Chapter & Verse is a national book club for children’s literature enthusiasts in their communities who wish to discuss children’s and young adult fiction, nonfiction, picture books, and poetry.
These clubs can take place at independent bookstores or public libraries, or a meeting space of your choice. You can also hold an online-only discussion group. We have one of those, with members from all around the country.
CURRENT CHAPTERS:
MASSACHUSETTS
Stevens Mem. Library
345 Main Street
N. Andover, MA 01845
meets 3rd Thurs of mo
978-688-9505
MINNESOTA
Douglas Co Library
720 Fillmore
Alexandria MN 56308
320-762-3014
meets 3rd Wed of mo
Meets 4:00-5:00 pm
Nokomis Library
5100 34th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN
612-543-6800
Meets 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Zenith Bookstore
318 N. Central Ave.
Duluth, Minnesota
218-606-1777
meets 3rd Thurs of mo
Meets 6:30-8:00 pm
ONLINE
Feasting on Books
meets via Zoom
on the 3rd Thursday
of the month from
7:00 to 8:30 pm CT
Let us know that you are beginning your own chapter so we can supply you with information before your meetings.
We have a closed Facebook group where members communicate about these books and what they’re reading.
Chapter & Verse Book Clubs
Where, when, and what we’re reading
Chapter & Verse is meeting virtually while we’re being asked to shelter (and read) at home. Please contact your chapter’s facilitator to inquire about the details for your local meeting.
Click here for a list of the books we’ve read since this book club formed in 2008. Book selections are made by the C&V leader, Nikki Silvestrini in Duluth, MN.
Wish to begin your own Chapter & Verse book club? Let us know and we’ll provide discussion questions and suggestions for your meetings.
14 and 15 May 2025:
- There was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, illus. by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey
- Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes, various illustrators
18 and 19 June 2025:
- Dogtown by Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, illus. by Wallace West (Feiwel & Friends)
- Bad Badger: A Love Story by Maryrose Wood, illus. by Giulia Ghigini, Union Square Kids (Hachette)
16 and 17 July 2025:
- Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzgerald (Harper & Row, 1964)
- The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin, 1984)
20 and 21 August 2025:
- Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray (Macmillan, 2025)
- Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illus. by Dan Santat (Dial Books, April 2025)
17 and 18 September 2025:
- Whale Eyes: A Memoir about Seeing and Being Seen by James Robinson, illustrated by Brian Rea (Penguin Workshop, March 2025)
- Papilio a picture book told in three parts by Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, and Andy Chou Muss (Viking, March 2025)
- Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave by Drew Beckmeyer (Atheneum, 2025)
15 and 16 October 2025:
- Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Ashwan (Simon & Schuster, 2025)
- Nimona by ND Stevenson (Quill Tree Books, 2015)
19 and 20 November 2025:
- When Sally O’Malley Discovered the Sea by Karen Cushman (Knopf, March 2025)
- Sunday by Marcelo Tolentino (Blue Dot Kids Press, 2025)
AT EACH LOCATION
Douglas County Library, Alexandria, MN
720 Fillmore, Alexandria, MN 56308 320-762-3014
Bev Dokken is the facilitator for this book club from 4:00 to 5:00 pm on the third Wednesday of the month. Please bring a children’s or YA book you’ve read recently that you’d like to recommend to other book club members.
Feasting on Books Online Chapter
Vicki Palmquist is the facilitator for this group which meets from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on the third Thursday of each month. if you’d like to be a part of this group, please send an e-mail to the facilitator. We’ll keep the size of this group to twelve people.
Nokomis Library, Minneapolis, MN
5100 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 612-543-6800
Heidi Hammond leads this book club from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm on the third Thursday of the month, in the Periodicals Room. For our third half hour, bring a children’s or YA book you’ve read recently that you can recommend.
Stevens Memorial Library, North Andover, MA
345 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845, 978-688-9505
The moderator is Russell Perry. You are welcome at the library on the third Thursday of each month, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. If you have questions, Russell will be happy to answer them.
Zenith Bookstore, Duluth, MN
318 North Central Avenue, Duluth, MN, 55807, 218-606-1777. This book club meets from 6:30-8pm, the third Thursday of each month. In addition to discussing the books posted on the Chapter and Verse site for the month, we also discuss other favorite books members are reading.
Chapter & Verse is a national book club for children’s literature enthusiasts in their communities who wish to discuss children’s and young adult fiction, nonfiction, picture books, and poetry.
These clubs can take place at independent bookstores or public libraries, or a meeting space of your choice. You can also hold an online-only discussion group. We have one of those, with members from all around the country.
CURRENT CHAPTERS:
MASSACHUSETTS
Stevens Mem. Library
345 Main Street
N. Andover, MA 01845
meets 3rd Thurs of mo
978-688-9505
MINNESOTA
Douglas Co Library
720 Fillmore
Alexandria MN 56308
320-762-3014
meets 3rd Wed of mo
Meets 4:00-5:00 pm
Nokomis Library
5100 34th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN
612-543-6800
Meets 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Zenith Bookstore
318 N. Central Ave.
Duluth, Minnesota
218-606-1777
meets 3rd Thurs of mo
Meets 6:30-8:00 pm
ONLINE
Feasting on Books
meets via Zoom
on the 3rd Thursday
of the month from
7:00 to 8:30 pm CT
Let us know that you are beginning your own chapter so we can supply you with information before your meetings.
We have a closed Facebook group where members communicate about these books and what they’re reading.