The next Big Library Read kicks off on November 7th with a mystery for the whole family to enjoy!

The Sora Big Library Read is occurring again this year from November 7 - 21

Have your students join and participate in a worldwide book club this November! Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key by Tracy Occomy Crowder will become available for simultaneous use in ebook and audiobook formats between November 7-21. The title, along with a promotional spotlight on Sora, will be added at no cost.
Like past Big Library Read programs, you can download free marketing materials and use #BigLibraryRead on social media to get the word out. There is a letter from the author and a reader group guide available for parents and educators.
Legler Regional Library in Chicago, Illinois will be hosting a live event on November 21 from 5-7 PM CDT. Author, Tracy Occomy Crowder will be attending from 6-7 PM for a live reading, audience Q&A, and story writing activity. Any readers that are interested in attending virtually can register here or via Legler Regional’s website!
The Content Access Level for this title is set at "Juvenile"

"In 2008 Chicago, in the Southside community of Washington Park, Montgomery “Monty” Carver had hopes for the best summer ever! Unfortunately, things aren’t going as planned. Monty is struggling to prove to his parents that he’s old enough to be without adult supervision - especially after a very embarrassing incident with a metal detector. Man! So when Monty finds a golden key in Old Lady Jenkins’s sunflowers, he decides he’s going to unravel the key’s mystery all by himself, thank you very much. No parents allowed. Besides, he’s ten years old now, and he’s mastered the perfectly round ‘fro! (It takes a protractor, you see.) Soon Monty’s hunt to determine the origin of the key leads him to discover the rich history—like famous Black jockeys!—of his Chicago community, which has been speculating its future since one of their residents, Barack Obama, is running for president and the Olympics might come to town in 2016.

On top of all that speculating, there are rumors going around that a ghost is hanging out behind their apartment building, and that Monty’s elementary school may have to close. So much to solve! Should the Olympics come to Washington Park? What happens if his school closes? Is there really a ghost? And where, oh where, did the key come from anyway? Monty is determined to find out."

Information compiled in this update was provided by our partners at Sora