Junior Book Club

A book club for school-aged kids! 

The Junior Book Club is a great way to introduce your children to books they might not have read otherwise, while connecting with other children and families to share your thoughts on what you're reading. 

How does it work? 

- Register early to receive a free copy of the book to keep. Call us at 403-887-2130 or email sylvan.library@prl.ab.ca to register for this free program.

- Read the book, do the activities that accompany the book, then meet at the library to discuss. (If we are meeting via Zoom, we will send out an email with the Zoom link for participants to join and discuss their progress in the book and share their thoughts so far.)

Our current selection is When You Know What I Know by Sonja K. Solter. The first 15 participants to sign up will receive a free copy of the book to keep. Loot kits will be available for pick-up starting April 25th. Registration is now open for this event. If registration is full, you are still welcome to attend - just give us a call and we'll create an extra loot kit for you - you will just have to find your own copy of the book to read. 

Meet to discuss this book May 5th, 26, and June 2nd, with a wrap-up party on June 23rd. Want to help choose the next book we read? Sign up and join Junior Book Club! 

"A sensitive, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful novel in verse about one girl's journey in the aftermath of abuse.

One day after school, on the couch in the basement, Tori's uncle did something bad. Afterward, Tori tells her mom. Even though telling was a brave thing to do, her mom still doesn't believe her at first. Her grandma still takes his side. And Tori doesn't want anyone else -- even her best friend -- to know what happened.

Now Tori finds herself battling mixed emotions -- anger, shame, and sadness -- as she deals with the trauma. But with the help of her mom, her little sister, her best friend, and others, can Tori find a way to have the last word?

From debut author Sonja K. Solter comes a heartbreaking yet powerful novel that will strike a chord with readers of Jacqueline Woodson and Tony Abbott." - https://www.sonjasolter.com/books

Coming up in May: When You Know What I Know by Sonja K. Solter.

Looking for a new book to read? Check out these past selections for the Junior Book Club!

Lemons by Melissa Savage

The End of the Wild by Nicole Helget

Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett

Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy

What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen

Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Jaclyn Hyde by Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White.

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani. 

Sauerkraut by Kelly Jones. 

The Truth According to Blue by Eve Yohalem

The Turning by Emily Whitman

The Adventure is Now by Jess Redman

Beginners Welcome by Cindy Baldwin

Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall

Brackenbeastby Kate Alice Marshall

The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson