Where America's Story Becomes Yours
Rippon Lodge Revolutionary Readers- A Book Club for Young Readers
Go Back to Calendar
Event Date(s): Friday, June 29, 2018 10:00 AM thru 12:00 PM
Contact Phone: 703-499-9812
Event Details
Do you like to read? Then spend the summer with Revolutionary Readers at Rippon Lodge Historic Site. Rippon's summer book club invites young readers (rising 4th to 6th grade) to join. This summer explore books and topics connected to early American history through the eyes of young adults. Books this year are: •Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz on June 29; •Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps by Gail Jarrow on July 13; •Dear America: The Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart The Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana Gregory on July 27, and •Black Whiteness: Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic by Robert Burleigh on August 10. Each gathering of readers includes a discussion of the book, followed by interactive games, activities, crafts, food ways, and more. All titles are available at the local library and Amazon. Advance registration is required.
PWC Directory