Readers ages 9 to 13 are invited to sign-up for the upcoming September In BeTween Book Club! This month readers will receive a copy of “Deadlands: Hunted” by Melki Skye Wegner to read in advance of the in-person meeting at Alpena County Library. The book will be theirs to keep. We will meet to discuss this book on Saturday, September 23 from 2-3pm.

Those who receive a free book are expected to attend the in-person meeting for discussion and a related activity, unless unforeseen circumstances prevent them from being there.

Register at https://forms.gle/7xmLwVG9ZhLRK1kv5.

About Deadlands: Hunted:

“Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this middle-grade action-adventure debut series about five outcasts—and former enemies—who are the only hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom.

When the Fallen Star struck, it brought death and despair, ash and toxic rain. But some dinosaurs survived . . . and were changed. Their minds grew alert. They learned to speak. To dream. To wage war.

As the two remaining dinosaur kingdoms fight for territory, Eleri, the disgraced son of a prince, is exiled from his home for saving an enemy. Banished to the Deadlands, a terrifying desert full of tar pits, poisonous gas, and ruthless carnivores, he must join forces with a group of questionable allies—including the enemy he saved—to avoid becoming prey. When Eleri and his fellow exiles discover the horrific truth behind the war, the unlikely heroes must do all they can to save their kingdoms from a lurking predator . . . and a secret plot that might destroy them all.”

Questions can be directed to book club leader Sara at sgrochowski@alpenalibrary.org.

This project was made possible in part by a Dollar General Literacy Grant.