Books & Beans Book Club
Local author -- and Books & Beans regular-- Angie Smibert will discuss her middle grade/young adult novel Bone's Gift at our April 3 at 6:30 pm at Little Green Hive, 1402 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke. Bone's Gift is the first in the Ghost of Ordinary Objects trilogy series about an Appalachian girl coming to terms with her supernatural gift at the start of World War II.
Kirkus Reviews called Bone's Gift "an intriguing blend of history and magic." The story continues Lingering Echos, when Bone must use her wits and her gift not only to uncover the truth but to make sure her best friend Will isn’t sucked away by long-forgotten memories. The trilogy concludes with The Truce, when Bone unearths family secrets to find her favorite, missing uncle.
Smibert also is the author of the Memento Nora series and numerous nonfiction books for children, and many short stories for both adults and teens. She grew up in Blacksburg, where her mother's family once worked in the long-closed coal mines along the New River, the setting for the Ordinary Objects series. She also teaches writing at Southern New Hampshire University.
Books & Beans meets the first Monday of each month at Little Green Hive in 1402 Grandin Rd SW Roanoke for anyone who wants drink good coffee (tea, soda, smoothie, etc.) talk about good books (authors) and meet some interesting people.
Don't forget book club discount code BBBC2023 get's you 10% off April's Bone's Gift and May's Mr.Owita's Guide to Gardening.
New members should register here.
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