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The Forever Young Book Club is for individuals who like to read Young Adult and New Adult literature and are a little more "A" than "Y." Monthly books will be a mix of forgotten favorites (out in paperback) and newly-released titles (available in hardcover).
Run by Wendy, we meet each month on every third Thursday at 7 p.m. at Quail Ridge Books. Check out our group discussion guidelines. When purchasing book club titles from Quail Ridge Books, let staff know it's for book club and get a 21% discount. For online orders, add the information to the note field on the order form and the discount will be applied before your payment is processed.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- YA Book Club: SCYTHE by Neal ShustermanQuail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC
Please join us for a discussion of SCYTHE by Neal Schusterman.
Book club members receive 21% off the book when purchasing it at Quail Ridge Books for the book club.
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Publisher Description:
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
- YA Book Club: BEASTS OF PREY by Ayana GrayQuail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC
Please join us for a discussion of BEASTS OF PREY by Ayana Gray.
Book club members receive 21% off the book when purchasing it at Quail Ridge Books for the book club.
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Publisher Description:
Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and magical creatures to pay off her family's debts and secure their eventual freedom. But the night her loved ones' own safety is threatened by the Zoo's cruel master, Koffi unleashes a power she doesn't fully understand--and the consequences are dire.As the second son of a decorated hero, Ekon is all but destined to become a Son of the Six--an elite warrior--and uphold a family legacy. But on the night of his final rite of passage, a fire upends his plans. In its midst, Ekon not only encounters the Shetani--a vicious monster that has plagued the city and his nightmares for nearly a century--but a curious girl who seems to have the power to ward off the beast. Koffi's power ultimately saves Ekon's life, but his choice to let her flee dooms his hopes of becoming a warrior.
Desperate to redeem himself, Ekon vows to hunt the Shetani down and end its reign of terror, but he can't do it alone. Meanwhile, Koffi believes finding the Shetani and selling it for a profit could be the key to solving her own problems. Koffi and Ekon--each keeping their true motives secret from the other--form a tentative alliance and enter into the unknowns of the Greater Jungle, a world steeped in wild magic and untold dangers. The hunt begins. But it quickly becomes unclear whether they are the hunters or the hunted.
- YA Book Club: A STUDY IN CHARLOTTE by Brittany CavallaroQuail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC
Please join us for a discussion of A STUDY IN CHARLOTTE by Brittany Cavallaro.
Book club members receive 21% off the book when purchasing it at Quail Ridge Books for the book club.
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Publisher Description:
The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s great-great-great-granddaughter, who has inherited not only Sherlock’s genius but also his volatile temperament. From everything Jamie has heard about Charlotte, it seems safer to admire her from afar.From the moment they meet, there’s a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else. But when a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances, ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Jamie can no longer afford to keep his distance. Jamie and Charlotte are being framed for murder, and only Charlotte can clear their names. But danger is mounting and nowhere is safe—and the only people they can trust are each other.
- YA Book Club: WE DESERVE MONUMENTS by Jas HammonsQuail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC
Please join us for a discussion of WE DESERVE MONUMENTS by Jas Hammons.
Book club members receive 21% off the book when purchasing it at Quail Ridge Books for the book club.
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Publisher Description:
Seventeen-year-old Avery Anderson is convinced her senior year is ruined when she's uprooted from her life in DC and forced into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. The tension between Avery’s mom and Mama Letty makes for a frosty arrival and unearths past drama they refuse to talk about. Every time Avery tries to look deeper, she’s turned away, leaving her desperate to learn the secrets that split her family in two.While tempers flare in her avoidant family, Avery finds friendship in unexpected places: in Simone Cole, her captivating next-door neighbor, and Jade Oliver, daughter of the town’s most prominent family—whose mother’s murder remains unsolved.
As the three girls grow closer—Avery and Simone’s friendship blossoming into romance—the sharp-edged opinions of their small southern town begin to hint at something insidious underneath. The racist history of Bardell, Georgia is rooted in Avery’s family in ways she can’t even imagine. With Mama Letty's health dwindling every day, Avery must decide if digging for the truth is worth toppling the delicate relationships she's built in Bardell—or if some things are better left buried.
