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Where The Wild Books Are Book Club

Where The Wild Books Are Book Club

Date:
Friday, April 26, 2024
Time:
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
North Study Room #1
Location:
North Regional Library
Audience:
  DPS     Elementary School     Middle School     Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds  
Categories:
  Book Club  

Join us every last Friday of the month as we discuss our thoughts from the book of the month! April's book is The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill, copies will be available for pickup at the North Regional Branch near the information desk on the bookshelf. You can also get a digital copy through Libby and an audiobook through Hoopla. Come ready to share your thoughts about the book and enjoy some snacks! You can contact Chelsea Romero; cromero@dconc.gov, 919-560-0241 for more information. 

"Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and deliver them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. 
One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule--but Xan is far away. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her--even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she’s always known."

Event Organizer

Chelsea Romero