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.

This January we are reading Global by Eoin Colfer. Join us as we discuss the book, play games, and enjoy some light refreshments!

"From New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels and bestselling, acclaimed graphic novel Illegal comes a compelling and timely story that follows two courageous children as they face the effects of climate change.

Time is running out for Sami and Yuki. Sami and his grandfather live in a village along the Indian Ocean. They earn their living by fishing. But the ocean is rising and each day they bring back fewer and fewer fish. Yuki lives in the far north of Canada where warming temperature are melting the ice. Polar bears have less food to hunt and are wandering into town looking for something to eat. Yuki is determined to do something to help the bears."

Pick up a copy of the book from the Circulation Desk at Potomac Library starting December 11th. You can also access the book as an e-book or e-comic on Libby or Hoopla, free apps accessible through MCPL.  

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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