Wasatch County Library

Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he's destined to be a star. . . if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes onstage, like getting stuck on a single line-"Forsooth!"-during the school play. The summer after seventh grade, he's hoping for a fresh start. All he has to do is prove himself as an actor and fix the awkwardness with his friends that started after the play. But nothing's going according to plan. His parents don't get his love of performing....

"Join Elmo for a Sesame Street storytime featuring some of his favorite stories and friends. Watch as Big Bird, Elmo, and Abby act out "Maria The Cowgirl". But what happens when both Big Bird and Elmo want to be the character "Bad Duck"? Will this story have a happy ending? In another favorite, Abby thinks Oscar may be an enchanted prince. After all, he's green like a frog and no one could really be that grouchy! She thinks a kiss will break the spell...

"Elmo Loves Animals is an upcoming Sesame Street DVD to be released on June 6, 2017. The main feature consists of several street stories, including "Grover's Street Safari," "Funny Farm" and "When Dinosaurs Walked on Sesame Street." Bonus features include the full-length video Dinosaurs!, "Elmo's World: Wild Animals," and a Sesame Studios short, "Old MacDonald Had a Farm.""--Provided by the publisher.

Seventeen-year-old inseparable best friends Jia, Ariel, and Everett navigate first love, grief, racism, and Asian American consciousness during one life-changing summer apart.