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Adult Book Club: Children's Literature

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
2025-12-11 19:00:00 2025-12-11 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Children's Literature Read children's literature from an adult's perspective. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Thursday, December 11
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-11 19:00:00 2025-12-11 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Children's Literature Read children's literature from an adult's perspective. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room C

Read children's literature from an adult's perspective.

Discuss The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander. 

From bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes the first book in a searing, breathtaking trilogy that tells the story of a boy, a village, and the epic odyssey of an African family.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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