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alt  TEEN BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

   For Teens entering grades 8-12.  The library provides pizza on discussion nights.

   Copies of the selected title are available at the Adult Services desk.

   Click on a title to register and join the discussion.


 

Upcoming Book Discussions.... 

 

  

   Monday, February 22 from 6-7pm

   TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY  by Jay Asher

   Thirteen people receive a mysterious package containing cassettte tapes that tell Hannah's story,
   detailing the circumstances that led to her suicide.
 

 

 

  

   Monday, March 22 from 6-7pm

   LIAR  by Justine Larbalestier

   A compulsive liar bcomes a suspect in her boyfriends murder - part mystery,
   part thriller, part horror story.

 

 

 

 

Previous Book Discussions....

 

 

   
    The Miles Between  by Mary E. Pearson

     "All I want is one day where the good guys win. One day where the world makes sense.
      Just one day, where the world is fair." Destiny Faraday makes a wish and Fate answers.

 

  
 
 
 

 
 
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: The First Hercule Poirot Novel 
                                                                                           by Agatha Christie

When a wealthy, elderly woman is poisoned, Poirot seeks the murderer among a large group of friends and relatives.  Plan to stay and watch the 2001 British television production of this classic murder mystery mmediately following the book discussion.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Something Wicked This Way Comes  by Ray Bradbury

When the carnival comes to town, two boys unearth the terrifying and horrible secrets that lurk within the sinister Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show.  Plan to stay and watch the 1983 Disney film version of this classic fantasy and horror story immediately following the book discussion.
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

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Vernon Area Public Library District
300 Olde Half Day Road
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Telephone 847-634-3650
Fax 847-634-8449

 

Library Statistics

Library usage for December 2009

Items in the collection 259,117
Items Borrowed 75,299
Program Attendance 2,639
Questions Answered 4,957
Computer Sessions 4,674

 





 

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Monday - Thursday 9:00AM-9:00PM
Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Sunday 12:00PM-5:00PM
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