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Join us for an informal discussion of the book.
Recommended for ages 12-17. Snacks provided.
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Red Glass
by Laura Resau
Y FIC RES
Sixteen-year-old Sophie has been frail and delicate since her premature birth, but discovers her true strength during a journey through Mexico, where the six-year-old orphan her family hopes to adopt was born, and to Guatemala, where her would-be boyfriend hopes to find his mother and plans to remain.
Book Discussion:
Tuesday, August 12
6 p.m.
St. John Branch
7500 Blessing Ave.
(512) 974-7570
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Interworld
by Neil Gaiman
Y SCF GAI
At nearly fifteen years of age, Joey Harker learns that he is a Walker, able to travel between dimensions, and soon joins a team of different versions of himself, each from another dimension, to fight the evil forces striving to conquer all the worlds.
Book Discussion:
Thursday, August 14
7 p.m.
Yarborough Branch
2200 Hancock Dr.
(512) 454-7208
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Beastly
by Alex Flinn
Y FIC FLI
A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.
Book Discussion:
Thursday, August 21
6 p.m.
University Hills Branch
4721 Loyola Ln.
(512) 926-4648
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Skin Hunger
by Kathleen Duey
Y FIC DUE
In alternate chapters, Sadima travels from her farm home to the city and becomes assistant to a heartless man who is trying to restore knowledge of magic to the world, and a group of boys fights to survive in the academy that has resulted from his efforts.
Book Discussion:
Wednesday, August 27
7 p.m.
Howson Branch
2500 Exposition
(512) 472-3584
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