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👋 A Message from Your Librarian
What an incredible year of digital discovery! Together, we have navigated new research databases, explored fantastic virtual worlds through audiobooks, and smashed our school reading goals. Thank you to all our middle schoolers for keeping our digital community vibrant, curious, and kind.
A special farewell to our leaving Grade 9 students—may your next chapters be filled with great stories!
☀️ Keep Reading All Summer Long!
Just because the school doors are closing doesn't mean your access to great books stops! You can prevent the "summer slide" by using these free 24/7 digital resources:
Destiny Discover: Use your student login credentials to access our district's digital leisure reading collection all summer.
Local Public Library: Don't forget that your student ID pairs with the local public library network for expanded access to Libby and comic book databases.
Summer Reading Bingo: Check out our optional summer reading challenge.
Celebrate Pride Month! 🌈
June is Pride Month across Canada. It is a time dedicated to celebrating diversity, inclusion, and the incredible contributions of 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. Our e-library is an open, safe digital space where every student can find a story that reflects who they are—or helps them understand someone else.
📜 Fast Facts: Why Do We Celebrate in June?
The Stonewall Spark: Pride Month honors the Stonewall Riots that took place in New York City in late June 1969, which launched the modern 2SLGBTQ+ rights movement.
The First March: The very first Pride march was held one year later, in June 1970, to mark that historic turning point.
The Canadian Timeline: While national Pride Month is marked in June, Canada’s first major gay liberation protest happened on Parliament Hill in August 1971.
🎧 2SLGBTQ+ Podcasts!
We have expanded our digital collection beyond books! Check out these student-friendly, inspiring podcasts to listen to on your device this month:
Making Gay History: Listen to real, historic audio interviews with the groundbreaking activists who shaped the world. It is like stepping into a time machine!
Nancy from WNYC Studios: Hosted by two queer best friends, this fun and moving show shares real-life stories about finding community, coming out, and navigating school.
The Proper Full-On Gay Podcast: A fan-driven podcast dedicated entirely to the massive middle-school hit series Heartstopper. It breaks down the plot, characters, and healthy relationship dynamics.
Girl Tales (Specific Episodes): While generally for younger audiences, special middle-grade historical episodes like Nova's Lab: Becoming the First Pride Flag use time-traveling fiction to blend LGBTQ+ history with engaging storytelling.
💡 Teacher & Parent Resource Corner
Looking for ways to support our diverse student body? Explore these top-rated podcast recommendations for adults:
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Classrooms with Ace Schwarz: Hosted by a non-binary middle school educator, offering practical tips for creating safe, welcoming learning environments.
More Human More Kind: An essential guide for parents and allies navigating the middle school years with 2SLGBTQ+ youth.
LGBTQ Families Speak Out: A Canadian research-based podcast that features specific episodes tailored around teaching about gender diversity in the middle school system.
Recommended Reads
The first major LGBTQIA+ anthology explicitly for middle-grade readers. It features short stories across fantasy, sci-fi, and contemporary genres by acclaimed authors.
A funny, fast-paced Canadian road-trip novel. It stars a non-binary kid on a literary scavenger hunt to find a legendary monster book.
A heartwarming story published by Scholastic that tackles social anxiety, queer joy, and the chaotic comedy of making real friends in middle school.
An essential Canadian non-fiction guide. It looks at the history of the Pride movement from its early origins to global modern-day celebrations.
Destiny Discover Recommended E-Book of the Week
Nikhil out loud
Nikhil out loud
By Maulik Pancholy
Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Middle Grade
Thirteen-year-old Nikhil Shah is the beloved voice actor for Raj Reddy on the hit animated series Raj Reddy in Outer Space. But when his mom temporarily moves them to the small town in Ohio where she grew up to take care of Nikhil’s sick grandfather, Nikhil feels as out of orbit as his character.
Nikhil’s fame lands him the lead in the school musical, but he’s terrified that everyone will realize he’s a fraud once they find out he has stage fright. And when a group of angry parents start to protest having an openly gay actor in the starring role, Nikhil feels like his life would be easier if only he could be Raj Reddy full-time.
Then Nikhil wakes up one morning and hears a crack in his voice, which means his job playing Raj will have to come to an end. Life on earth is way more complicated than life on television. And some mysteries—like new friendships or a sick grandparent or finding the courage to speak out—don’t wrap up neatly between commercial breaks.
Interest Level: Grades 5-8
Marigold Library Card Permission Forms
With Marigold, you will have access to more than 25 excellent resources ranging in content from eBook and eAudiobooks, to study and test prep resources, research portals, language learning courses, and more.
Students in grades 1-7 need a permission form to access Marigold resources. To receive your Marigold login, please fill out this permission form and send it to kfreyrockyview.ab.ca
Marigold: Books of the Week
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
by Lex Croucher
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
"A total, rollicking delight. Gwen & Art gave me the same cheeky, swoony, giddy, irresistible high of the first time I saw A Knight's Tale. Lex Croucher is one of my favorite romcom authors, and they should be yours, too." - Casey McQuiston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Heartstopper meets A Knight's Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.
It's been hundreds of years since King Arthur's reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other.
They're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run up to their nuptials, and within 24 hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy and Arthur has gone digging for Gwen's childhood diary and found confessions about her crush on the kingdom's only lady knight, Bridget Leclair.
Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, they make a reluctant pact to cover for each other, and as things heat up at the annual royal tournament, Gwen is swept off her feet by her knight and Arthur takes an interest in Gwen's royal brother. Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is chock full of sword-fighting, found family, and romantic shenanigans destined to make readers fall in love.
(Taken from Marigold)
Queer Heroes Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present!
Queer Heroes Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present!
by Arabelle Sicardi
From Freddie Mercury’s contribution to music and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to James Baldwin’s best-selling essays and more, discover tales of courage, triumph, and determination. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, this extraordinary book shows children that anything is possible.
Discover the inspiring stories of these LGBT artists, writers, innovators, athletes, and activists who have made great contributions to culture, from ancient times to present day. This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn more about a collection of inspiring figures in LGBTQ+ history: Freddie Mercury, Sappho, Audre Lorde, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Frida Kahlo, Emma Gonzalez, James Baldwin, Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander Wang, Subhi Nahas, Tove Jansson, Alan Turing, Michelangelo, Martina Navratilova, Sia, Tim Cook, Pedro Almodovar, Virginia Woolf, Tchaikovsky, Vikram Seth, Yotam Ottolenghi, Johanna Sigurðardóttir, Marsha Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, David Bowie, Kasha Nabagsera, Lili Elbe, Matthew Bourne, Alvin Ailey, Harvey Milk, Willem Arondeus, Nergis Mavalvala, Rufus Wainwright, Marlene Dietrich, Larry Kramer, Didier Lestrade, Nabuko Yoshiya, Bayard Rustin, Claire Harvey, Barbara Jordan, Josephine Baker, k.d. lang, Kristen Stewart, Jazz Jennings, Elio di Rupo, Oscar Wilde, Harish Iyer, Khalid Abdel-Hadi, Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Ellen DeGeneres, and Portia de Rossi.
(Taken from Marigold)
Featured Marigold Resource
Featured Marigold Resource
Readers' advisory resource with relevant book lists and read-alikes so you can find your next favourite book.
What is "Readers' Advisory"?
Readers' advisory is about recommending and researching books for someone. You may be doing readers' advisory without even knowing it! Part of a librarians, or Learning Commons Facilitators, job is bringing people and books/resources together. Sometimes we need something to help us and NoveList is a wonderful resource to help. NoveList uses book lists and read-alikes to help you find something that you will like.
Contact
Hello!
My name is Mrs. Frey and I am the new Learning Commons Facilitator for Discovery Trails Online School.
If you would like to schedule an appointment with me, request a book or provide feedback my email is kfrey@rvschools.ab.ca
Thank you!
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