Alpena County Library is hosting a book club for tweens. Readers ages 9 to 11 are invited to sign up for the upcoming March/April In BeTween Book Club featuring “Song for a Whale” by Lynne Kelly. Register at https://forms.gle/H4N8RNHHq1ZLLeHv5.

Registered participants will receive a book club kit in advance of the meeting, which includes: a copy of the book, a set of discussion questions, a bookmark, and an activity or craft.

Participants will be contacted in 1-2 weeks via email to pick up their Book Club Kit.

The discussion for this book will be held via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. A link to join the chat will be sent out shortly before the meeting, with a reminder email sent the day of the discussion.

This program series is made possible through the support of the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan and the Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council.

About the book:

“In the spirit of modern-day classics like ‘Fish in a Tree’ and ‘Counting by 7s’ comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girl’s connection to a whale whose song can’t be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.

“From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, 12-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she’s the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she’s not very smart. If you’ve ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be.

“When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to ‘sing’ to him! But he’s 3,000 miles away. How will she play her song for him?”

For more information, visit www.alpenalibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.