July 12 @ 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Ages: 13-17
Love to read? Join us for a brand new book club for Teens only. The Library provides each teen a copy of the book to read and we will discuss the book together! This is also a time to socialize, give book suggestions, and eat snacks!
Once you have registered, you can come by the Teen Center to pick up your copy of the book. Registration will open below on Saturday, June 21 @ 10AM.
About the Book:
Genre: Mystery – YA Fiction
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.”
Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym “Truly, Devious.” It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.
True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester.
But something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder.
Book Club Expectations:
After attending book club, you can keep your copy of the book!
If you pick up the book, but don’t show up for book club, you will be unable to get a free copy for the next book club.
If you don’t finish reading the book in time, you are still welcome to come and discuss what you did read if you don’t mind spoilers!
If you hated the book, come to book club and tell us why it was the worst book ever! That also means you can come even if you don’t finish reading it because you thought it was so bad. Be prepared to explain why!If you realize you can’t come to the book discussion, please return the book ASAP to the Library so another person can take the slot. You can still get a free copy next time!
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