Our YA for Grownups Book Club meets the first or second Thursday of each month at Decade Coffee in North Lawrence. We'd love for you to join us! These are our 2017 selections. Please email klopez@lawrencepubliclibrary.org with any questions.
JANUARY 5 - An imposter sits upon the royal throne of Lumatere, where people who remain within the walls of the city are cursed. Outside the walls, people...Show more
JANUARY 5 - An imposter sits upon the royal throne of Lumatere, where people who remain within the walls of the city are cursed. Outside the walls, people struggle for survival, and many of them succumb to disease. Finnikin, a young man who was only a small child when the royal family was murdered, joins a forces with an unpredictable notice named Evanjalin, who isn't quite what she seems. An epic fantasy featuring complex characters, ancient magic, and a feudal society. (Originally scheduled for YA for Grownups September 2016.)
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JANUARY 5 - An imposter sits upon the royal throne of Lumatere, where people who remain within the walls of the city are cursed. Outside the walls, people...Show more
JANUARY 5 - An imposter sits upon the royal throne of Lumatere, where people who remain within the walls of the city are cursed. Outside the walls, people struggle for survival, and many of them succumb to disease. Finnikin, a young man who was only a small child when the royal family was murdered, joins a forces with an unpredictable notice named Evanjalin, who isn't quite what she seems. An epic fantasy featuring complex characters, ancient magic, and a feudal society. (Originally scheduled for YA for Grownups September 2016.)
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FEBRUARY 2 - The survivor of a deadly plague, Adelina is left physically changed (both in appearances and abilities). Possessing powers beyond what anyone...Show more
FEBRUARY 2 - The survivor of a deadly plague, Adelina is left physically changed (both in appearances and abilities). Possessing powers beyond what anyone has seen before, she is driven by revenge to bring her own form of justice to anyone who has wronged her. Featuring an atypical heroine in a unique dystopian world, this one will appeal to fans of Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
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FEBRUARY 2 - The survivor of a deadly plague, Adelina is left physically changed (both in appearances and abilities). Possessing powers beyond what anyone...Show more
FEBRUARY 2 - The survivor of a deadly plague, Adelina is left physically changed (both in appearances and abilities). Possessing powers beyond what anyone has seen before, she is driven by revenge to bring her own form of justice to anyone who has wronged her. Featuring an atypical heroine in a unique dystopian world, this one will appeal to fans of Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
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MARCH 2 - Aristotle and Dante couldn't be more different--Ari is from a lower income background with an older brother in prison, and completely angry at t...Show more
MARCH 2 - Aristotle and Dante couldn't be more different--Ari is from a lower income background with an older brother in prison, and completely angry at the world. Dante, the precociously intelligent son of two professors, seems to like poetry more than people. When the two meet, they become unlikely friends, and discover more about themselves, and the universe, than they ever could alone. (Check out the audiobook, narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda!)
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MARCH 2 - Aristotle and Dante couldn't be more different--Ari is from a lower income background with an older brother in prison, and completely angry at t...Show more
MARCH 2 - Aristotle and Dante couldn't be more different--Ari is from a lower income background with an older brother in prison, and completely angry at the world. Dante, the precociously intelligent son of two professors, seems to like poetry more than people. When the two meet, they become unlikely friends, and discover more about themselves, and the universe, than they ever could alone. (Check out the audiobook, narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda!)
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APRIL 6 - Sierra's summer plans consist of spending time with friends and her art supplies, but then weird occurrences start happening in her neighborhood...Show more
APRIL 6 - Sierra's summer plans consist of spending time with friends and her art supplies, but then weird occurrences start happening in her neighborhood. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts speaking again, a corpse crashes a party she's at, and then the murals start weeping real tears. Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a type of magic that mixes art with ancestry, and she must uncover secrets of her family's past in order to defeat the evil of the present.
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APRIL 6 - Sierra's summer plans consist of spending time with friends and her art supplies, but then weird occurrences start happening in her neighborhood...Show more
APRIL 6 - Sierra's summer plans consist of spending time with friends and her art supplies, but then weird occurrences start happening in her neighborhood. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts speaking again, a corpse crashes a party she's at, and then the murals start weeping real tears. Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a type of magic that mixes art with ancestry, and she must uncover secrets of her family's past in order to defeat the evil of the present.
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MAY 4 - Ryan Dean is fourteen years old, and a junior in high school at an affluent boarding school where he lives in the troublemakers' dorm. He's in lov...Show more
MAY 4 - Ryan Dean is fourteen years old, and a junior in high school at an affluent boarding school where he lives in the troublemakers' dorm. He's in love with his best friend, Annie, who thinks he's a cute little kid, and he's pretty sure his delinquent roommate is going to kill him. A realistic portrayal of what it's like to be a teenage boy, told by a uniquely hilarious voice.
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MAY 4 - Ryan Dean is fourteen years old, and a junior in high school at an affluent boarding school where he lives in the troublemakers' dorm. He's in lov...Show more
MAY 4 - Ryan Dean is fourteen years old, and a junior in high school at an affluent boarding school where he lives in the troublemakers' dorm. He's in love with his best friend, Annie, who thinks he's a cute little kid, and he's pretty sure his delinquent roommate is going to kill him. A realistic portrayal of what it's like to be a teenage boy, told by a uniquely hilarious voice.
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JUNE 1 - Fen de la Guerre lives in what was once known as New Orleans, but after a series of hurricanes has now become a veritable wasteland. People belon...Show more
JUNE 1 - Fen de la Guerre lives in what was once known as New Orleans, but after a series of hurricanes has now become a veritable wasteland. People belong to tribes according to their blood-type, and when her tribe is attacked, Fen escapes with a newborn baby. Determined to protect the infant at all costs, she crosses paths with a young scientist, whom she hopes will help bring the infant to safety. A fast-paced and engaging post-apocalyptic novel!
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JUNE 1 - Fen de la Guerre lives in what was once known as New Orleans, but after a series of hurricanes has now become a veritable wasteland. People belon...Show more
JUNE 1 - Fen de la Guerre lives in what was once known as New Orleans, but after a series of hurricanes has now become a veritable wasteland. People belong to tribes according to their blood-type, and when her tribe is attacked, Fen escapes with a newborn baby. Determined to protect the infant at all costs, she crosses paths with a young scientist, whom she hopes will help bring the infant to safety. A fast-paced and engaging post-apocalyptic novel!
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JULY 6 - After murdering a brutal man in self-defense, Samantha, a young Chinese girl living in Missouri in the 1849, must flee her home. Annamae, a runa...Show more
JULY 6 - After murdering a brutal man in self-defense, Samantha, a young Chinese girl living in Missouri in the 1849, must flee her home. Annamae, a runaway slave, joins her and the two make way to the Oregon trail, where the two must disguise themselves as boys to survive. Along the way, the two of them form an unbreakable bond, encounter multiple dangers, and learn the true meaning of sacrifice and loyalty.
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JULY 6 - After murdering a brutal man in self-defense, Samantha, a young Chinese girl living in Missouri in the 1849, must flee her home. Annamae, a runa...Show more
JULY 6 - After murdering a brutal man in self-defense, Samantha, a young Chinese girl living in Missouri in the 1849, must flee her home. Annamae, a runaway slave, joins her and the two make way to the Oregon trail, where the two must disguise themselves as boys to survive. Along the way, the two of them form an unbreakable bond, encounter multiple dangers, and learn the true meaning of sacrifice and loyalty.
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AUGUST 3 - Laia is a member of the Scholar class, which in a society that values aggression and warfare, that makes her a lesser citizen. She is enslaved ...Show more
AUGUST 3 - Laia is a member of the Scholar class, which in a society that values aggression and warfare, that makes her a lesser citizen. She is enslaved after disaster strikes her family, and must act as a spy to save her brother from execution. Elias is training in the Empire's greatest military academy, but all he wants is to escape and be free from following tyrannical orders. A harrowing fantasy set in a brutal world inspired by Ancient Rome.
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AUGUST 3 - Laia is a member of the Scholar class, which in a society that values aggression and warfare, that makes her a lesser citizen. She is enslaved ...Show more
AUGUST 3 - Laia is a member of the Scholar class, which in a society that values aggression and warfare, that makes her a lesser citizen. She is enslaved after disaster strikes her family, and must act as a spy to save her brother from execution. Elias is training in the Empire's greatest military academy, but all he wants is to escape and be free from following tyrannical orders. A harrowing fantasy set in a brutal world inspired by Ancient Rome.
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SEPTEMBER 7 - Skylar thinks she will finally be able to escape her small town and attend art school--all she needs to do is work during the summer. Then h...Show more
SEPTEMBER 7 - Skylar thinks she will finally be able to escape her small town and attend art school--all she needs to do is work during the summer. Then her mother loses her job, and their already financially stressed household becomes impossibly strained, and Skylar must have to make a decision to follow her own dreams or stay home and take care of the people she loves. An honest depiction of poverty and disability.
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SEPTEMBER 7 - Skylar thinks she will finally be able to escape her small town and attend art school--all she needs to do is work during the summer. Then h...Show more
SEPTEMBER 7 - Skylar thinks she will finally be able to escape her small town and attend art school--all she needs to do is work during the summer. Then her mother loses her job, and their already financially stressed household becomes impossibly strained, and Skylar must have to make a decision to follow her own dreams or stay home and take care of the people she loves. An honest depiction of poverty and disability.
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OCTOBER 5 - When Gemma's mother dies, she is sent away to boarding school in England, a place that couldn't be more dissimiliar to the India she grew up i...Show more
OCTOBER 5 - When Gemma's mother dies, she is sent away to boarding school in England, a place that couldn't be more dissimiliar to the India she grew up in. At a time in history where women had few options, she discovers she can communicate and traverse the spirit realm, an ability that her new friends are eager to partake in.
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OCTOBER 5 - When Gemma's mother dies, she is sent away to boarding school in England, a place that couldn't be more dissimiliar to the India she grew up i...Show more
OCTOBER 5 - When Gemma's mother dies, she is sent away to boarding school in England, a place that couldn't be more dissimiliar to the India she grew up in. At a time in history where women had few options, she discovers she can communicate and traverse the spirit realm, an ability that her new friends are eager to partake in.
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NOVEMBER 2 - Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy is the first volume in this graphic novel series about a group of young girls at a wilderness camp for ha...Show more
NOVEMBER 2 - Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy is the first volume in this graphic novel series about a group of young girls at a wilderness camp for hardcore lady types, where they battle mystical creatures, evade their exasperated camp leader, and compete to win all the badges!
Featuring a diverse cast of characters, these girls are hard not to love!
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NOVEMBER 2 - Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy is the first volume in this graphic novel series about a group of young girls at a wilderness camp for ha...Show more
NOVEMBER 2 - Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy is the first volume in this graphic novel series about a group of young girls at a wilderness camp for hardcore lady types, where they battle mystical creatures, evade their exasperated camp leader, and compete to win all the badges!
Featuring a diverse cast of characters, these girls are hard not to love!
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DECEMBER 7 - Henry Denton keeps getting abducted by aliens, and when they give him the date of the end of the world, they also give him a choice to stop i...Show more
DECEMBER 7 - Henry Denton keeps getting abducted by aliens, and when they give him the date of the end of the world, they also give him a choice to stop its destruction. His life, and the people surrounding him, are incredibly complicated, so the decision to save everything isn't quite cut-and-dry. A heartfelt coming-of-age story that mixes drama and science fiction!
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DECEMBER 7 - Henry Denton keeps getting abducted by aliens, and when they give him the date of the end of the world, they also give him a choice to stop i...Show more
DECEMBER 7 - Henry Denton keeps getting abducted by aliens, and when they give him the date of the end of the world, they also give him a choice to stop its destruction. His life, and the people surrounding him, are incredibly complicated, so the decision to save everything isn't quite cut-and-dry. A heartfelt coming-of-age story that mixes drama and science fiction!
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