February - Akarne

Jess has picked Akarnae by Lynette Noni for our book for February.

Here's some information about the book:

The first of the five-part MEDORAN CHRONICLES offers a new slant on magical parallel worlds – it's Harry Potter meets X-Men, with a twist of Narnia. With just one step, 16-year-old Alex Jennings's world changes - literally. Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities. Desperate to return home, she learns that only Professor Marselle can help her... but he's missing. While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora's boarding school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts. She soon starts to enjoy her bizarre new world and the friends who embrace her as one of there own, but strange things are happening at Akarnae, and Alex can't ignore her fear that something unexpected... something sinister... is looming. An unwilling pawn in a deadly game, Alex's shoulders bear the crushing weight of an entire race's survival. Only she can save the Medorans, but what if doing so prevents her from ever returning home? Will Alex risk her entire world... and maybe even her life - to save Medora?

We will meet on Tuesday February 17 at 7:30 pm to discuss the book. Happy Reading!

January The Patchwork Girl of Oz

Melissa picked our book for January, The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum. We will meet on Tuesday January 20, 2026 at 7:30 at Debby’s house.

Here is some information about the book:

Set out on a quest full of magic and mayhem, and meet an unforgettable new heroine who proves that a heart made of fabric can be as true as any other.

When Ojo the Unlucky and his Unc Nunkie visit the crooked magician Dr. Pipt, a terrible accident turns Unc Nunkie and the magician’s wife to stone. The only cure requires ingredients from across Oz—and Ojo must find them. Joined by the irrepressible Patchwork Girl (brought to life by Dr. Pipt’s magic powder), the Glass Cat, and the Woozy, Ojo sets out on a desperate quest. But when he breaks one of Ozma’s laws in his search for a cure, he discovers that even in the magical Land of Oz, doing the wrong thing for the right reason can lead to the most unexpected consequences.

First published in 1913, The Patchwork Girl of Oz is the seventh book in L. Frank Baum’s classic Oz series.

Books From Our December Book Basket Party

Our book basket party was fun. 

Princess Bride and ROUS

So many cute baskets

Here are the books that were exchanged at the book basket party. 

Happy Reading!