Book Discussions
April Teen Readers Unite: The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray with in person visit from author, Christine Calella
Board Room, 2nd Floor 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesDate: Thursday April 18th, 6-7 PM Location: 2nd floor, Board Room Who can sign up? Teens grades 7 – 12. The first 12 teens to sign up AND pickup their book will get a copy to keep! Book recommended for ages 14+. We will have a special guest at this month's TRU, the author of […]
Germany Book Discussion Series: The Forest of Vanishing Stars
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesMon., Apr. 22, 2024 2 PM: The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel Raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe after being kidnapped, a young German woman, in 1941, vows to teach a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror how to survive in the forest until she is betrayed as her past […]
American Flygirl: Author Event with Susan Ankeny (virtual)
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual author event to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander month; we'll be celebrating the release of Susan Ankeny's new book, Fly Girl. A uniquely hidden figure, Hazel Ying Lee was a pioneering trailblazer in the history of WWII, aviation, women, the military, and America, yet her inspiring story and extraordinary accomplishments […]
CANCELLED – Welcome to the New World: Graphic Novel Discussion
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesWelcome to the New World: Graphic Novel Discussion Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 6 pm In Person - 1st Floor Community Room For Adults & Grades 9+ Join us to discuss, "Welcome to the New World," by Jake Halpern, the New York Times Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic story of a refugee family who fled the civil war […]
Psychological Thriller Book Discussion: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesTues., May 7, 2024 7 PM: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward When a neighbor moves in next door, a family of three—a teenage girl who isn’t allowed outside, a man with memory loss and a house cat who reads the bible—are terrified that the unspeakable secret that binds them together will […]