Children's Department
Children’s Activities at The Bookworm
Saturday, February 4 / 3 p.m. The Golden Sowers group will discuss School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari (Little, Brown, $6.99). For the first time--maybe ever--Madeleine, Theo, Lulu, and Garrison are not looking forward to the start of summer, and three little words are to blame: School of Fear. In what they're sure will be the longest and most terrifying six weeks of their lives, the foursome must face their phobias head-on as students of the exclusive and elusive school. There's no homework or exams. But if they don't conquer their fears by the end of the summer, they'll find out just how frightening failing can be.
Thursday, February 9 / 6 p.m. Amiable Adult Readers Discussing Books Almost Always Read by Kids (Aardbaark) will discuss The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (Square Fish, $7.99). Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger. As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century. Kelly deftly brings Callie and her family to life, capturing a year of growing up with unique sensitivity and a wry wit. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is a 2010 Newbery Honor Book and the winner of the 2010 Bank Street - Josette Frank Award.
Saturday, March 3 / 3 p.m. The Golden Sowers group will discuss Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow by James Ransom (HarperCollins, $7.99). When a mysterious envelope arrives for Jake Ransom, he and his older sister, Kady, are plunged into a gripping chain of events. An artifact found by their parents--on the expedition from which they never returned--leads Jake and Kady to a strange world inhabited by a peculiar mix of long-lost civilizations, a world that may hold the key to their parents' disappearance. And as Jake struggles to find a way home, it becomes obvious that what the Skull King wants most is Jake and Kady--dead or alive.
Thursday, March 8 / 6 p.m. Amiable Adult Readers Discussing Books Almost Always Read by Kids (Aardbaark) will discuss Born Blue by Han Nolan (Harcourt, $6.95). Leshaya is a survivor. Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all: revolving foster homes, physical abuse, an unwanted pregnancy. Now, as her tumultuous childhood is coming to an end, she is determined to make a life for herself by doing the only thing that makes her feel whole . . . singing. Nolan pulls no punches in this hard-hitting story of a girl at the bottom who dreams of nothing but the top.
Saturday, April 7 / 3 p.m. The Golden Sowers group will discuss Kenny and the Dragon by Tony Diterlizzi (Simon & Schuster, $6.99). Kenny is a little rabbit with a very big problem. His two best friends are heading into a battle of legendary proportions--with each other! In one corner there's Graeme, a well-read and cultured dragon with sophisticated tastes. In the other there's George, a retired knight and dragon slayer who would be content to spend the rest of his days in his bookshop. Neither really wants to fight, but the village townsfolk are set on removing Graeme from their midst and calling George out of retirement. Can Kenny avert disaster?
Thursday, April 12 / 6 p.m. Amiable Adult Readers Discussing Books Almost Always Read by Kids (Aardbaark) will discuss The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander (Walden Pond Press, $6.99). Do you need something? Mac can get it for you. It's what he does. He and his best friend and business manager, Vince. Their methods might sometimes run afoul of the law, or at least the school code of conduct, but if you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can pay him, Mac is on your side. His office is located in the East Wing boy's bathroom, fourth stall from the high window. And business is booming. Or at least it was, until this particular Monday. Because this Monday is when Mac and Vince find out that the trouble with solving everyone else's problems is there's no one left to solve yours.
Children’s Activities
Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Storytime for preschoolers
Contact the Children's Department if you would like to know more about any of these activities! Stay in touch with these events by subscribing to the Children’s Department e-newsletter at bookwormomaha.com, e-mail us at childrens@bookwormomaha.com or stop in the store for specific information. Please attend whatever you can of the above events! BUT we would love to know which sessions in which you may be interested so we can prepare materials and staff. Please call 392-2877 and talk to us in the Children's Department
