Our new Tween Book Club will feature a variety of titles to appeal to many different readers around the ages of 9-12. Each month participants will receive a kit that includes a copy of the book and fun materials and projects related to the book.
Participants will need to register each month to receive a kit. To register, complete the form included in the monthly post about the book.
Pick up materials via curbside pickup or at the front desk in the Library. Tell us your name and that you are there for a tween book club kit and we will bring it to you.
Participants are encouraged to share their creations with us! Send a photo of your work to racheln@lansinglibrary.org to be included in our online gallery!
Schedule
| Book | Registration Opens | Materials Available |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Treehouse War (Lisa Graff) | January 10 | January 17 |
| The Magic Misfits (Neil Patrick Harris) | February 7 | February 14 |
| The World’s Greatest Detective (Caroline Carlson) | March 7 | March 14 |
| We Dream of Space (Erin Entrada Kelly) | April 11 | April 18 |
| Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (Sangu Mandanna) | May 9 | May 16 |
| Amari and the Night Brothers (B. B. Alston) | June 13 | June 20 |
| Julia and the Shark (Kiran Millwood Hargrave) | July 12 | July 19 |
| Over Sea, Under Stone (Susan Cooper) | August 9 | August 16 |
| No Book Club for September | NA | NA |
| Wait Till Helen Comes (Mary Downing Hahn) | October 11 | October 18 |
Past Book Selections
Tween Book Club: Wait Till Helen Comes
Wait Till Helen Comes Tween Book Club – October 2022 This month we will read Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn. From the publisher: Ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn spins a suspenseful yarn [...]
Julia and the Shark
Tween Book Club – July 2022 This month we will continue our discovery of Shetland with the book Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. From the publisher: Julia has followed her mum and [...]
Amari and the Night Brothers
Tween Book Club – June 2022 This month we will read Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston. From the publisher: Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. [...]
Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom
Tween Book Club – May 2022 This month we will read Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna . From the publisher: Kiki Kallira has always been a worrier. Did she lock the front [...]
We Dream of Space
Tween Book Club – April 2022 This month we will read We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly . From the publisher: Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade [...]
The World’s Greatest Detective
Tween Book Club – March 2022 This month we will read The World's Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson. From the publisher: Detectives’ Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn’t one of [...]
The Magic Misfits
Tween Book Club – February 2022 This month we will read The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris. From the publisher: When street magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find friends and [...]
The Great Treehouse War
Tween Book Club - Take and Make January 2022 This month we are reading The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff. From the publisher: Winnie's last day of fourth grade ended with a pretty [...]
The Super Life of Ben Braver
Tween Book Club - Take and Make December 2021 This month we are reading The Super Life of Ben Braver by Marcus Emerson. From the publisher: It all started with a peanut butter cup [...]
Julius Zebra: Rumble With the Romans
Tween Book Club - Take and Make November 2021 This month we are reading Julius Zebra: Rumble With the Romans by Gary Northfield. From the publisher: Captured by Romans, Julius Zebra — along with [...]
Greystone Secrets: The Strangers
Tween Book Club - Take and Make October 2021 This month we are reading Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix. From the publisher: What makes you you? The Greystone kids thought [...]
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Tween Book Club - Take and Make September 2021 This month we are reading Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia. From the publisher: Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything [...]
Word Nerd
Tween Book Club - Take and Make August 2021 This month we are reading Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen. From the publisher: Twelve-year-old Ambrose is a glass-half-full kind of guy. A self-described “friendless nerd,” [...]
Float
Tween Book Club - Take and Make July 2021 Dive into summer with this fast-paced, action-packed read featuring a group of kids with uncontrollable abilities at summer camp. From the publisher: Emerson can float…he [...]
Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire
Tween Book Club - Take and Make June 2021 This month we follow Arlo Finch on his adventures in the Valley of Fire. From the publisher: Arlo Finch thought becoming a Ranger meant learning [...]
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Tween Book Club - Take and Make May 2021 The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez follows 12-year old Malú through her experience as the new kid in middle school. From the [...]
Short & Skinny By Mark Tatulli
Read Short & Skinny by Mark Tatulli with the Library's Tween Book Club! Sign up to receive a copy of the book and materials for a fun project!
Framed! By James Ponti
Framed! By James Ponti is our first tween book club selection. Sign up to receive a copy of the book along with materials for a fun project!
Project Submissions
Enjoy these creations submitted by book club participants!
