Calling all tweens? Do you enjoy reading? Are you looking for people to talk about what you’ve just read? Are you down for some book related activities?
If your answer is yes to all of the above, sign up for our tween book club to join us for a lively discussion along with a fun activity.
This program is for ages 9-12.
Registration is required.
We will meet in-person in the Spring Branch Memorial Library Meeting Room.
Once registered, you will be contacted when a copy of the book is available for pick up.
The book we will be reading: Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen.
Anzu has just moved to a new town during Obon, a time for families to remember and celebrate their ancestors. Ever since her Obaachan died, though, Obon has lost its magic. She doesn't feel much like celebrating anymore.
While avoiding holiday festivities, Anzu spots a stray dog down the street. A dog that seems to be staring right at her. But when she chases after it, she slips and falls down a ridge, losing consciousness. When she awakes, she’s in the Shinto underworld known as Yomi, a place she’s only heard about in Obaachan’s stories. The stray dog, she finds out, is actually the Gatekeeper of Yomi, and he warns her to return to the human realm before it’s too late.
Only, getting home is not as simple as she’d thought. Faced with the nefarious Queen Izanami of Yomi and a world full of creatures she’d once thought weren’t real, the race against the clock is on. She must break a curse, free the spirits of other lost children, and reach the gate home before sunrise…or be stuck in Yomi forever.
