Our Teen Book Club will meet two times per year at our Lewis Avenue location. The next meeting will be Saturday, May 31st from 6 to 8pm. Our May book selection is Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez. Read about Bodega Dreams below:

The place is Spanish Harlem, and William Irizzary, a.k.a. "Willie Bodega," is running things. Feared by many and deified by most, Bodega slips covertly through El Barrio, directing life in a community trying to maintain its culture while struggling to achieve the American dream.

In this world, everyone knows and owes Bodega. Whether renovating dilapidated buildings to provide housing, helping new immigrants get on their feet, paying college tuition for half the kids on the block, funding small businesses, or sponsoring Latino artists, Bodega--backed by his seeming endless well of drug money--makes dreams happen. The only thing he asks--and expects in return--is loyalty.

The club is open to young men and women ranging in age from 13-18. Like most of our events, the Teen Book Club is FREE and open to the public. Teens receive a 20% discount on all book club selections.

Past Reading Selections:
	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
	Push by Sapphire
	The Coldest Winter Ever by Sistah Souljah
	The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason
	Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach