The Bookworm’s Evening Book Club
Monday, February 227:00—8:00 PMOnlineNeedham Free Public Library1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
Join our newly rebranded Bookworm’s Evening Book Club, now on Mondays! Hosted by Reference Supervisor Sarah! The first virtual meeting on our new night will be on February 22nd on Zoom. Adults and older teens (16+) are welcome!
“A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains’ toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store’s security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. Alix resolves to make things right.”
Such a Fun Age is available to borrow in print, large print, book on CD, and digitally on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook and digital audiobook.
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