PML Public Events & Offerings

Loosely Bound: a (very) relaxed book group for high schoolers
Come hang with us to chat about Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall (among other things). Can you come if you haven't read the whole book? Yes! Can you come if you listened to the book on audio? Yes! Can you come if you didn't read the book at all but just want to see if this group feels good to you? Yes!
From the publisher:
In rural Caball Hollow, surrounded by the vast National Forest, the James women serve up more than fried green tomatoes at the Harvest Moon diner, where the family recipes are not the only secrets.
Like her sisters, Linden was born with an unusual ability. She can taste what others are feeling, but this so-called gift soured her relationship with the vexingly attractive Cole Spencer one fateful night a year ago . . . A night when Linden vanished into the depths of the Forest and returned with no memories of what happened, just a litany of questions—and a haze of nightmares that suggest there’s more to her story than simply getting lost.
Now, during the hottest summer on record, another girl in town is gone, and the similarities to last year’s events are striking. Except, this time the missing girl doesn’t make it home, and when her body is discovered, the scene unmistakably spells murder.
As tempers boil over, Linden enlists the help of her sisters to find what’s hiding in the forest . . . before it finds her. But as she starts digging for truth—about the Moth-Winged Man rumored to haunt the Hollow, about her bitter rift with Cole, and even about her family—she must question if some secrets are best left buried.
Need a copy of the book? Sign in to your library account on Minerva and put it on hold. You'll get a copy lickety-split!
New faces always welcome.
- Date:
- Saturday, September 27, 2025
- Time:
- 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Teen Room
- Audience:
- Teens (High School)
- Categories:
- Book Groups Literacy Social
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Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)