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December Kid Readers Unite: Dragonborn With Special Guest author Struan Murray

Thursday, December 18 at 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of Avon Free Public Library

This is a book discussion for kids in Grades 4-6

We will meet in person at the library for this program. We will have special guest author Struan Murray join us via Zoom. 

Thurs. December, 18th, from 4:30-5:30 pm

Location: 2nd Floor Board Room

 

How does sign-up work:

Pickup location and hours: 2nd Floor Kid’s Desk

Normal Library hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10-8:30 PM, Fri. 10-5 PM, Sat. 10-5pm.*

*The library will be closed on Thurs. 11/28 and Fri. 11/29.

What is this book about?

An astonishing new fantasy series takes flight in this soaring, action-packed adventure filled with twists and surprises. The secret world of dragons is waiting for you!

There is a secret world of dragons that lurks at the edges of our own. But dragons also live among us. These Slumberers have been human for so long they have forgotten their true selves—until something awakens the dragon within.

Twelve-year-old Alex Evans is about to wake up.

Ever since her father’s death, Alex’s overprotective mother has smothered her with unbreakable rules and unspoken fears. Feeling trapped, Alex’s frustration has become too big to hide away. Burning inside, she erupts into a fierce, fiery roar.

A new school and a new life await Alex on the legendary island of Skralla, one of the last surviving dragon havens. There, she will train alongside other young dragons who are wild, untamed, and—unlike Alex—skilled at transforming and embracing their dragons within.

As dark factions begin to rise, Alex finds herself in a race to unlock her long-dormant power before Drak Midna, the greatest dragon of all, rises again to wage war against the human world.

The first 12 kids to sign up & attend will receive a free book!

 

More about the author:

Struan Murray is Scottish and grew up in Edinburgh, the youngest of a large, rowdy family of redheads. His debut novel, Orphans of the Tide, won the prestigious Branford Boase Award and was a Guardian Best Children’s Book of the Year. When he’s not writing, Struan is a lecturer in biochemistry at the University of Oxford.

Details

Date:
Thursday, December 18
Time:
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
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AFPL Children’s Programs

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Venue

Board Room, 2nd Floor

281 Country Club Road Connecticut
Avon, CT 06001 United States