The Wise Owl Tween Book Club meets every month to discuss a book and meet the author! November's pick is Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom with a visit from author Sangu Mandanna, who will join us to lead a discussion of her book! The first 15 readers who register will receive a copy of the book to keep, limited to one copy per household, available to pick up starting Friday October 28th. To make the most out of the author visit, please finish reading the book by the time of our discussion on Tuesday, November 29th. (Please note: We are meeting on Tuesday this month due to the holiday.)

We will be meeting in person in the B Room at Central Library, with an option to Zoom in from home.

The book is also available to check out from the library here.

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom

Kiki Kallira has always been a worrier. Did she lock the front door? Is there a terrible reason her mom is late? Recently her anxiety has been getting out of control, but one thing that has always soothed her is drawing. Kiki's sketchbook is full of fanciful doodles of the rich Indian myths and legends her mother has told her over the years.

One day, her sketchbook's calming effect is broken when her mythological characters begin springing to life right out of its pages. Kiki ends up falling into the mystical world she drew, which includes a lot of wonderful discoveries like the band of rebel kids who protect the kingdom, as well as not-so-great ones like the ancient deity bent on total destruction. As the one responsible for creating the evil god, Kiki must overcome her fear and anxiety to save both worlds--the real and the imagined--from his wrath. But how can a girl armed with only a pencil defeat something so powerful?

About the Author

Sangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. Seventeen years and many, many manuscripts later, she signed her first book deal. Sangu now lives in Norwich, a city in the east of England, with her husband and kids.

Thank you so much to the Friends of the Children's Library for sponsoring events like these to help us bring more fun programs to our readers.