NEW Mother/Daughter Book Club at Cook Park Library

Moms and their teen daughters (in Grades 6 - 8) are invited to participate in Cook Library District's first ever Mother/Daughter Book Club on the second Wednesday of the month beginning Jan. 11. There are three simple steps required to participate: 1) Register at the library or online at webres.cooklib.org. 2) Pick up your book at the library and read it. 3) Come to the library for a lively discussion of some of today's best Young Adult literature and for some mother/daughter bonding.

On January 11, the group will be discussing Bound by Donna Jo Napoli. "Bound to her late father's second wife and daughter. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where a woman is valued less than livestock. Bound to be alone, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Even so, Xing Xing is content to practice her gift for poetry, calligraphy, and to dream of a life unbound by the laws of family and society."

Join the group for one month or every month, as your schedule permits. Registration is required and space is limited. To register, call (847) 362-2330 or go to webres.cooklib.org.