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 winter selection is Starfish by Lisa Fipps. The first 15 participants to sign up will receive a free copy of the book to keep. Loot kits will be available for pick-up starting December 21st. Registration is now open for this event. If registration is full, you are still welcome to attend - just give us a call and we'll create an extra loot kit for you - you will just have to find your own copy of the book to read.
Meet to discuss this book January 6th and 20th, with a wrap-up party on February 3rd. Want to help choose the next book we read? Sign up and join Junior Book Club!
"Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she’s been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules — like “no making waves,” “avoid eating in public,” and “don’t move so fast that your body jiggles.” She’s found her safe space — her swimming pool — where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the pool, she starfishes. Stretches out. Takes up all the room she wants, instead of living by the fat girl rules society taught her. The pool is also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie’s weight will motivate her to diet. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who love Ellie for who she is. With this support buoying her, Ellie might finally be able to cast aside the Fat Girl Rules and starfish in real life — by unapologetically being her own fabulous self." - https://authorlisafipps.com/books/starfish/
Coming up in March: Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson.
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