Spring 2022 Book Clubs
Holes
Stanley Yelnats has been unjustly sent to Camp Green Lake, a boys’ detention center where the boys “build character” by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep.
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize the boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.
Bridge to Terabithia
Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in his grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side and outruns everyone.
A friendship is born, and soon Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. Together they create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the only limits.
Wonder
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school―until now. He’s about to enter fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid, then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie’s just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he’s just like them, despite appearances?
A Night Divided
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta and her family, and her neighbors and friends are all prisoners in their own city.
But one day, Gerta gets a secret message from her father: she must tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if she is caught, the consequences will be deadly. No one can be trusted. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?