Teen Book Bytes 7:00pm

Teen Book Bytes is a new teen book club to read and discuss multicultural books and those that offer mirrors and windows to life experiences and individual perspectives. We’ll have an afternoon session and an evening session for participants. Pick whichever slot fits your schedule. We’ll meet the 3rd Thursday of the month at 4pm and/or 7pm on Zoom. Registered participants will be emailed a Zoom link and the link will be posted here 24 hours before the event.

Our November discussion will be on The Dark Matter of Mona Star, a graphic novel by Laura Lee Gulledge. This title is currently available in print or as an eComic on HOOPLA. Click here to reserve a copy. 

A bold and original YA graphic novel about battling your inner doubts and fears-and finding your genius Sometimes, the world is too much for Mona Starr. She's sweet, geeky, and creative, but it's hard for her to make friends and connect with other people. She's like a lot of sensitive teenagers-but in the hands of graphic novelist Laura Lee Gulledge, Mona's struggle with depression takes on a vivid, concrete form. Mona calls it her Matter. The Matter gets everywhere, telling Mona she's not good enough, and that everyone around her wishes she would go away. But through therapy, art, writing, and the persistence of a few good friends, Mona starts to understand her Matter, and how she-and readers-can turn their fears into strengths. Heartfelt, emotionally vulnerable, and visually stunning, The Dark Matter of Mona Starr is a story that takes the inner life of a teenager seriously, while giving readers a new way to look at the universal quest for meaning and connection.