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Books Beyond Borders

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For 5th-8th graders
Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Pashmina

Jun  4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!

See you back in the fall!

This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.

Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

A Sky of Paper Stars

September 3: A Sky of Paper Stars by Susie Yi (Korea). 

October 1: The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough (France). 

This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.

Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
First Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

My Brigadista Year

Nov 6: My Brigadista Year, by Katherine Paterson (Cuba)

Dec 4: Flora la Fresca & The Art of Friendship by Veronica Chambers (Panamanian-American)

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

The Unforgotten Coat

Apr 2: The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (England and maybe Mongolia).

May 7: Johnny, the sea, and me by Melba Escobar (Colombia).

Jun  4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Uprooted

Feb 5: Uprooted by Ruth Chan (Hong Kong).

Mar 5: Indian no More by Charlene Willing and Traci Sorell (Umpqua people of Oregon and California).

Apr 2: The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (England and maybe Mongolia).

May 7: Johnny, the sea, and me by Melba Escobar (Colombia).

Jun  4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by Aaron on

For 5th-8th graders
Second Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen

May 8: Two Tribes, by Emily Bowen Cohen (California and Oklahoma)

See you next school year!

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
First Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Sept 4: Mexikid, by Pedro Martín (Mexico)

Oct 2: Safiyyah’s War, by Hiba Noor Khan (France)

Nov 6: My Brigadista Year, by Katherine Paterson (Cuba)

Dec 4: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Malawi)

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Johnny, the sea, and me book cover

May 7: Johnny, the sea, and me by Melba Escobar (Colombia).

Jun  4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!


This program is brought to you thanks to the support of The Friends of the Library.

Este programa llega a usted gracias al apoyo de Los Amigos de la Biblioteca.

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
First Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Dec 4: Flora la Fresca & The Art of Friendship by Veronica Chambers (Panamanian-American)

Jan 8: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Malawi).

Feb 5: Uprooted by Ruth Chan (Hong Kong).

Mar 5: Indian no More by Charlene Willing and Traci Sorell (Umpqua people of Oregon and California).

Apr 2: The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (England and maybe Mongolia).

May 7: Johnny, the sea, and me by Melba Escobar (Colombia).

Jun  4: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (India). Author visit!

Happy holidays, see you next year!

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Books Beyond Borders

Posted by davagy on

For 5th-8th graders
First Wednesday at 4pm

To sign up, please email Lea at lea.aschkenas@cityofsanrafael.org or call 415-485-3336.

Like reading? Like learning about life in other places and times? We’ve got just the club for you! Join us for our Books Beyond Borders book club in which we’ll travel through time and place to better understand our present world. Each month, read the selected book (limited free copies available, otherwise check yours out at the library) and then we’ll meet to discuss it, sample some related food and maybe music, and do a fun related craft or writing activity. Occasional special guests will include the book’s author or a visitor from the culture or time we’ve read about.

Safiyyah's War

Oct 2: Safiyyah’s War, by Hiba Noor Khan (France)

Nov 6: My Brigadista Year, by Katherine Paterson (Cuba)

Dec 4: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Malawi)

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