All teens are welcome to enjoy this quiz game style book club. We will read YA materials in prose, verse, and graphic formats, write quiz questions and answers, and compete for each book’s champion.
You can find these books in our catalog in various formats - please feel welcome to choose your copy in ebook or physical version.
We meet on the third Friday of each month at 5 p.m. in the Learning Center of the Alachua Branch Library.
September 19th: All We Have Left by Wendy Mills
Now: Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad has filled their home with anger and grief. When Jesse gets caught up with the wrong crowd, one momentary hate-fueled decision turns her life upside down. The only way to make amends is to face the past, starting Jesse on a journey that will reveal the truth about how her brother died.
Then: In 2001, sixteen-year-old Alia is proud to be Muslim ... it's being a teenager that she finds difficult. After being grounded for a stupid mistake, Alia is determined to show her parents that they must respect her choices. She'll start by confronting her father at his office in downtown Manhattan, putting Alia in danger she never could have imagined. When the planes collide into the Twin Towers Alia is trapped inside one of the buildings. In the final hours she meets a boy who will change everything for her as the flames rage around them.
Upcoming Titles:
October 17th: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
November 21st: Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang
Previously Read:
T4 by Ann Clare LeZotte
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley
Interested in other book clubs? The Alachua County Library District has several. You can find more information on our Book Clubs page.