Book Club: Page Turners

Grades 7–9

This month's selection is Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger.

A Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin's ghost and vows to unmask the murderer.Elatsoe–Ellie for short–lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals–most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise: He was murdered.Who killed him and how did he die? With the help of her family, her best friend Jay, and the memory great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother, Elatsoe, must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and its dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started?

This club is for strong readers. We read a different book each month, discuss it and participate in a book-related activity where possible.

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Registration for Fall Book Clubs begins Saturday, July 25 at 9:00 a.m.