Radical Readers: Books & Beyond!

Tween Book Club

Book club for readers in Grades 4-6. Each season we pick a different style, theme, or genre of book to explore. This Fall/Winter we are kicking things off with graphic novels!

Welcome to Radical Readers: Books & Beyond, Potomac Library's new book club for young readers in grades 4-6. Every season we pick a style or genre that gets us excited about reading. For our first Fall/Winter season, we are reading graphic novels!

For October, in honor of Filipino American Heritage Month, we will be reading Mabuhay! A Graphic Novel by Zachary Sterling. Join us as we discuss the book, play games, and enjoy some light refreshments!

“Can two kids save the world and work their family food truck? First-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck by dressing up as a dancing pig and passing out samples. Ugh! And their mom is always pointing out lessons from Filipino folklore -- annoying tales they've heard again and again. But when witches, ogres, and other creatures from those same stories threaten their family, JJ and Althea realize that the folklore may be more real than they'd suspected. Can they embrace who they really are and save their family?”

Pick up a copy of the book from the Circulation Desk at Potomac Library starting September 1st. You can also access the book as an e-book or audiobook on Libby, one of the library's free apps (at this time, the book is not available on Hoopla).  

For Grades 4-6. Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Have questions about this program? Contact the Potomac Library at 240-777-0690.

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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