We’ll be reading two books this spring (Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman and The Girl from Earth’s End by Tara Dairman) and two more this fall (Opinions & Opossums by Ann Braden and Half Moon Summer by Elaine Vickers).

To accommodate the most readers, we’ve decided to have TWO meetings for each book: one during the school day and one after school hours. Fall dates are TBD, but here are the meeting dates for spring:

Thursday, April 6 – Sisterhood of Sleuths – Mystery Mayhem!

1 PM ET (noon CT, 11 AM MT, 10 AM PT) – classroom version (geared more toward school groups, but homeschool students & international readers also welcome)

7 PM ET (6 PM CT, 5 PM MT, 4 PM PT) – after-school version (geared more toward individuals)

Thursday, May 18 – The Girl from Earth’s End – Gardens Galore!

1 PM ET (noon CT, 11 AM MT, 10 AM PT) – classroom version (geared more toward school groups, but homeschool students & international readers also welcome)

7 PM ET (6 PM CT, 5 PM MT, 4 PM PT) – after-school version (geared more toward individuals and book clubs)

A special deal on our books!

While purchasing the books is not required for participation, we’re excited to offer a special deal through The Wandering Jellyfish Book Shop in Niwot, Colorado (one of Jenn’s and Tara’s favorite local indies!). If you order the full Rocket Cat book package from The Wandering Jellyfish, you will receive:

-ALL FOUR book club books at a 10% discount (plus more discounts for schools*)

-signed/personalized books

-fun swag from the authors, like bookmarks and stickers

-books will ship to you automatically as soon they are published

This is a great way to support us as authors and to support a terrific independent children’s bookstore. Thank you for considering! (And just a reminder to order as soon as possible to leave time for signing, shipping, and reading in time for the first book club meeting.)

Of course, you are also welcome to borrow our books from your library, or to purchase them from the bookseller of your choice. We’re excited that you’re excited to read, write, and discuss the books with us.

* If a school wants to order and pay for the books, they can get the order as tax exempt and with a 20% discount. Their ordering process will be a little different: they will need to first create an account by clicking the little person icon near the top right of the page. Once they have created their account, they will need to email schools@twjbookshop.com with their account information and a copy of their tax exempt form. When the store receives that information, they will then set their account as tax exempt and respond to their email with a school discount code which they can use to take advantage of the 20% school discount.

Once again, here’s the link to sign up for the book club. Hope to see you on April 6!