Book Clubs for YouthMeetings In-Person--Where young readers can explore new worlds, share ideas, and develop a love for storytelling through fun discussions and engaging activities.
My First Book Club (K-2nd grade)1st Thursdays; October-May; Registration required
Thursday, March 5th; 3:30-4:15pm
Reading: Dragon Bones by Sarah Glenn MarshRegister Here
Sign up for this interactive read-aloud book club: 🖥️online😀 in-person ✉️email library@newbergoregon.gov , -or- by ☎️calling 503-537-0304.
You may have heard of ships. You may have also heard of the sea and the night. But did you realize there's nothing more beautiful than a ship and its lights on the sea at night? In warm and witty prose, this picture book's narrator asks the reader to consider the splendor of glowing lights cast by ships on a shimmering waterway. Meet a trawler, a steamship, a RoRo, an exploratory vessel and more across richly illustrated pages, alive with the glowy, otherworldly nighttime scenes of boats as seen from a child's perspective.
Upcoming titles (subject to change):
April 2nd: Moving Words About a Flower by K.C. Hayes
May 7th: Roof Octopus by Lucy Branham
Homeschool Family Book Club (All ages; must have adult in attendance for youth younger than 10)3rd Tuesdays of each month
Tuesday, March 17th; 1:30-2:30pm
Reading: Masterpiece by Elise Broach
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A New York Times bestselling middle grade mystery novel full of adventure, friendship, and stolen art.
Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays' apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy. After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can't go through with the plan without Marvin's help. And that's where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle.
In Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it's an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship― something for everyone to enjoy.
Graphic Novel Book Club Thursday, February 19th; 3:30pm
Reading: Katie and the Cupcake Cure by Coco Simon
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Katie gets inspired to found a club in this first book in the Cupcake Diaries series!
Katie Brown is miserable when her best friend is invited to join the Popular Girls Club and Katie is left out. Is there an Unpopular Girls Club she can join? Luckily, Katie finds her way with a great new group of friends—Mia, Emma, and Alexis—and together they form the Cupcake Club. Sometimes starting from scratch turns out to be the icing on the cupcake!
Upcoming titles (subject to change):
March 19th:The Prophecies Begin, part 1 by Erin Hunter
April 16th: The National Parks: Preserving America's Wild Places by Falynn Koch
May 21st: Katie the Catsitter by Colleen Venable
