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As a librarian who works with teens, I know the job isn\u2019t just about recommending books. It\u2019s about making information digestible to help them formulate their own solutions. Young people are apex community members, and they have many questions right now. They\u2019re passionate, dedicated and hungry for ways to be impactful while trying to understand how they best fit into our world.<\/p>\n
My first recommendation is The Littlest Drop by Sascha Alper. Based on a parable from the indigenous Quechua people of South America, this is Alper\u2019s first picture book, and legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney\u2019s last set of illustrations. Completed after Pinkney\u2019s death by his son, Brian, some brushstrokes are more whimsical than you might expect, but they work. Together with the text, demonstrates what can be achieved when we all do what we can with what we have.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Drawing heavily from the Japanese internment camps and the Holocaust during WWII, Smira Ahmed\u2019s Internment imagines Muslims rounded up and sent to a detention camp in the California desert. The first few pages are so ominous and prophetic, I could barely put it down. She captured the defiance of her high school protagonist and contrasted this with her cautious parents who just want to protect their child. Ahmed spoke to high schoolers in the ICCSD in April. I had the privilege to sit down with her last month, and the full interview will be available at youtube.com\/@thelibrarychannel<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t Yale historian and On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder explores freedom and what is at stake when we do not fully understand its definition in his latest, On Freedom. He is referred to as \u201cthe leading interpreter of our dark times\u201d for a reason. Part history and part personal experience, Snyder is adept at explaining complex macro ideas and connecting dots like a pro. I thoroughly enjoy his writing style, and this is a timely, necessary read!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fully-Booked_ICPL-bottom.jpg\")
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