YARLI (Young Adult Readers of Lopez Island) meets the 1st WEDNESDAY of the month to enjoy the wonders of middle-grade and young adult books and authors. At present, our membership is all adult, but tweens and teens are welcome. Email beth@lopezlibrary.org for more information.
Our AUGUST theme is Arab World (Middle Eastern) authors. Click here to view our Arab World (Middle Eastern) Voices booklist. Here are just a few examples:
Check Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla for eBook & audiobook copies.
Click here for a summary of the July meeting and a preview of coming titles. (If the text looks too small, click in the white space to enlarge it.)
September 1st –The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah – “Michael’s parents are leaders of a new anti-immigrant political party called Aussie Values which is trying to halt the flood of refugees from the Middle East; Mina fled Afghanistan with her family ten years ago, and just wants to concentrate on fitting in and getting into college–but the mutual attraction they feel demands that they come to terms with their family’s concerns and decide where they stand in the ugly anti-Muslim politics of the time.”