Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Among the Beasts and Briars
AMONG THE BEASTS AND BRIARS AUTHOR: Ashley Poston GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy AGES:10+ SYNOPSIS: Cerys is safe in the kingdom of Aloriya. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. It has been this way for ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Pride
"PRIDE" AUTHOR: Ibi Zoboi GENRE: Middle-Grade Contemporary AGES: 11+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Kingdom
“THE KINGDOM” AUTHOR: Jess Rothenberg GENRE: Middle-Grade Fantasy AGES: 11+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: “Welcome to the Kingdom... where 'Happily Ever After' isn't just a promise, but a rule.” Glimmering like a jewel behind its gateway, The Kingdom is ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Stonekeeper
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: "The Stonekeeper" AUTHOR: Kazu Kibuishi GENRE: Middle-Grade Graphic Novel AGES: 9+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Hidden Figures
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: "Hidden Figures" AUTHOR: Margot Lee Shetterly GENRE: Middle-Grade Non-Fiction AGES: 8+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Time of Fireflies
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: "The Time of Fireflies" AUTHOR: Kimberley Griffiths Little GENRE: Middle-Grade Fiction AGES: 9+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The World According to Humphrey
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The World According to Humphrey AUTHOR: Betty G. Birney GENRE: Middle-Grade Fiction AGES: 8+ SYNOPSIS: You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That’s what Humphrey was told when he was first ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Ivy + Bean
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Ivy + Bean By Avery Finley IVY + BEAN AUTHOR: Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) GENRE: Middle-Grad Fiction AGES: 6 - 9 SYNOPSIS: The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn’t ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Avery Finley THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET AUTHOR: Brian Selznick GENRE: Middle-Grade Historical Fiction AGES: 9+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON By Avery Finley AUTHOR: Kelly Barnhill GENRE: Middle Grade Fantasy AGES: 9+ RATING: 5 Stars SYNOPSIS: Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Wild Ones
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: THE WILD ONES By Avery Finley AUTHOR: Nafiza Azad GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy AGES: 12+ SYNOPSIS: Meet the Wild Ones: girls who have been hurt, abandoned, and betrayed all their lives. It begins with Paheli, ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Daughter of the Deep
Epic Kids Book Club By Avery Finley BOOK TITLE: Daughter of the Deep AUTHOR: Rick Riordan GENRE: Middle Grade Fantasy AGES: 10+ SYNOPSIS: Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
By Avery Finley Epic Kids Book Club Selection: NEVERMOOR: THE TRIALS OF MORRIGAN CROW AUTHOR: Jessica Townsend GENRE: Middle Grade Fantasy AGES: 10+ SYNOPSIS: Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to ...
Phoenix Launches ‘Read in Color’ Initiative to Share Thousands of Diverse Books in Little Free Libraries
The Little Free Library nonprofit, Valley Leadership and Southwest Human Development are teaming up to share little libraries and books that amplify marginalized voices. The national Little Free Library® (LFL) nonprofit organization is introducing its Read in Color diverse-books initiative ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: Pet
Epic Kids Book Club By Avery Finley Pet AUTHOR: Akwaeke Emezi GENRE: Middle Grade Fantasy AGES: 9+ SYNOPSIS: There are no more monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. With doting parents and a ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Mysterious Benedict Society
Epic Kids Book Club By Avery Finley The Mysterious Benedict Society AUTHOR: Trenton Lee Stewart GENRE: Middle Grade Mystery AGES: 9+ RATING: (1-5 stars) 5 stars SYNOPSIS: “Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?” When this peculiar ad ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
Epic Kids Book Club By Avery Finley The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell AUTHOR: Chris Colfer GENRE: Middle Grade Fantasy AGES: 9+ SYNOPSIS: Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines ...
Second-grader Kaia Hansen Makes a Difference with Book Drive
Second-grader Kaia Hansen, who is a Girl Scout Brownie with Troop 2674 and resides in Gilbert, was recently inspired to take action and help make the world a better place. Kaia decided to host a book drive throughout the month ...