The Banister Book Group meets at the Library Annex at 18 Common St. (next to the library) on the last Wednesday of every month, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Each month, copies of the chosen title are available for pickup at the library.
New members always welcome!
August
The Amazing Adventures of Aaron Broom
by A.E. Hotchner
Discussion: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Twelve-year-old Aaron Broom is protecting his father's car from repossession when he witnesses a jewelry store robbery gone wrong. To Aaron's shock, his father, a struggling salesman in the wrong place at the wrong time, is fingered as the prime suspect in the murder. Aaron--precocious, plucky, not a little naïve--must seek out gangsters, diamond dealers, bootleggers, and street kids in order to prove his father's innocence.
"Hotchner's storytelling is fast-paced, his feel for period detail sure-handed. . . . A brisk, winsome caper." -- Kirkus Reviews
September
Band of Sisters
by Lauren Willig
Discussion: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Eschewed by her wealthy Smith College classmates, a former scholarship student reluctantly volunteers to join a group of graduates who travel to Europe to help World War I French civilians before finding herself surrounded by desperate families in villages decimated by German bombs.
"A compelling tale of love, resilience, expectations, bravery, and above all, the powerful, redemptive bonds of female friendship." -- Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names