Join us for our Middle Grade Book Club, Tween the Pages!

Registration required. Books may be picked up at the Fairmount Branch. Copies are available while supplies last.

This club is for patrons ages 8 to 11.​

This month our book is Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan.

From the Publisher:

Ruth Chan loves her hometown in Toronto, hanging out with her best friends for life, and snacking on ketchup flavored potato chips, which are the best. What Ruth doesn’t love is having to move to Hong Kong after her dad gets a new job there.

Her mom is excited to reunite with her family, but it’s not the same for Ruth. In Hong Kong, her classes are harder, her Cantonese isn’t good enough, and her parents are never around. Ruth feels lonely and completely uprooted.

But as Ruth’s dad tells stories about her family, about how they relied on their strength, courage, and each other to survive the most difficult times, Ruth realizes that she too can be strong. Gradually, she puts down roots, knowing that home will always be where her heart is.

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