This Is NOT Your Normal Book Club

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Tweens (Ages 9-12)
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  • This event is for registrants age 9 to 13.

Program Description

Event Details

Patrons AGES 9 and up are invited to join us at the library for a club just for kids. This is NOT a Book Club is not your traditional book club. On the day of the program, we will hang out, talk about the book, create a themed craft, and play games. Once you have registered for our program, you can swing by the library to pick up your copy!  Attendance Policy: If you register for the children's book club and don't attend (without canceling your registration by the start of the program) twice in a row, you will not be able to register for the children's book club for two months.

Our September book is Haru: Book 1: Spring by Joe Latham

Haru, a small bird who dreams of flying, and their best friend Yama, a talkative boar, are used to being in the shadows. But when Yama finds a strange artifact that causes sinister effects, the two are swept into an epic journey to destroy the artifact and save the world.
 

“Latham sets this dazzling work in a Tolkienesque world, employing clever pen and ink drawings awash in luminous colors to deliver a cliffhanger ending that will have readers eagerly anticipating the next installment.”  (Publishers Weekly)

"The themes and artistic style call to mind books like Ben Hatke’s Things in the Basement and T. Probert's Lightfall. Good-hearted Haru is a character to root for in this often-dark beginning, leavened with moments of humor."  (School Library Journal)

"This debut graphic novel, the first in an anticipated trilogy, is a visual gem, with lush, vibrant colors competing with bruised, dark shading[.] […] Readers will likely be keeping an eye out for the next volume, particularly after a cliffhanger ending."   (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)

Parents are encouraged to read book reviews of each month’s chosen title in advance to determine if the book is one their child will enjoy.