Archive for the Childrens Programs Category

Homeschool Book Club (10 – 12): Brambleheart

On Thursday, October 5th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing Brambleheart: A Story About Finding Treasure and the Unexpected Magic of Friendship by Henry Cole at 11:30-12:30 pm. In the Hill, animals work as Weavers, Smelters, and Carvers—but Twig doesn’t know who he wants to be. […]

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Homeschool Book Club (7 – 9): Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper

On Tuesday, October 17th at 11:30 – 12:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 7 – 9 year olds will be discussing Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper by Anna Humphrey. This hilarious hop through the compost heap is the first book in a primary chapter […]

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Homeschool Book Club (7 – 9): Cornbread and Poppy

On Tuesday, Sept. 12th at 11:30 – 12:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 7 – 9 year olds will be discussing Cornbread & Poppy #1 by Matthew Cordell. This new early reader series is about two best friends, Cornbread and Poppy, who are as different from […]

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Homeschool Book Club (10 – 12): I Survived: The Children’s Blizzard 1888

On Thursday, Sept. 7th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing I Survived: The Children’s Blizzard 1888 (book #16) by Lauren Tarshis at 11:30-12:30 pm. Can you imagine…Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he’s about to experience one of the deadliest […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): The One and Only Ivan

On August 22nd, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing The One & Only Ivan at 12:00-1:00 pm. This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book […]

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Homeschool Book Club (6 – 8): Ivy & Bean

  On Wednesday, August 23rd at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Ivy & Bean #1 by Annie Barrows. This book introduces Ivy and Bean, two spunky friends who never meant to like each other. Bean […]

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Homeschool Book Club (6 – 8): Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach

On Wednesday, July 26th at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach by Jen Marlin. Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach is the first book in an illustrated chapter book series […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

On July 25th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game, by Chris Grabenstein at 12:00-1:00 pm. Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone’s favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dice. . . . In this PREQUEL to the […]

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Homeschool Book Club (6 – 8): Lola Levine is Not Mean!

On Tuesday, June 20th at 11:30-12:30, the Homeschool Book Club for 6-8 year olds will be discussing “Lola Levine is Not Mean!” by Monica Brown. Lola likes writing in her diario, sipping her mom’s cafe con leche, eating her dad’s matzo ball soup, and playing soccer with […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): Wishtree

On June 13th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate at 11:30-12:30. An oak tree and a crow help their neighbors embrace their differences in this beautiful, nuanced, New York Times-bestselling middle-grade novel from Newbery Medalist author Katherine Applegate. Trees can’t tell jokes, […]

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