Kidliterate Book Club Reads: Harbor Me

Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome! The Kidliterate Book Club meets on Zoom on the 4th Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30 PM EST.
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This month's book is Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson.
It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat--by themselves, with no adults to listen in. There, in the room they soon dub the ARTT Room (short for "A Room to Talk"), they discover it's safe to talk about what's bothering them--everything from Esteban's father's deportation and Haley's father's incarceration to Amari's fears of racial profiling and Ashton's adjustment to his changing family fortunes. When the six are together, they can express the feelings and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world. And together, they can grow braver and more ready for the rest of their lives.
2026 Book Club Picks:
January: The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon
February: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
March: Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson
April: Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
May: The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
June: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
July: Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
August: Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
September: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
October: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
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