# Event Details - **Event Name**: Reading Past Bedtime Book Club - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join our children's booksellers for a fun quarterly book club for readers ages 8-13! This month we're reading Dragonborn by Struan MurrayAbout this EventReading Past Bedtime is our new quarterly middle-grade “after hours” book club for young readers, ages 8-13, who would rather find a flashlight than put down their latest read! Across the year, we’ll be celebrating fantasy, mysteries, adventures, and more, including stories that make us laugh and think.We’re intentionally choosing books that we think ANY readers will love! And the best part: kids will get to gather at Old Town Books Junior AFTER hours for an exclusive experience (PJs optional!).Please join bookseller Kai on Friday, January 23, at 7pm to discuss the Buzziest Fantasy of 2025: , by Struan Murray (ages 8-13). Think Hogwarts but where the students and teachers can shapeshift into dragons! This compulsively readable series starter, with twists and turns you’ll never see coming, features exciting trials and battles, rich friendships, and found family, as our scrappy protagonist attempts to harness her own magic while uncovering long-buried secrets about her family.About the book:An astonishing new fantasy series takes flight in this soaring, action-packed adventure filled with twists and surprises. The secret world of dragons is waiting for you!*This stunning book features a dragon-scale edge, full-color illustrated endpapers, a foil scene on the case, foil on the jacket, and an interior map*There is a secret world of dragons that lurks at the edges of our own. But dragons also live among us. These Slumberers have been human for so long they have forgotten their true selves—until something awakens the dragon within.Twelve-year-old Alex Evans is about to wake up.Ever since her father’s death, Alex’s overprotective mother has smothered her with unbreakable rules and unspoken fears. Feeling trapped, Alex’s frustration has become too big to hide away. Burning inside, she erupts into a fierce, fiery roar.A new school and a new life await Alex on the legendary island of Skralla, one of the last surviving dragon havens. There, she will train alongside other young dragons who are wild, untamed, and—unlike Alex—skilled at transforming and embracing their dragons within.As dark factions begin to rise, Alex finds herself in a race to unlock her long-dormant power before Drak Midna, the greatest dragon of all, rises again to wage war against the human world. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alexandria/reading-past-bedtime-book-club/100001977636197102 - **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, sports, kids - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Alexandria - **state**: VA - **country**: United States - **location**: Old Town Books - **lat**: 38.80359139999999 - **long**: -77.04368099999999 - **full address**: Old Town Books, 130 South Royal Street, Alexandria, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Reading Past Bedtime Book Club - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f0637a8b6210600768da529daff9157db4c5a7e164738e12d62708c1058e10a4-rimg-w1200-h600-dc5ca9af-gmir.jpg?v=1765486288 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Reading Past Bedtime Book Club being held? - **A:** Reading Past Bedtime Book Club takes place on Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Old Town Books, 130 South Royal Street, Alexandria, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Reading Past Bedtime Book Club? - **A:** Reading Past Bedtime Book Club is organized by Old Town Books. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Reading Past Bedtime Book Club", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f0637a8b6210600768da529daff9157db4c5a7e164738e12d62708c1058e10a4-rimg-w1200-h600-dc5ca9af-gmir.jpg?v=1765486288", "startDate": "2026-01-23", "endDate": "2026-01-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/alexandria/reading-past-bedtime-book-club/100001977636197102", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Old Town Books", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "130 South Royal Street", "postalCode": "22314", "addressLocality": "Alexandria", "addressRegion": "VA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "38.80359139999999", "longitude": "-77.04368099999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join our children's booksellers for a fun quarterly book club for readers ages 8-13! 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