Who is the event for? This group is only for those enrolled in Grades 4, 5 & 6.

This is based on the content and interest level of the books being read and not reading level.  The group is intended to allow peers in the same grades to discuss books together. There is a strong focus on peer interaction and opinion based discussion and sharing of ideas.

This month’s title: Freestyle by Gale Galligan

When and where is the meeting? Tuesday, 1/10 @ 5 pm IN PERSON @ the Library, 1st Floor Community Room

When can I sign up? starting Tues. 12/20, at 4 PM

Are you in Grades 4-6 and LOVE to read? Do you want to get a free book just for reading? Then KRU is for you!

Limited number of books available. Due to high demand, we ask that you come in to pick out your book within 5 days of registration.

1. Sign up for this event online. Sign up opens for this event Tues. 12/20, at 4 PM.

2. Pick up your book from the 2nd Floor Kid’s Desk.

Library hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10-8:15 PM, Fri. – Sat. 10-4:45 PM, Sun 1-4:45 PM.

3. Read the book, show up to the meeting, and you get to keep the book!*

*The rule is if you miss the meeting, you have to turn your book back in, to be fair.

What is this book about?

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friendship, family, and the last hurrahs of middle school.

Cory’s dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It’s the last one before they graduate eighth grade and go their separate ways to high schools all over New York City, so they have to make it count! The group starts to have problems as their crew captain gets increasingly intense about nailing the routine, and things go from bad to worse when Cory’s parents ground him for not taking his grades seriously. He gets stuck with a new tutor, Sunna, who he dismisses as a boring nerd… until he catches her secretly practicing cool yo-yo tricks. Cory wants to learn the art of yo-yo, and as his friendship with Sunna grows, he ends up missing practice and bailing on his crew — and they are not happy about it. With mounting pressure coming from all sides, how is Cory supposed to balance the expectations of his parents, school, dance, and his new friend?