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Six of Crows

"When everyone knows you’re a monster, you needn’t waste time doing every monstrous thing."
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

Orbiting Jupiter

“You know how teachers are. If they get you to take out a book they love too, they're yours for life.” 
― Gary D. Schmidt, Orbiting Jupiter
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In Six of Crows, author Leigh Bardugo revisits the fantasy world she created for the Grisha trilogy but introduces new characters and a whole new challenge. A group of six criminal teens with very unique skills must overcome traumatic pasts and emotional entanglements to pull off an impossible heist. This is a the first in a new series (the second novel has already been announced), and the ending makes it clear that more is to come.  Read an excerpt here.  Discussion on Wednesday, April 6th.


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Didn't read Shadow and Bone or the rest of the Grisha Trilogy? Click the map to learn about the world in which Six of Crows takes place.
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A work of realistic fiction, Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt examines the very meaning of the word “family,” - the family we are given and the family we choose to create. The author, Gary D. Schmidt, discusses the setting and the characters in the video below. The story centers around eighth-grader Joseph, who became a father at 13 and is now living as a foster child with the Hurd family. Twelve-year-old Jackson Hurd narrates this story and watches Joseph struggle to balance finding a place for himself with his quest to find his daughter, Jupiter. To get a sense of the writing style, you can visit his site and read the 1st Chapter. ​ Discussion on Wednesday, March 30th.

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