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YA Book Club for Adults In-Person / Online
The YA Book Club meets on the 4th Friday of every month to discuss a different book. Pick up a copy of this month's book from the Downtown Library Information Desk.
This month we will be meeting in person at the Downtown Library Community Room or online via Zoom at 5:00PM!
Join us on Zoom here!
Be sure to submit your two recommendations for new titles to read in 2023 at tiny.cc/YA23!
This month we are reading Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.
At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me docile, Lucinda's curse made a rebel of me. Or perhaps I was that way naturally." When her beloved mother dies, leaving her in the care of a mostly absent and avaricious father, and later, a loathsome stepmother and two treacherous stepsisters, Ella's life and well-being seem to be in grave peril. But her intelligence and saucy nature keep her in good stead as she sets out on a quest for freedom and self-discovery as she tries to track down Lucinda to undo the curse, fending off ogres, befriending elves, and falling in love with a prince along the way. Yes, there is a pumpkin coach, a glass slipper, and a happily ever after, but this is the most remarkable, delightful, and profound version of Cinderella you'll ever read.
- Date:
- Friday, August 26, 2022 Show more dates
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Arizona Time (change)
- Location:
- Downtown Library Community Room (Capacity 41)
- Library:
- Downtown Library
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- us02web.zoom.us/j/89722012279
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Book Discussions and Author Talks