For Ages 9-12:
This month’s book: Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess
Registration Required
Homeschoolers are invited to discuss 2026 CT Nutmeg Book Award Nominees!
Who:Â Ages 9-12 Â (The two separate groups will meet in adjoining rooms.)
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 Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular by Polly Owen
Kids ages 9-12 will read and discuss Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess
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.
About Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess
For fans of Click and Brave, this touching coming-of-age middle grade graphic novel debut follows an autistic girl who finds friendship where she least expects it and learns to express her true self in a world where everyone defines her by her differences.
Twelve-year-old Mia is just trying to navigate a world that doesn’t understand her true autistic self. While she wishes she could stand up to her bullies, she’s always been able to express her feelings through singing and songwriting, even more so with her best friend, Charlie, who is nonbinary, putting together the best beats for her.
Together, they’ve taken the internet by storm; little do Mia’s classmates know that she’s the viral singer Elle-Q! But while the chance to perform live for a local talent show has Charlie excited, Mia isn’t so sure.
She’ll have to decide whether she’ll let her worries about what other people think get in the way of not only her friendship with Charlie, but also showing everyone, including the bullies, who she is and what she has to say.
Sign up below for the older book group for ages 9-12. We will have two book discussion groups, one for ages 7-9 and one for ages 9-12.
Click here to sign up for the ages 7-9 Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular by Polly Owen
Click here to sign up for the ages 12-18 Teen Homeschool Hangout: A social hour for Homeschool teens during book club discussions