The Page Turners Kids Book Club featuring: ASTRID THE UNSTOPPABLE In-Person
Join the Page Turners, our super fun book club just for kids!
In March we are reading Astrid the Unstoppable by Maria Parr. Come hang with us, chat about the book, do a fun project and eat some snacks - the perfect Saturday afternoon activity, if you ask us! :)
A limited number of physical copies are available for checkout at Miller.
This drop off program is intended for children in grades 2 through 6 who have read the book. For questions call 203-230-3770.
- Date:
- Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- 1st Floor Program Room
- Branch:
- Miller Memorial Library
- Audience:
- Children - School age
- Categories:
- On site
About the Book
A modern classic in the making, this hilarious and heartwarming story explores the true meaning of family and friendship, and will delight fans of Pippi Longstocking. Speed and self-confidence, that's Astrid Glimmerdal's motto. And her hair-raising escapades give her plenty of opportunity to practise both. Nicknamed "the little thunderbolt", Astrid loves to spend her days racing down the hillside on her sledge or skis. But poor Astrid longs for other children to come to her village and join her adventures. Instead, she has to put up with a grumpy old seventy-four year old for a best friend (although secretly, she knows she wouldn't have it any other way).
Astrid's world is about to be turned upside down, however, first by the arrival of a strange family, and then a mystery woman. Her best friend, Gunnvald, has been keeping a secret from her - one that will test their friendship to its limits. Everything is changing in Astrid's valley, and she's not sure she likes it. Reminiscent of Pippi Longstocking, Heidi and Anne Shirley, Astrid is a feisty and irrepressible heroine who will help readers navigate the complexities of family and friendship with plenty of warmth, wit and humour.