Virtual Book Club
Our virtual do-it-at-home book clubs for all ages continue! The best part? Everyone who participates gets to keep the book!
Pick up your free book and activity packet by visiting the library. Every book will come with a blank review form, a few questions you can think about, and a small craft or activity that ties into the book. All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours!
The books are:
- Grades 5-8: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. “When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in—and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life."
- Grades 9-12: At the Speed of Lies by Cindy L. Otis. “When Quinn Calvert’s older sister, Ava, joins a new school club dedicated to finding two kids who were kidnapped near her small town in upstate New York, Quinn knows she needs to act. Her luck looks like it might be changing when her posts on her Instagram, the Whine, about the missing kids and the school club go viral. At first Quinn is excited by the mass of new followers and attention the Whine is getting, but rumors, conspiracies, and claims run rampant online and before she knows it, Quinn and her Instagram are at the center of it all. Quinn must race to find out what happened to the missing kids amid the chaos before it can happen again..."
We will have a post for each book on https://www.splyouth.org for anyone who wants to discuss the book or comment on any of the questions or activities. If you’d prefer not to go online, fill out the included review sheets and get them back to the library, and we can post your comments for you! Even better, everyone who either posts on our site or brings back anything included with the book – even if it’s just a picture of the craft you did – will also get a small prize at the library!
See the books for grades K-3 and 3-5.
Want to learn more about what's going on for youth at the library? Visit splyouth.org! Featuring posts discussing books, activities, submissions from kids, and more!