Discover, read, and discuss new books in a fun, welcoming, and encouraging environment! Connect with other readers, share your thoughts, and explore great stories together. For tweens ages 10-13.
How Does It Work?
- Sign Up: Register at the Teen Reference Desk or the Children’s Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor of the library.
- Pick Up Your Book: Receive a FREE copy of this month’s selection (limit one per household).
- Read & Get Ready: Enjoy the book before our meeting.
- Join the Discussion: Meet on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Teen Area to talk about the book with fellow members.
- Repeat! Come back next month for a new title and another great conversation.
Upcoming Selections:
March 2026: The Last Dragon on Mars, by Scott Reintgen
“Keep your eyes down and your feet moving, or this planet will rust you.”
That’s how Lunar Jones survives on Mars—a dying world where resources are scarce and hope is scarcer. Generations ago, humanity learned space was filled with dragons, one for every world. After Earth’s dragon sacrificed herself to make the planet livable, humans tried to do the same on Mars. They won the war—but the dying dragon cursed the planet. Crops failed. Storms raged. Mars was doomed.
Now Lunar scavenges the dangerous war zones for salvage, knowing no one is coming to save them. But when a mission goes wrong and he takes shelter in a forbidden underground zone, he discovers something buried in the dust—something that could be the last hope for a dying planet.
April 2026: The Clackity by Lora Senf
Evie Von Rathe lives in Blight Harbor—the seventh-most haunted town in America—with her Aunt Desdemona, the local paranormal expert. Des doesn’t have many rules except one: Stay out of the abandoned slaughterhouse at the edge of town. But when her aunt disappears into the building, Evie goes searching for her.
There she meets The Clackity, a creature who lives in the shadows and seams of the slaughterhouse. The Clackity makes a deal with Evie to help get Des back in exchange for the ghost of John Jeffrey Pope, a serial killer who stalked Blight Harbor a hundred years earlier. Evie reluctantly embarks on a journey into a strange otherworld filled with hungry witches, penny-eyed ghosts, and a memory-thief, all while being pursued by a dead man whose only goal is to add Evie to his collection of lost souls. Will she ever find Des, or is The Clackity planning something far more sinister?
