My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson, one of our new juvenile fiction books, follows a group of students, Native and White, in the 1960s at Alaska’s Sacred Heart boarding school. The book pulls historical events into the lives of the students and creates memorable characters and story.

Another new juvenile fiction book on our shelves is My Name is Mina by David Almond, prequel to Skellig. Written as Mina’s journal entries, the book explores the thoughts and beliefs of a young girl trying to make sense of her world.