Cover to Cover Book Club
For Kids
Monday, November 09
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Bentonville Public Library
Children's Craft RoomRead, think, and share ideas about great books! This month we're talking about "Where Only Storms Grow" by Alyssa Colman. 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:
It's been four years since rain fell on the Oklahoma panhandle and the closeness between the Stanton twins has dried up as much as the land. Howe Stanton has been practicing running away and longs for the family to quit this dusty landscape for the promise of California, where so many of his friends have already gone. Despite the scoliosis that causes Joanna Stanton near-constant pain, she isn't ready to give up on the family farm just yet. When the twins father leaves the family behind to find work in California, and their older brother suffers a serious accident, saving the farm falls on the shoulders of Howe and Joanna.
Alyssa Colman paints a vivid picture of what life was like during the Oklahoma dust bowl, the challenges and the triumphs of the Stanton twins, their family and their community. Winner of the 2024 Schneider Family Book Award.
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.