Pizza and Books! Come Get Yours!

The middle school lunchtime book discussion groups are back! Our teen librarians come once a year to lead a discussion about a great book - and they bring pizza along! We'll be at Jordan next week, JLS the first week in April, and Terman in May. The books this year are:

• 6th grade - City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau
  
• 7th grade - Code Orange by Caroline Cooney


• 8th grade - Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen.

If you've read the book, we hope you'll come join us. Those who do may enter a drawing to win a free copy of the book. Jordan students, go talk to Ms. McQueen in the Jordan Library if you haven't signed up yet.

Come to the Gunn HS lunchtime book discussion

On Thursday, February 21, a city librarian will be at Gunn High School to lead a lunchtime book discussion for Gunn students about "The Distant Land of My Father" by Bo Caldwell. Set in Shanghai on the eve of World War II, "Distant Land" is a story about home, family, love and loss. We'll munch on delicious pot stickers while we talk about this fascinating story. There will be a free drawing to win a copy of the book. You can check out a copy of "Distant Land" from the Gunn library or reserve a copy here. "Distant Land of My Father" is this year's selection for 'Silicon Valley Reads', and author Bo Caldwell will discuss her book at the Palo Alto Art Center on February 24 at 3 p.m.