Events

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson*

In the spring of 1776, Isabel, a teenage slave, and her sister, Ruth, are sold to ruthless, wealthy loyalists in Manhattan. While running errands, Isabel is approached by rebels, who promise her freedom (and help finding Ruth, who has been sent away) if she agrees to spy. Using the invisibility her slave status brings, Isabel lurks and listens as Master Lockton and his fellow Tories plot to crush the rebel uprisings, but the incendiary proof that she carries to the rebel camp doesn’t bring the desired rewards.

Please email Tammy Black at tamara@post.harvard.edu for further information.

Fee: Starting in February, $10 per month and $5 for each additional child in a family. 

Join our Girls' Book Groups (ages 7-9 and ages 10-12) on February 27th.

Older Girls' Book Group (ages 10-12) at 10 am discussing Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Younger Girls' Book Group (ages 7-9) at 11 am discussing The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

Please email Tammy Black at tamara@post.harvard.edu for
further information. 

Fee: Starting in
February, $10 per month and $5 for each additional child in a family. 

The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney*

"Humphrey the hamster enjoys being Room 26's classroom pet. He adores Ms. Mac, and every day brings new learning and experiences. Then Ms. Mac unexpectedly leaves; worse, returning teacher Mrs. Brisbane despises small furry creatures--leaving Humphrey both brokenhearted and worried about his future. Going home on weekends with school staff members and students helps, revealing diverse, often surprising stories and situations that allow both Humphrey and his human caretakers to learn from one another. Humphrey, a delightful, irresistible character, is big hearted, observant, and creative, and his experiences, whether escaping a nosy dog or helping an immigrant family speak English, range from comedic to touching." 

Starting in February, $10 per month and $5 for each additional child in a family.

Please email Tammy Black at tamara@post.harvard.edu for further information. 

11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass*

"Amanda and Leo, born on the same day, have celebrated their birthdays
together for 10 years. Still feeling hurt from an unkind remark Leo made
at last year’s party, Amanda spends her eleventh birthday without her
now-estranged friend to share the fun. In the days that follow, both
Amanda and Leo discover that they are caught in a time loop, waking up
each morning to find themselves repeating their eleventh birthdays."

Please email Tammy Black at tamara@post.harvard.edu for further
information.

Fee: $10
per month and $5 for each additional child in a family.  

Ruby Lu, Brave and True by Lenore Look*

"Ruby Lu makes her debut in this funny and charming chapter book. Full of
joie de vivre, the eight-year-old loves her family, particularly her
baby brother, Oscar; wearing reflective tape; and performing in her own
backyard magic show. Plot development is episodic but steady as Ruby
musters up her courage to attend Chinese school; she confronts mean
Christina from California; and she decides to drive herself to school.
(Her parents are frantic when their children and car are missing, but
Ruby thinks that her biggest mistake was parking in the principal's
spot.) Looming large is the fact that her cousin, Flying Duck, is
emigrating from China and Ruby will have to share her bedroom."

Please email Tammy Black at tamara@post.harvard.edu for further
information.

Fee: $10
per month and $5 for each additional child in a family.