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Middle Grade Book Club

In-Person Program

Join us for a new book club for middle grade readers! We're starting off with "Holes" by Louis Sachar. Come share your thoughts on some of the best stories of all time and enjoy a book-themed activity.  For ages 10 – 14. 

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep.  But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.

Find copies of Holes at the Claremont Library. It can also be ordered here. 

Upcoming book and meeting: 

August 22 - One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Registration is recommended but not required. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Book Club |

Claremont Helen Renwick Library
Phone: 909.621.4902
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Mon, Jun 22 Closed
Tue, Jun 23 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 24 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jun 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jun 28 Closed
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About the branch

Claremont Library was founded in 1914. It has been at its current location since 1928. The present building opened on April 25, 1975. The Friends of the Claremont Public Library was founded in 1957.

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