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Book Discussion Group

Not Just For Teens Reading List

Led by Kristin Casale, Nancy Messmore or Christina Getrost

Are you an educator or a school librarian? Maybe you’re just an adult with an appreciation for titles like The Hunger Games, Speak or Twilight. If any of the above applies to you, then this is your club! Join us on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. to talk about some excellent young adult books. Call 330-688-3295, ext. 4 to register. We look forward to seeing you!

Reading List
TitleAuthorDiscussion Date
Marcelo in the Real World meeting at Kent Free LibraryFrancisco X. StorkJun 13th 2013
ChainsLaurie Halse AndersonJul 11th 2013
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenRansom RiggsAug 8th 2013
My Sister Lives on the MantelpieceAnnabel PitcherSep 12th 2013
A Monster CallsPatrick NessOct 10th 2013
The Book ThiefMarkus ZusakNov 14th 2013
The CardturnerLouis SacharDec 12th 2013

Discussion books are available at the Information Desk prior to each meeting. Registration IS required.

Tuesday Evening Book Discussion Group Reading List

Led by Amy Garrett

Evening book discussions are on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. except in November & December when meetings will be on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

Reading List
TitleAuthorDiscussion Date
Look me in the eye : my life with Asperger'sJohn Elder RobinsonOct 23rd 2012
Ghost MapSteven JohnsonNov 27th 2012
Coal Black HorseRobert OlmsteadDec 18th 2012
UnbrokenLaura HillenbrandJan 22nd 2013
The Kitchen HouseKathleen GrissomFeb 26th 2013
Confederates in the AtticAnthony HorowitzMar 26th 2013
Maid of MurderAmanda FlowerApr 23rd 2013

Discussion books are available at the Information Desk prior to each meeting. Registration is NOT required.

Monday Evening Book Discussion Group Reading List

Led by Barbara Nelson

Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

Reading List
TitleAuthorDiscussion Date
James Herriot's Animal StoriesJames HerriotDec 3rd 2012
The Lost PaintingJonathan HarrJan 7th 2013
The Book ThiefMarkus ZusakFeb 4th 2013
The Perfect SummerJuliet NicholsonMar 4th 2013
RoomEmma DonoghueApr 1st 2013
The Winter of Our DiscontentJohn SteinbeckMay 13th 2013
Honeymoon with My BrotherFranz WiznerJun 3rd 2013
Then She Found MeElinor LipmanJul 1st 2013
The History of LoveNicole KraussAug 5th 2013

Discussion books are available at the Information Desk prior to each meeting. Registration is NOT required.

Daytime Discussion Group Reading List

Led by Chris Caccamo

The Daytime Discussion Group meets the second Monday of each month.
There are two groups, one meets at 10 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m.

The summer session of this group meets in June, July and August.

Reading List
TitleAuthorDiscussion Date
The Puppy That Came for ChristmasMegan RixDec 10th 2012
Outliers: The Story of SuccessMalcom GladwellJan 14th 2013
Wallflower in BloomClair CookFeb 11th 2013
We the AnimalsJustin TorresMar 11th 2013
Skeletons at the FeastChris BohalianApr 8th 2013
Caleb's CrossingGeraldine BrooksMay 13th 2013
And Then There Were NoneAgatha ChristieJun 10th 2013
The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-year FriendshipJeffrey ZaslowJul 8th 2013
UnbrokenLaura HillenbrandAug 12th 2013

Discussion books are available at the Information Desk prior to each meeting. Registration is NOT required.

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