Book Clubs
Gretna Public Library’s book clubs for kids are a great chance for kids to share their love for books with others their age! It’s easy to participate! Just stop by either library to pick up a copy of our current book.
Summer book club is for kids in Grades 4-6 in the 2026-2027 school year.
Join us on the listed day at 5:00 at the Main Library.
What We’re Reading Now…
The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John
Monday, July 27 | 5:00-6:00 | Main Library
When Martine’s home in England burns down, killing her parents, she must go to South Africa to live on a wildlife game preserve, called Sawubona, with the grandmother she didn’t know she had. Almost as soon as she arrives, Martine hears stories about a white giraffe living in the preserve. But her grandmother and others working at Sawubona insist that the giraffe is just a myth. Martine is not so sure, until one stormy night when she looks out her window and locks eyes with Jemmy, a young silvery-white giraffe. Why is everyone keeping Jemmy’s existence a secret? Does it have anything to do with the rash of poaching going on at Sawubona? Martine needs all of the courage and smarts she has, not to mention a little African magic, to find out.
What’s Coming Up Next…
AUGUST 24: Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle
Tony is still trying to understand how everything could change so much when he is sent away to live with a great uncle he has never met in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s there that Tony meets a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe and learns what it is to rely on others—and to be relied upon.
SEPTEMBER 28: The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Marcel dreams of someday competing in the Tour de France, the greatest bicycle race, but ever since Germany’s occupation of France began two years ago, in 1940, the race has been canceled. Now there are soldiers everywhere, interrupting Marcel’s rides with checkpoints and questioning. When he discovers that his friend’s entire family is in imminent danger, Marcel knows he can help — but it will involve taking a risky bicycle ride to pass along covert information. And when nothing ends up going according to plan, it’s up to him to keep pedaling and think quickly… because his friend, her family, and his own future hang in the balance.
OCTOBER 26: The Pumpkin War by Cathleen Young
Twelve-year-old Billie loves to win. Her best friend Sam doesn’t care much about winning, or at least Billie didn’t think so until last summer’s pumpkin boat race, when his pumpkin crashed into hers as she was about to cross the finish line and he won. This summer, Billie is determined to get revenge by growing the best and biggest pumpkin and beating Sam in the race.
NOVEMBER 23: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to dim. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. Now, she and her friend Doon must race to figure out the clues to keep the lights on. If they succeed, they will have to convince everyone to follow them into danger. But if they fail? The lights will burn out and the darkness will close in forever.
DECEMBER 14: Stargazing by Jen Wang
Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine’s strict parents aren’t around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the stars. Moon’s visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christine’s best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling?
