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Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California
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“Anthony Bourdain Remembered” by CNN
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“Apocalypse Taco” by Nathan Hale
During a late-night dress rehearsal, middle schoolers Axl and Ivan are sent along with 16-year-old and newly minted driver, Sid, for a late-night fast food run. The teens opt to go to a drive through taco stand with an ominous sombrero wearing bear for a mascot. They order their taco party packs and nachos but as soon as they receive their food, they’re surrounded by tentacled monsters ready to consume them. Miraculously, they make it back to school but encounter a goopy copy of their school and themselves. Trying to escape this new alien world they meet grad student, Wendy, who explains they’re in the middle of a bioengineering project gone wrong. Wendy has been compromised by these strange entities and has multiple arms that she’s able to use to her advantage. A great read for fans of “Stranger Things.” I’d recommend this graphic novel to those who do not mind a bit of body horror, cannibalism and disturbing imagery. I wouldn’t put it in the hands of every kid, but perhaps the ones who I suspect have watched “Evil Dead” unbeknownst to their parents. Middle schoolers will eat it up. —Blanca Ramirez, Librarian, CarpinteriaL ibrary
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A non-cook, I occasionally watched Anthony Bourdain in kitchens and restaurants worldwide because I wanted to see exotic places. His snarkiness seemed a bit aloof. But one episode showed him in a primitive area where the entire village prepared the best banquet to share with him. These people’s warm sharing seemingly melted globe-trotting TV Anthony. He glowed at their talents and generosity. I was hooked along with millions of others. I wept at his untimely death. Everyone felt we’d lost a close friend. “Anthony Bourdain Remembered” is a recently released paean of quotes, letters and interviews from friends and fans from around the world. Most of us knew little of his personal depressions and demons as he enriched our attitudes, careers and interactions with people, food, travel and cultures. Thanks to CNN for re-running his shows and for this book, so Anthony can continue to inspire us. —Megan Shannon, Friends of the Libraryvo lunteer
Carpinteria Library Book Club
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Carpinteria Library Book Club is joining with Santa Barbara Reads in reading Benjamin Alire Sáenz’ novel, “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.” With an older brother in prison, Ari Mendoza is friendly but often angry until he meets Dante. Ari slowly arrives at a new understanding of his relationships—not only with Dante, but also with his family. The book deals with issues of racial and sexual identity, and of mental health and the shifts in family relationships through the adolescent years of the characters. —Suzanne Ahn, Carpinteria Library Book Club
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