Young Adult Book Club

Come join our inaugural meeting of the YA Book Club! This month's book will be Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. Books will be available to pick up at the library on Friday, September 5th. You can also pick up the YA Book Club book for October, Animal Farm, on the day of this first meeting. Below is a brief intro to Everything, Everything from SparkNotes.com:

Everything, Everything is a coming-of-age story about a teenage girl suffering from a life-threatening immunodeficiency disorder, who, unable to leave her house, dreams of a life outside and of truly being alive. Maddy occupies her time reading and enduring constant health checks by her mother and her nurse Carla, but she escapes the monotony of her life by creating fanciful imaginings of the world outside and how she might fit into it. When Maddy uses the astronaut in her dioramas and visualizes him in her dreams and musings, it’s clear she, too, is observing the world from the outside. She craves a normal life and feels trapped by her illness, destined for a life of solitude, routine, and loneliness.

When new neighbors move in next door, Maddy is drawn to watching them through her window. She sees Olly and is intrigued by his presence and the mystery he exudes. Olly too seeks the escape of finding a friend and building a connection outside of his family. Maddy and Olly begin communicating wordlessly through their windows, but their friendship eventually evolves into messaging, which opens the door to Olly and Maddy sharing more personal details including Maddy’s illness. The nature of their early interactions, hidden behind their keyboards, gives both Maddy and Olly relative anonymity, which allows them to be more vulnerable than they might be in person. Their mutual acceptance deepens their friendship quickly. Maddy realizes that she’s falling for Olly and although it scares her, she wants more.