Teen Book Club
Calling all Teens & Tweens in Grades 6 through 10!!
The APL Teen Book Club is continuing in 2020!
Our meeting will be on
Thursday, February 13 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
We will have pizza and discuss the book,
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
The book is available now in the library.
Please register now by calling 693-6636 or email Peggym@wlsmail.org
Our meeting will be on
Thursday, February 13 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
We will have pizza and discuss the book,
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
The book is available now in the library.
Please register now by calling 693-6636 or email Peggym@wlsmail.org
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They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. But Alex Rider knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in the windshield prove it. Yet he never suspected the truth: his uncle was really a spy for Britain’s top secret intelligence agency. And now Alex has been recruited to find his uncle’s killers . . .
Meet the orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! |
OUR BOOK TALK FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS WENT SO WELL!
C. B. LYALL came and read some passaages from her book,
THE VIRUS OF BEAUTY
We discussed the story, the making of the story, and the process of getting it published.
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Come to our next book talk on Saturday, January 11 at 1:00, where we will discuss
Crystal Cove by Sally Suen and the situation in Hong Kong then and today.
C. B. LYALL came and read some passaages from her book,
THE VIRUS OF BEAUTY
We discussed the story, the making of the story, and the process of getting it published.
***
Come to our next book talk on Saturday, January 11 at 1:00, where we will discuss
Crystal Cove by Sally Suen and the situation in Hong Kong then and today.
What a GREAT program we had this summer!!
We had Bob Kelly of the Westchester Astronomy Club come and speak about the Space Program's NEAR DISASTERS & AMAZING SUCCESSES! Next Marisa came and gave us Ancient Stories of the Stars with Marisa & We Launched Rockets! On July 25th Learned How to Facepaint & Created (& Ate!) Chocolate Galaxy Bark |
August 1st was
Movie Night: Guardians of the Galaxy This show finished at 8:45, after regular library hours. Teens were locked in the library during the showing! August 8th, our Finale We had Games Night We played All Things Space Jeopardy and then shot rubber rockets through the holes in the game board. Everyone had a blast, if you'll excuse the pun. |
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