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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

March Teen Book Club/Marcelo in the Real World


Don't forget to sign up for our March Teen Book Discussion Club on Wed. March 20 from 6-7 p.m.!  This month we'll be reading Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork. 
 
From the best-selling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time comes Marcelo Sandoval, a 17-year-old with an Asperger's Syndrome.  Marcelo has arranged a job caring for ponies at his special school's therapeutic riding stables, but he must exit his comfort zone when his high-powered father steers Marcelo to work in his law firm's mailroom.  Forced to think on his feet, multitask, and deal with people who try take advantage of him, Marcelo is surprised to learn he can read people's expressions and determine who he can and cannot trust.  Over the course of the summer, as Marcelo is forced to live in the "real world," he gradually discovers that he is capable of much more that he thought.   
 
Registration required.  You can register in person at the library, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.
 
Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk, so pick one up today!
 
 
 

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