Spend part of your summer diving into a captivating mystery while enjoying engaging activities and group discussions. This small-group program blends reading, creativity, and interactive fun for a well-rounded experience.
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Dates: June 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 & July 2
🗓️ Program Schedule
Each session includes a mix of reading, activities, and discussion:
- 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Read-aloud and/or guided listening session - 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Craft activity or outdoor sport/game - 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Continued reading and group discussion based on WSD question prompts
đź“– Featured Book
Smoke & Mirrors by Rosalyn Ransaw
Spending the summer with his aunt in a small Midwestern town that he doesn’t fit into was bad enough, but now Andy Carter’s summer has been effectively ruined. His dad’s parole hearing is postponed, he misses his friends, and—when an old barn burns down—he’s stuck taking the blame.
Andy is sentenced with helping the barn’s owner, a cantankerous old man, renovate his crumbling mansion—a mansion that hides a mystery. It was once owned by the famous magician the Red Nave. In 1954, the Nave was a wanted suspect in the town’s most infamous murder before disappearing without a trace.
The whole town is sure the Red Nave is guilty, but to Andy, things just don’t add up. Investigating a mystery from the ’50s isn’t the same as spending time with his dad, but Andy can’t help but be drawn into the Red Nave’s exciting world of magic and illusion. To solve the Nave’s final vanishing act, Andy teams up with another boy he doesn’t quite trust. Secret by secret, they try to uncover the Red Nave’s identity and learn why his last performance came to such a tragic end.
With a gripping combination of hidden doors, shocking twists, and deep emotional heart, Smoke & Mirrors asks the How much of the truth is what you can get people to believe?
Andy is sentenced with helping the barn’s owner, a cantankerous old man, renovate his crumbling mansion—a mansion that hides a mystery. It was once owned by the famous magician the Red Nave. In 1954, the Nave was a wanted suspect in the town’s most infamous murder before disappearing without a trace.
The whole town is sure the Red Nave is guilty, but to Andy, things just don’t add up. Investigating a mystery from the ’50s isn’t the same as spending time with his dad, but Andy can’t help but be drawn into the Red Nave’s exciting world of magic and illusion. To solve the Nave’s final vanishing act, Andy teams up with another boy he doesn’t quite trust. Secret by secret, they try to uncover the Red Nave’s identity and learn why his last performance came to such a tragic end.
With a gripping combination of hidden doors, shocking twists, and deep emotional heart, Smoke & Mirrors asks the How much of the truth is what you can get people to believe?
