Never Too Old: a Young Adult Book Club for Adults (formerly YARLI: Young Adult Readers of Lopez Island) meets the 1st WEDNESDAY of the month to enjoy the wonders of young adult and middle grade books and authors. (We had to cancel the January meeting due to inclement weather.) All ages are welcome. Our next meeting is February 2nd in-person at the library. Email beth@lopezlibrary.org for more information.
February 2nd: Read one or more of Louise Erdrich’s “Birchbark House” series, which is an alternative to the “Little House on the Prairie” series, told through an indigenous perspective. The five-book series begins with The Birchbark House, followed by The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year, Chickadee, and Makoons. These books are also available as e-resources on Overdrive/Libby.
Click here for updates and summary of the December meeting. (If the text looks too small, click in the white space to enlarge it. If you would like a printed copy of this list, please contact beth@lopezlibrary.org)
March 2nd: Read one or more books by Francisco X. Stork, whose novels follow Hispanic teens as they come of age. Here are just a few examples: Irises, The Memory of Light, Behind the Eyes, Marcelo in the Real World, The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, Disappeared, and its sequel, Illegal. Some of these titles are also available as e-resources on Overdrive/Libby.
April 6th: What I Carry by Jennifer Longo, a YA novel set in the Seattle area featuring a teen about to age out of foster care.