Looking for a fun way to meet up with friends while playing games, doing crafts and STEM projects, and talking about books? The Page Turners Book Club is recommended for more experienced independent readers (in grades 3-5) who enjoy longer chapter books.
Registration required. Register here!
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill | Stone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the people to lose their library, their school, their park, and even their neighborliness. The people put their faith in the Mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer. (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence.) Only the clever children of the Orphan House and the kindly Ogress at the edge of town can see how dire the town’s problems are. Then one day a child goes missing from the Orphan House. At the Mayor’s suggestion, all eyes turn to the Ogress. The Orphans know this can’t be: the Ogress, along with a flock of excellent crows, secretly delivers gifts to the people of Stone-in-the-Glen. But how can the Orphans tell the story of the Ogress’s goodness to people who refuse to listen? And how can they make their deluded neighbors see the real villain in their midst?
We offer two Book Scouts groups: the Story Seekers and the Page Turners. Both will read different genres and styles, including chapter books, graphic novels, novels-in-verse, and short stories. Most selections will be fiction, but some months may include non-fiction. Participants vote for their book selection each month.