Kidliterate Book Club Reads: The True Meaning of Smekday

Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome! The Kidliterate Book Club meets on Zoom on the 4th Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30 PM EST.
Registration is required, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/53H41bEaTmaubGLTIzcvMg
This month’s book is The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex.
Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance.
But Mona’s life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona’s city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona’s worries…
2026 Book Club Picks:
January: The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon
February: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
March: Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson
April: Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
May: The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
June: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
July: Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
August: Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
September: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
October: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
The event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income right now, but we encourage and appreciate a solidarity donation in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Donate via this link: www.chariscircle.org/donate
Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices.
By attending any Charis Circle virtual event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.