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Adult Book Club: Comics

Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol
2025-12-11 19:00:00 2025-12-11 21:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Comics A monthly book discussion. Copies of the book are available for pick up at the Cascades Library. Cascades Library - Meeting Room C

Thursday, December 11
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-11 19:00:00 2025-12-11 21:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Comics A monthly book discussion. Copies of the book are available for pick up at the Cascades Library. Cascades Library - Meeting Room C

Cascades Library

Meeting Room C

A monthly book discussion. Copies of the book are available for pick up at the Cascades Library.

Discuss Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol. 

After her parents’ sudden death, Jane faces eviction from her family home. She proposes a deal to unhappy fisherman Peter: they will marry so she can inherit her fortune, and he can enjoy the luxurious lifestyle he desires. However, the plan falls apart when Peter is captured and imprisoned underwater by a mermaid.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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