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Join us for a 3-month book club for 3rd-5th graders!
Join us for a 3-month book club for kids! Copies of each book are available in print and digital format through the Libby App. The Lost Library is also available through the hoopla. This book club is aimed towards 3rd-5th grade readers but any child that is interested is welcome.
September: How to Stay Invisible - Maggie C. Rudd
Twelve-year-old Raymond Hurley has never had a place to call home. His free-wheeling parents move their family from town to town, and he’s living in a trailer in a brand-new state when one day, they just up and abandon him. All alone with nothing but a duffle bag full of clothes and his reliable pup, Rosie, he is forced to live in the woods behind his middle school.
With a fishing pole in hand and survival guide checked out from the library, Raymond scrapes by and doesn’t tell anyone his secret. This isn’t the first time he’s had to rely on himself. However, when winter days get colder and finding food becomes nearly impossible, Raymond makes new friends, including a curious coyote, in unexpected places. Soon, he learns that his fate will depend not just on his wilderness skills, but on the people and animals he chooses to trust.
In How to Stay Invisible, Maggie C. Rudd takes readers on a journey of survival that speaks to friendship, adventure, and the everyday wonders of nature. In middle school, blending in is easy but sometimes the braver thing is being seen.
October: Peril at Price Manor - Laura Parnum
Halle dreams of becoming a scream queen. She practices her loudest scream every day and has learned a lot from studying the horror movies of her favorite director, Maximus Price. Maximus lives just outside town, and when the chance to go to his home arises, Halle grabs it with both hands. She doesn’t realize that real life horrors await her at Price Manor.
Paisley and Argyle, Maximus’s twin children, think that the creepy, squid-like creatures that have attached themselves to the faces of the manor’s staff, putting them in a zombie-like stupor, are just another one of their prankster dad’s tricks. When Halle arrives and is attacked by one of the creatures, she meets the twins and assures them that this is no joke. The three kids will have to work together using all of their unusual talents to defeat the monsters—and maybe even save the world.
Blending quirky humor and poignant heart with delightfully creepy monsters, this debut middle grade novel is a perfect entry point for young readers to the horror genre.
November: The Lost Library - Rebecca Stead
When a mysterious little free library (guarded by Mortimer, a large, 6-toed orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves. He and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and the fatal fire that destroyed the town library -- a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The boys start asking questions whose answers will transform their own futures, as well as that of Martinville.
Told in turn by three narrators: Evan, Mortimer, and Mortimer's human friend "AL" (aka Assistant Librarian), The Lost Library is a timeless story from award-winning authors Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass. It's about owning your truth, choosing the life you want, and the power of a good book (and, of course, the librarian who gave it to you). Oh, and about benevolent ghosts.
AGE GROUP: | Elementary (6-11 years) |
EVENT TYPE: | Books, Authors, & Writing |
The Millhopper Branch Library provides access to resources and services in Northwest Gainesville and surrounding areas.
