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Ya Book Club: This book club is recommended for students ages 12-17.

Check with your branch for available copies or to have a copy sent to your branch. Reading the book prior to the discussion is not required. Snacks and a drawing for free books at each session!

Spring 2007 Series
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Peeps

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Y FIC Wes

Book Discussions:
Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 7 p.m.
Howson Branch
2500 Exposition
(512) 472-3584

Thursday, January 25, 2007, 7 p.m.
University Hills Branch
4721 Loyola Ln.
(512) 926-4684

Tuesday, January 30, 2007, 7 p.m.
Milwood Branch
12500 Amherst Dr.
(512) 339-2355

Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 7 p.m.
Old Quarry Branch
7051 Village Center Dr.
(512) 345-4435

Summary: Cal Thomas is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism, and must hunt down all of the girlfriends he has unknowingly infected.
The Blue Girl book cover

The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
Y FIC Del

Book Discussions:
Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 7 p.m.
Windsor Park Branch
5833 Westminster Dr.
(512) 928-0333

Summary: New at her high school, Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy who haunts the school after receiving warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life.
Bone: Out from Boneville

Bone: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith
GN J Bon

Book Discussions:
Thursday, February 22, 2007, 7 p.m.
University Hills Branch
4721 Loyola Ln.
(512) 926-4684

Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 7 p.m.
Howson Branch
2500 Exposition
(512) 472-3584

Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 7 p.m.
Old Quarry Branch
7051 Village Center Dr.
(512) 345-4435

Summary: In Out From Boneville, volume 1 of this 9-book epic, the three Bone cousins -- Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone -- are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures.
Peeps

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Y FIC Wes

Book Discussions:
Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 7 p.m.
Windsor Park Branch
5833 Westminster Dr.
(512) 928-0333

Summary: Cal Thomas is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism, and must hunt down all of the girlfriends he has unknowingly infected.
The Golden Compass book cover

The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
Fic Pul

Book Discussions:
Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7 p.m.
Howson Branch
2500 Exposition
(512) 472-3584

Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7 p.m.
Old Quarry Branch
7051 Village Center Dr.
(512) 345-4435

Thursday, March 29, 2007, 7 p.m.
Milwood Branch
12500 Amherst Dr.
(512) 339-2355

Summary: Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Chasing Vermeer book cover

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
J M Bal

Book Discussions:
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 7 p.m.
University Hills Branch
4721 Loyola Ln.
(512) 926-4684

Summary: When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Bone: Out from Boneville

Bone: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith
GN J Bon

Book Discussions:
Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 7 p.m.
Windsor Park Branch
5833 Westminster Dr.
(512) 928-0333

Summary: In Out From Boneville, volume 1 of this 9-book epic, the three Bone cousins -- Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone -- are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures.
The Blue Girl book cover

The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
Y FIC Del

Book Discussions:
Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 7 p.m.
Howson Branch
2500 Exposition
(512) 472-3584

Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 7 p.m.
Old Quarry Branch
7051 Village Center Dr.
(512) 345-4435

Summary: New at her high school, Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy who haunts the school after receiving warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life.
The Westing Game book cover

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Y M Ras

Book Discussions:
Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 7 p.m.
Windsor Park Branch
5833 Westminster Dr.
(512) 928-0333

Thursday, April 26, 2007, 7 p.m.
University Hills Branch
4721 Loyola Ln.
(512) 926-4684

Monday, April 30, 2007, 7 p.m.
Milwood Branch
12500 Amherst Dr.
(512) 339-2355

Summary: The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
The Sea of Monsters book cover

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Y FIC Rio

Book Discussions:
Thursday, May 24, 2007, 7 p.m.
University Hills Branch
4721 Loyola Ln.
(512) 926-4684

Summary: Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke.

For More Information Contact:
Joanna Nigrelli, WFY Librarian
Terrazas Branch
1105 E. César Chávez St.
(512) 974-3640


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