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Space is limited and registration is required. This workshop is intended for creators 12+ years of age.

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Your new craft hobby is here! Needle felting is the technique of taking wool fibers and matting them together with a special needle to create hand-crafted \;designs. This workshop teaches you the art of 3D needle felting in order to create a fun little apricot inspired by the lo ve of apricot orchards in the Youth Novel selection\, \;Hope in th e Valley.

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Tova Opatrny is the creator behind the YouTube chan nel Professor Pincushion\, making high-quality video tutorials for beginne rs. Tova's work has appeared in \;HuffPost\, \;Good H ousekeeping\, and \;Cosmopolitan\, among others. She's w ritten the \;book \;Professor Pincushion's Beginner Guide to S ewing: Garment Making for Nervous Newbies.

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2026 A Nov el Idea Youth Edition:
Hope in the Valley \;is a middle-grade novel exploring grief\, friendship\, family\, and growing u p in a community facing a housing crisis. \;
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Twelve- year-old \;Indian-American \;Pandita Paul \;doesn't \;like change. \;She's \;not ready to start middle school and leave the comforts of childhood behind. Most of all\, Pandita \;doesn't \;wa nt to feel like \;she's \;leaving her mother\, who died a few year s ago\, behind. After \;a falling \;out with her best friend\, Pan dita is planning to spend most of her summer break reading and writing in her favorite secret space: the abandoned but majestic mansion across the s treet. But then the unthinkable happens. The town announces that the old h ome will be bulldozed in favor of new&mdash\;maybe affordable&mdash\;housi ng. With her family on opposing sides of the issue\, Pandita must find her voice&mdash\;and the strength to move on&mdash\;in order to \;give he r community hope. \;
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About the Author: \ ;
Mitali \;Perkins has \;written \;many books fo r young readers\, all of which explore crossing \;different kinds  \;of borders. \;Her goal is to make readers laugh or cry\, preferably both\, as long as their hearts are widening. \;She lives and writes in  \;the East \;Bay. \;

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Learn more about A Novel Idea

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Q uestions? Contact: jennym@des chuteslibrary.org \; \;

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