MG Book Club
MG Book Club
Calling MG Authors and Illustrators to join the San Diego SCBWI virtual MG Monthly Book Club. Each month, we will read an MG novel and meet for an hour with the author or illustrator to discuss the book, ask questions, and participate in writing prompts. Guest speakers will share their writing/illustrating process, character development, and lessons learned along the publication process. We will have time for questions and a group discussion. The first fifteen minutes of the club will be an informal meet-and-greet, followed by the speaker’s presentation. This event is made possible by a grant from SCBWI and the Authors Coalition of America.
To attend, please register by completing the Google Form. All information will be kept private and confidential. Email addresses will be used to send the monthly Zoom links. https://forms.gle/6SLtdgK1H5eHvxw28
October 21, from 5:45-7 p.m PT/8:45-10 p.m. Eastern
A BIRD WILL SOAR by Alison Green Myers is a passionate educator, novelist, speaker, and Program Director at Boyds Mills.
November 11, from 5:45-7 p.m PT/8:45-10 p.m. Eastern
FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON by Jenae Marks, NY Times Winning Author
December (The group will vote on the December selection.)
September Book Club:
Alison Green Myers is a passionate educator, novelist, and speaker. As the Program Director at Boyds Mills, Alison supports storytellers with fellowships and care throughout their careers. Alison is the author of the Schneider Family Award-winning A BIRD WILL SOAR, and most recently, THIS WAY TO HAPPY. A National Writing Project fellow and teaching artist with Bethel Woods’ educational programs, Alison is always happy to spend time in the company of curious kids! Alison lives in the woods of Pennsylvania with two extraordinary humans and their two dear dogs.
A BIRD WILL SOAR is a heartfelt and hopeful debut about a bird-loving autistic child whose family's special nest is in danger of falling apart.
Axel loves everything about birds, especially eagles. No one worries that an eagle will fly too far and not come home—a fact Axel wishes his mother understood. Deep down, Axel knows that his mother is like an osprey—the best of all bird mothers—but it’s hard to remember that when she worries and keeps secrets about important things. His dad is more like a wild turkey, coming and going as he pleases. His dad’s latest disappearance is the biggest mystery of all.
Despite all this, Axel loves his life—especially the time he spends with his friends observing the eagles’ nest in the woods near his home. But when a tornado damages not only Axel’s home but the eagles’ nest, Axel’s life is thrown into chaos. Suddenly his dad is back to help repair the damage, and Axel has to manage his dad’s presence and his beloved birds’ absence. Plus, his mom seems to be keeping even more secrets.
But Axel knows another important fact: an eagle’s instincts let it soar. Axel must trust his own instincts to help heal his family and the nest he loves.