Busboys and Poets Books Presents YA Book Club

Name: Busboys and Poets Books Presents YA Book Club
Start: 2022-07-31T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-07-31T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Takoma

Date and Time

Jul 31, 2022 4:00 pm

Location

Takoma

235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012

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Description:

Welcome, reader, to the YA/Teen Book Club! Busboys & Poets would like to invite you to join us for an exploration of new and classic young adult books through a variety of themes. The book club will be guided by questions crafted by our bookseller, as well as any points the participants want to raise. Show up for good food, good books, and good friends! Plus, the more frequently you show up, the more goodies (in the form of discounts) you can collect!

Participants can pick any of three books that fit the July theme of Summer Break. As days heat up, schools let out, and summer break fills our days, we’ll celebrate with a selection of summertime stories! The books are:

This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. (this book is a graphic novel!) Rose goes to the beach with her family every summer, but this summer is filled with sorrows and secrets as Rose and her best friend Windy navigate growing up.
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. (this book has an audiobook version!)The death of their father at the beginning of summer throws the lives of half-sisters Camino and Yahaira together as they each learn that the other exists.
The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman. Teenage mediums Mina and Evelyn investigate a vengeful spirit in their coastal town, all while navigating a growing attraction towards one another.

Now, you might be asking: How does everybody reading different books for one book club work?

Each of the three books are specifically chosen to not only fit the theme, but to converse with one another within that theme. Through our bookseller’s questions, the book club will explore what these books have in common, discover what they interpret differently, and what new and interesting takes they have- plus, participants get to hear about even more books and authors!

This club will discuss spoilers for the books that participants didn’t read- so please be careful if you’ve been saving one specific title for later! This club is specifically for teenagers age 13-18, with the exception of our bookstore staff moderators. We’ll be meeting once a month on Sunday afternoons at the Busboys and Poets Takoma location (235 Carroll Street NW).

Dee (they/them) is a bookseller by night and a TTRPG Facilitator by day. They have a Masters’ of Education, which they have proceeded to squander on reading books and playing games. Dee particularly likes fantasy and sci-fi books, and the gayer the better. They have a very cute dog, who unfortunately is not allowed to join any book clubs because he eats the books.

Kenny (he/him) also moderates this book club- a bio is forthcoming.