With the summer nearly in full swing, would you like to go back and relive the excitement of Stranger Things? If so, then check out these titles — they’re filled with 80’s nostalgia, childhood friendship, and survival against all odds (especially supernatural)!
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Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Chiff Chiang and Matt Wilson
In the early hours after Halloween on 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and supernatural mysteries collide in this series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
1988. Charleston, South Carolina. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinnydipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act — different. She’s moody. She’s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she’s nearby. Abby’s investigation leads her to some startling discoveries — and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, ushering in Halloween a week before its time. A calliope’s shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two inquisitive boys standing precariously on the brink of adulthood will soon discover the secret of the satanic raree-show’s smoke, mazes, and mirrors, as they learn all too well the heavy cost of wishes — and the stuff of nightmare.
The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore by Kim Fu
A group of young girls descend on Camp Forevermore, a sleepaway camp in the Pacific Northwest, where their days are filled with swimming lessons, friendship bracelets, and camp songs by the fire. Filled with excitement and nervous energy, they set off on an overnight kayaking trip to a nearby island. But before the night is over, they find themselves stranded, with no adults to help them survive or guide them home.
Let The Right One In by Anne Billson
It is autumn 1981 when inconceivable horror comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenager is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last — revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day — but the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door — a girl who has never seen a Rubik’s Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though. Something odd. And she only comes out at night …
Post by Katie Smith, Reference Specialist
Census 2020 is still underway, and participation by all residents is crucial to secure funding for community resources like hospitals, schools, disaster relief, roads, and more. If you haven’t already responded online, by phone, or by mail, you may receive a visit to your home by a census taker. Census takers will be wearing a government photo ID badge and personal protective gear due to COVID-19. They’ll ask a few questions about your household to make sure you’re counted in the census, but they will never ask your social security number, bank information, or citizenship status. All of your information is confidential, and it cannot be shared with law enforcement and immigration or effect your government benefits.
Due to the pandemic, participation in the census has been low, and the deadline to complete it has been moved to September 30, 2020. You matter, and your response matters because it will ensure our area receives its fair share of funding for important services. If you’ve already responded to the census, make sure your family, friends, and neighbors have responded too!
