Eleven-year-old Aurora is a total chatterb ox. Her best friend\, Frenchie\, has autism and has never spoken a word. I n this 2024 Black-Eyed Susan nominee for best children's chapter book\, au thor Leslie Connor presents the friendship and unique form of communicatio n between the two\, who love to explore the land and animals around their small community in coastal Maine. Find out what happens when an incident l eads Aurora to ask\, "Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?"
\nIf you are in g rades 4\, 5 or 6 and love to read and have fun talking about books and cha racters\, No Shelf Control is the place for you! Each month\, students rea d a selected chapter book ahead of time and come to our meeting to discuss the plot\, the characters and their relationships to each other\, and oth er elements of a novel such as theme and setting. We also include in each session a game or activity related to the book or reading. Anyone ages 9-1 2 is welcome any time!
\nYou can borrow a copy of the book (with a s pecially prepared reading guide just for our group) from the Connie Morell a Library\; just ask at the Check Out or Information Desks for the March b ook for No Shelf Control. You can also access the book through either of o ur two free apps: as an \;e-book \;or an \;e-audiobook \;on Hoopla\; or as a n e-book or an e-audiobook on the Libby app or Overdrive website . If you get an e-version\, please contact Librarian Jeff for the reading guide (jeffrey.coster@montgomerycountymd.gov). Even if you are not able to finish the reading\, please come anyway and see if No Shelf Control might just be the place for you! The book for the April 9 meeting will be hande d out at this meeting\, and then available to pick up from the Connie More lla Library by anyone who missed it.
\nLibrary Program Attendance (b oth virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the sugge sted age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under th e age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program int ended for children must have an accompanying child.
\nHave q uestions about this program? \;Contact the Connie Morella Lib rary at 240-777-0970.
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\nPeop le who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request \;English-language c aptioning or sign-language interpretation \;at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant F acilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.
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