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Teen Book Group, aka the Choose Your Own Book Group, meets the 3rd Tues. of the month, with participants sharing information about good books they've read recently. Refreshments are provided.
Kids ages 9 and older are invited to meet on the fourth Wednesdays of the month (unless otherwise noted) after school from 3:30-4:15. Each meeting includes a game, craft, or activity, and usually includes a snack (please let us know if your child has allergies). Please join us if you have read the book or are interested in joining for future meetings.
This month’s Brentwood Bookworms selection will be Watch Out for Flying Kids! by Cynthia Levinson:
Welcome to a particular type of circus, where the child performers may just change the world “one acrobat, contortionist, and flyer at a time.” The mission of a youth social circus is to bring together young people who don’t ordinarily meet and to teach them to work together as circus performers. The young performers of Circus Harmony in St. Louis and the Galilee Circus in Israel demonstrate what happens when people of different backgrounds work together to perform, to “fly above the fray” and “walk the tightrope of politics and friendships.” Levinson expertly establishes the historical context behind the circuses: “the legacy of racial segregation in St. Louis and the troubled history of Arabs and Jews in Palestine”and shows that, in spite of the world around them, “Jews and Arabs, blacks, whites, Muslims, Christians–all kids–can get along. And that circus is an especially enchanting means in which to do so.” The text itself is a juggling act as she follows nine young performers, two circus directors, and the coaches in telling the story, based on 120 hours of personal interviews. Color photographs, sidebars, and a lengthy pronunciation guide to Arabic and Hebrew names, words, and expressions used in the text round out a thoroughly enjoyable volume. Enchanting indeed, and inspiring as well. (Nonfiction. 9-14)(Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2015)
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Get some help on your homework from our friendly and knowledgeable tutors at the Ferguson Public Library! They can help kids from kindergarten on up. No registration required!
The Scrabble Club meets on the first and third Thursday of the month. Games begin at 5:30 pm and generally conclude around 7 pm. All interested players are welcome to attend. No reservation required.
This is a casual, loosely structured event. You can come for as long or as short a time as you wish. This is not a class, and there’s no formal program. Just bring your laptop or
pencil and paper. We will gather in the Reading Room (fireplace room) around 7:00 for introductions and a brief chat, followed by writing time and/or continued conversation. Enjoy the company of other writers while you work on your breakout novel … or romance … or short story … or memoir … or picture book … or mystery … or …
