Bradley Public Library
February Book Club Picks
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Crossover Club | 4th Tuesday of the Month @ 6:30pm
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain

Chronicles the boyhood escapades and adventures of Tom Sawyer and his friend, Huckleberry Finn, as they grow up in a small town along the Mississippi River.
Garden Chat Book Club | 3rd Tuesday of the Month @ 5:30pm
Gaia's garden : a guide to home-scale permaculture
by Toby Hemenway

Describes how to create a self-sustaining backyard ecosystem without chemical fertilizers or intrusive technology
Social Issues Bookclub | 3rd Thursday of the Month @ 6:30pm
The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander

Argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race
Wednesday Morning Book Club | 4th Wednesday of the Month @ 10am
The 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton

Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden Bishop must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle in order to escape the curse, in a world filled with enemies where nothing and no one are quite what they seem.
My First Book Club | 4th Monday of the Month @ 4:30pm
Oh, Valentine, we've lost our minds!
by Dan Gutman

A holiday-themed entry incorporates bonus games, puzzles and fun facts into the story of a French exchange student who impresses the girls before challenging A.J. to a thumb-wrestling contest over Andrea. 
Teen Book Club | 4th Thursday of the Month @ 4pm
Me and Earl and the dying girl
by Jesse Andrews

Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia. 
Graphic Connections | 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the Month @ 4pm
New kid
by Jerry Craft

Enrolled in a prestigious private school where he is one of only a few students of color, talented seventh grade artist Jordan finds himself torn between the worlds of his Washington Heights apartment home and the upscale circles of Riverdale Academy.

 
Amulet: The Stonekeeper
by Kazu Kibuishi

After moving into an old ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped and dragged down the basement stairs by a mysterious creature, and after giving chase, the kids find themselves in a magical but dangerous world of man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, and shadowy enemies. 
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