At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. Children who participate will receive a copy of the book to continue reading at home. No advance sign-up needed; just show up promptly at 2:30 ready to read!

About the Book

It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it’s sheer pandemonium. Her sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted is holed up in the basement painting a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris’s grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which is alarming given that she’s also feeling unwell. But the ghost is not there to usher Charisse into the Great Beyond. Instead, she has other plans—wild, impractical, illuminating plans that will make this a summer like no other.