Not So "YA" Book Club- June 2025

Our June selection is Shut Up, This is Serious by Carolina Ixta. Copies of the book are available at both library buildings. This is a free book discussion program and no registration is required. For more information call Reference and Adult Services at 860-645-0821. https://manchesterct.gov/library
Goodreads review - Belén Dolores Itzel del Toro wants the normal stuff: to experience love or maybe have a boyfriend or at least just lose her virginity. But nothing is normal in East Oakland. Her father left her family. She's at risk of not graduating. And Leti, her super-Catholic, nerdy-ass best friend, is pregnant--by the boyfriend she hasn't told her parents about, because he's Black, and her parents are racist.
Things are hella complicated.
Weighed by a depression she can't seem to shake, Belén helps Leti, hangs out with an older guy, and cuts a lot of class. She soon realizes, though, that distractions are only temporary. Leti is becoming a mother. Classmates are getting ready for college. But what about Belén? What future is there for girls like her?

You may also like the following events from Manchester Public Library, CT:

• This Saturday, 14th June, 12:30 pm, Silk City Board Game Group- June 2025 in Manchester
• Next Monday, 16th June, 06:30 pm, Bedazzle a Book Cover Craft (ADULTS; REGISTRATION STARTS 6/9/2025) in Manchester
• Next Tuesday, 17th June, 03:00 pm, After School Video Games (Teens; Grades 6-9) in Manchester

Also check out other Workshops in Manchester.