic books for children, young adults, and graphic novel readers if you just can’t get enough. Find Light of the Jedi in our catalog. Filed Under: Recommended for Adults Tagged With: Action , Adventure , Book , Sci-fi , Series , Star Wars The Guest List April 4, 2022 by Andrea Leave a Comment The Guest List by Lucy Foley Format: Book Who’s it for: Adults On a rocky remote island off the coast of Ireland, guest gather at the most talked about wedding of the year. A top magazine editor and a TV heartthrob are going to be married, and everyone wants to attend the high profile and glamourous wedding. As the guests arrive from the mainland so do the secrets and the scandals. The perfect couple may not be as perfect as they appear and one by one the guests begin to reveal their troubling pasts with the bride and groom to be. On a stormy night, as the guests toast with champagne, the power goes out and the guests are left in the dark. In the distance, a scream can be heard and a body is discovered. Suddenly, every guest has become a suspect, and it’s up to the reader to fit the clues together to find out who the killer is and why? Reminiscent of an Agatha Christie novel, The Guest List is a true Whodunnit. Clues are given, secrets disclosed and the reader begins guessing who the killer is and what was the motive. The Guest List is a gripping and fun read with interesting characters against a dramatic, almost sinister, island backdrop. The Guest List is an irresistible and binge worthy suspense, just waiting to be checked out! Find The Guest List in the catalog. Filed Under: Recommended for Adults Tagged With: Fiction , Mystery The Passover Guest March 28, 2022 by Tess Leave a Comment The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel Format: Book Who it’s for: Kids The Passover Guest , written by Susan Kusel, and illustrated by Sean Rubin, is inspired by the classic story The Magician , and the art of famous painter Marc Chagall. It takes place in depression-era Washington D.C. It’s spring, the cherry blossoms are blooming, and it’s the first night of Passover, the Jewish holiday celebrating the exodus from Egypt. A young girl named Muriel is concerned. Her father, like so many others, has lost his job. They don’t have enough money to buy food for the seder, the traditional Passover meal, not even a cup of wine for Elijah, the prophet who is symbolically invited to every Passover seder. As she dejectedly makes her way home, she meets a peculiar stranger at the Lincoln Memorial. He performs a magic trick, and Muriel gives him the only penny left in her pocket. When Muriel arrives home, she finds her family dressed in their finest clothes, with nothing on the table. There is a knock at the door. It is the man Muriel gave her last penny to! He asks if he can join in their seder. As they begin to explain they have nothing to share, a feast suddenly appears on their table! Muriel’s family is astounded, and apprehensive about eating food that wasn’t there moments ago. Muriel runs to ask the Rabbi what they should do. The Rabbi accompanies Muriel to her family’s home, along with most of their friends and neighbors. When they arrive, the stranger is gone, but the feast remains. The Rabbi declares it a miracle, and the whole community enjoys Muriel’s family’s seder together. In all the excitement Muriel remembers the mysterious stranger… and notices not a drop remains in Elijah’s cup of wine! This magical holiday story was the recipient a Sydney Taylor Award this year;...