For Ages 9-12:
This month’s book: The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley
Registration Required
Homeschoolers are invited to discuss 2026 CT Nutmeg Book Award Nominees!
Who:Â Ages 9-12
Location: Avon Library, 2nd Floor – Art Studio
Guardians and siblings are welcome to enjoy the children’s library floor & play area.
Children are responsible for obtaining their own copy of the book. If you need help getting a copy, please call 860 673 9712 ext 3 during regular library hours.
Have kids and teens of different ages? You have options!
Kids ages 7-9 will read and discuss The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
Kids ages 9-12 will read and discuss The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley
Teens ages 12-18 Teen Homeschool Hangout: A social hour for Homeschool teens during book club discussions.Â
If your child is age 9 or 12 they can decide which of the two programs they would like to join that month.
The two separate book discussion groups will meet in adjoining rooms.
The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley
Frankie knows who they are. They’re a drummer, they’re nonbinary, and they’re… the Dog Knight?
One day Frankie is a relatively normal middle schooler, with relatively normal challenges, like finding the perfect outfit to wear during their drum solo during the upcoming band concert. The next, they save a friendly golden retriever from bullies and suddenly find themselves in a giant magical doghouse, with a funny looking helmet, talking to a group of dog superheroes called the Pawtheon about a job offer.
If Frankie can prove that they possess the six dog virtues of loyalty, kindness, honesty, justice, stubbornness, and smell, they will be named the Dog Knight and be given the power to fight alongside the Pawtheon and save the world from the forces of chaos.
Maybe there is more to Frankie than they thought in this humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel.
This registration if for ages 9-12 (Register Above). Click the links below to sign up for the younger group for ages 7-9 or for the Teen Hangout.