Middle School Book Club, Fri., Feb. 7, 3:30 pm
Join Middle School Book Club to discuss our reading, participate in book-related activities, and enjoy some after school snacks. This month we will be discussing Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi.
In America’s flooded Gulf Coast region, oil is scarce, but loyalty is scarcer. Grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota–and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it’s worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life…
Friday, February 7
3:30 pm
Middle School Book Club is for students in grades 7-8.
Registration is required.