Join us for an informal discussion of the book. Recommended for ages 12-17. Snacks provided.
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Tantalize
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Y FIC SMI
When multiple murders in Austin, Texas, threaten the grand re-opening of her family's vampire-themed restaurant, seventeen-year-old, orphaned Quincie worries that her best friend-turned-love interest, Keiren, a werewolf-in-training, may be the prime suspect.
Book Discussion:
Tuesday, July 8
6 p.m.
St. John Branch
7500 Blessing Ave.
(512) 974-7570
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Y FIC COH
High school student Nick O'Leary, member of a rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart.
Book Discussion:
Thursday, July 10
4 p.m.
Windsor Park Branch
5833 Westminster Dr.
(512) 928-0333
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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, July 10
7 p.m.
Yarborough Branch
2200 Hancock Dr.
(512) 454-7208
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Y FIC SHE
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Book Discussion:
Thursday, July 17
6 p.m.
University Hills Branch
4721 Loyola Ln.
(512) 926-4648
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Unwind
by Neal Shusterman
Y SCF SHU
In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.
Book Discussion:
Wednesday, July 23
7 p.m.
Howson Branch
2500 Exposition
(512) 472-3584
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