Cover to Cover Book Club
For Kids
Monday, July 13
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Bentonville Public Library
Children's Craft RoomRead, think, and share ideas about great books! This month, we're talking about The Long Way Around by Anne Nesbet. For children entering 4th - 6th grade.
All 15 participants to register will receive a free copy of the book, generously purchased by the Friends of the Library. You must attend the book club meeting in order to keep the book.
Additional copies are available for checkout at BPL and on the Libby app.
Book Summary:
During a hiking trip with their parents in the mountains of California, cousins Owen, Vivian, and Amy are finally allowed to camp for one night at a little lake...all on their own! But when a massive earthquake blocks their return path, there's only one way home: the long way around, through a wilderness filled with fierce animals, raging rivers, unstable weather, and high passes. The hardest challenges the cousins face, however, are the ones they've brought with them. Vivian's fear of starting middle school and changes she can't control, Owen's lingering emotional scars from a tragic car accident, and Amy's desire to live in stories rather than in boring real life.
Drawing on courage and humor, the cousins weather storms, make the most of dwindling rations, and face their deepest fears in order to bring each other safely home. This gripping contemporary novel is bursting with excitement, rich natural settings, and characters who will have readers rooting for them all the way!
**Parents, please register the name of the child who will be attending book club. Thank you!
Questions? Email Sarah Hanst, Children's Librarian - shanst@bentonvillear.com
Bentonville Public Library
Bentonville Public Library is a department of the City of Bentonville. Bentonville Public Library is located just 3 blocks south of the Downtown Square, at 405 S. Main Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Facility amenities include adult collection, children's and teen spaces, private study rooms, event spaces, makerspace and digital lab, genealogy research center, sensory and wellness room, business centers, book club lounge, and café.