A book club for school-aged kids!
The Junior Book Club is a great way to introduce your children to books they might not have read otherwise, while connecting with other children and families to share your thoughts on what you're reading.
How does it work?
- Register early to receive a free copy of the book to keep. Call us at 403-887-2130 or email sylvan.library@prl.ab.ca to register for this free program.
- Read the book, do the activities that accompany the book, then meet at the library to discuss. (If we are meeting via Zoom, we will send out an email with the Zoom link for participants to join and discuss their progress in the book and share their thoughts so far.)
Our current selection The Turning by Emily Whitman. The first 15 participants to sign up will receive a free copy of the book. Books will be available at the first meeting on May 6th. (Registration is open now for this event.)
Meet to discuss this book on May 6th, 20th, June 3rd, with the wrap-up party on June 17th.
"The call of the sea.
The danger of the island.
The secret of a boy.
Aran is a selkie and lives on the open sea with his clan. But he has never quite belonged. He was born without a selkie skin, stuck in human form, never able to transform into a sleek, powerful seal the way his family does. And then Aran discovers that his clan has been keeping a secret from him. A secret that means Aran may never get his pelt. That he is a danger to the entire clan.
That maybe he doesn't even belong to the sea at all.
So Aran gets his first taste of life on land and all the wonders it holds: trees and birds' nests and cookies and, most surprising of all, friends.
Yet the land is dangerous, too. When the unimaginable happens, Aran will be forced to choose. Will he fight for his place on land, or listen to the call of the sea?" - https://www.emilywhitman.com/books-for-kids
Coming up in September: Beginner's Welcome by Cindy Baldwin.
Looking for a new book to read? Check out these past selections for the Junior Book Club!
Lemons by Melissa Savage
The End of the Wild by Nicole Helget
Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett
Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy
What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Jaclyn Hyde by Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White.
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani.
Sauerkraut by Kelly Jones.
The Truth According to Blue by Eve Yohalem
