<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f61c821d-7fff-8eef-91f3-2691a18bc6da"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please do not reply to this email.  </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have questions, contact </span><a href="mailto:allysonbogie@berkeley.net" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">allysonbogie@berkeley.net</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span id="m_4420313479264018159gmail-docs-internal-guid-e83efd83-7fff-b810-599f-3fb8e53cdf8f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:28pt;font-family:"Francois One",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Winter Reads 2025</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Looking for an excellent book to enjoy over winter break for yourself </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">or someone you love? Here are some of our favorite reads from 2025!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We encourage folks to support our local bookstores, including </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.mrsdalloways.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Mrs. Dalloways</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/marcusbooks" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Marcus Books</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><a href="https://www.pegasusbookstore.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Pegasus Books</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/BandungBooks" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Bandung Books</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a href="https://www.ebbooksellers.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">East Bay Booksellers</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thanks for keeping it Bay!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">  💖Your BHS Library Team 📚</span></p><br><div dir="ltr" align="center" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="180"><col width="180"><col width="180"><col width="181"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:19pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Our Favorite YA Reads of 2025</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:166px;height:213px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe6a0" alt="image.png" width="166" height="213" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This brilliant YA graphic novel is a love letter to family and all of the messy complexities they come with, from the acclaimed author of </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ephemera: A Memoir</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:148px;height:221px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe6f1" alt="image.png" width="148" height="221" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A  prequel set 24 years before </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Hunger Games</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, focusing on the 50th Hunger Games (the Second Quarter Quell) and a young Haymitch Abernathy.</span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:145px;height:218px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe6l2" alt="image.png" width="145" height="218" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">An exploration of the pressures of success and the weight of comparison in our current academic climate. </span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:142px;height:217px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe6s3" alt="image.png" width="142" height="217" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The sensational third book about a contemporary fantasy world that blends Black Girl Magic with secret societies and the legend of King Arthur!</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:153px;height:232px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe6x4" alt="image.png" width="153" height="232" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sex Education</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> meets </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Euphoria</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> in this dark contemporary novel that tackles perfectionism, emotional abuse, and the dark side of social media.</span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:157px;height:232px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe745" alt="image.png" width="157" height="232" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This graphic novel follows one girl’s journey navigating high school and her mental health within a traditional South Asian family. Perfect for fans of Netflix’s</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Never Have I Ever</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and Tillie Walden’s </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Spinning.</span></p><br></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:154px;height:233px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe796" alt="image.png" width="154" height="233" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For fans of </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">See You Yesterday</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, this captivating and mind-bending second-chance romance explores what it means to love—even across the multiverse.</span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:159px;height:228px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe7e7" alt="image.png" width="159" height="228" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A powerful graphic novel memoir about an awkward preteen who loves all things geeky but struggles with mental health issues and self-doubt, perfect for fans of Jerry Craft's </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">New Kid</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Our Adult Recommendations: </span></p><br></td></tr><tr style="height:181.5pt"><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:166px;height:253px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe7j8" alt="image.png" width="166" height="253" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A new genre-defying novel about three women turned into vampires and thrown into a centuries-long drama of love, immortality, and hunger.</span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:166px;height:249px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe9j9" alt="image.png" width="166" height="249" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">An American Indian revenge story, captured in the vivid voices of the time by one of the masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.</span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:166px;height:253px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe9n10" alt="image.png" width="166" height="253" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We all loved this unputtdownable book, which manages to be a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and a gorgeous time-travel romance.</span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:167px;height:249px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxe9r11" alt="image.png" width="167" height="249" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A moving quest about the lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the historian sent back through time to make sure she plays her part.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:141pt"><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:166px;height:167px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxea912" alt="image.png" width="166" height="167" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></span></span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:115px;height:174px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxec413" alt="image.png" width="115" height="174" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:126px;height:167px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxedd14" alt="image.png" width="126" height="167" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:112px;height:169px"><img src="cid:ii_mj7mxees15" alt="image.png" width="112" height="169" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:136.5pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We were able to go see the acclaimed local author (and former BHS parent!) Jeff Chang speak about his powerful new biography of Bruce Lee at </span><a href="https://www.thelocaleconomy.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Local Economy</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> last month. Grab a copy of </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222904071-water-mirror-echo?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=TOpgYe4Woy&rank=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Water, Mirror, Echo</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> at East Bay Booksellers or another local book store, and listen to his </span><a href="https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911272/how-bruce-lee-helped-shape-asian-american-culture" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">interview with Alexis Madrigal on KQED</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">“A cultural biography, both sweeping and intimate, of the legend Bruce Lee, set against the extraordinary, untold story of the rise of Asian America—from the author of the award-winning classic </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Can’t Stop Won’t Stop</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(30,25,21);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and one of the finest culture observers of our era.”</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Bonnie Tsui’s gorgeous collection of essays, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52905471-why-we-swim" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Why We Swim</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, is a forever favorite among our library staff. We were so excited for her new book </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">On Muscle</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, which debuted this Spring, and it did not disappoint! Check out her </span><a href="https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909641/bonnie-tsui-on-the-science-symbolism-and-strength-of-muscle" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">interview with KQED’s Mina Kim here</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">“In On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui brings her signature blend of science, culture, immersive reporting, and personal narrative to examine not just what muscles are but what they mean to us. Tsui also traces how muscles have defined beauty—and how they have distorted it—through the ages, and how they play an essential role in our physical and mental health.”</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Francois One",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">**Reviews and book covers adapted from book seller websites & GoodReads. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Francois One",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Want to know more about what we’re reading and what’s going on in the BHS Library?</span></p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Francois One",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Check out our </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/berkeleyhighlibrary/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Francois One",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Francois One",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">!</span></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,118,29);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">------------------------------------</span></p><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(55,82,139);outline:none!important">Chaghig Walker, Charlotte Le Liboux, Shirley Hudacko, and Maria Kong are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the E-tree; please direct any questions about the E-tree to them at <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155);outline:none!important">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(47,0,48);outline:none!important"> </p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BHS E-tree archives<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none!important"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BHS website<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none!important"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/TK-12_Calendar_2025-26.pdf" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BUSD 2025-26 Calendar</a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XoKaZIol254f7rDheAHhgr1FEJWfEOS2e4nU7_4LcqM/edit" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación</a></span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span 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