Young Adult Book Club for Adults

When the Pop Genre book club was looking to offer another genre at a branch location, that seemed like the perfect opportunity to start a book club at Center Street. I wanted something that would have broad appeal and pull in participants from the neighborhood and potentially beyond, which is why I picked YA books. While YA is a category and not a genre, they offer the opportunity to focus on authors of color and complex stories featuring accessible writing styles that a wide variety of individuals may enjoy. 

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October – The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

November  – Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew

December – All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

January – Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

February – Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

March  – Anatomy: a Love Story by Dana Schwartz

April – Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

May – A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

June – Always the Almost by Edward Underhill

July – Kings of B’More by R. Eric Thomas

August – Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson

September – We Weren’t Looking to Be Found by Stephanie Kuehn

October – Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

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An alternative genre to offer at Center Street would be urban fiction; however I don't believe that I am the appropriate person to facilitate such a book club on my own. If the potential came up to partner with someone else, a local community organization or a Black librarian, to offer an urban fiction book club, I would happily do so.  

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