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Teens, you are invited to READ, DISCUSS, and CREATE at libraries around Lackawanna County. You will be provided with our own copy of each book. Yes we will discuss the chosen books, but this is more than a book discussion. Get your creative juices flowing with special projects based on the books you read.

Albright (Grades 7-12)
April 8^th – Coraline by Neil Gaimen
April 22^nd – Maximum Ride by James Patterson
May 6^th – Maximum Ride by James Patterson
May 20^th – Wrap Up Party
6-7:30 PM

Carbondale (Grades 6-12)
April 16^th – The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
May 7^th – Legend by Marie Lu
May 14^th – Legend by Marie Lu
May 28^th – The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Wrap Up To Be Announced
6:30-7:45 PM

Valley (Grades 7-12)
April 12^th – Will begin discussion of The Raft. Will try constructing boats to race down “rain gutters”
April 26^th –  Will finish up with The Raft and vote on the next books we will share.
May 10^th – Ending Party

The Pennsylvania Teen Reading Lounge is a Pennsylvania Humanities Council program run by libraries around Pennsylvania.  It’s a chance for you to talk about literature and the humanities in a relaxing environment.

The program is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and by federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries.