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Frankenstein Adventures
2019-05-04 11:00:00 2019-05-04 12:00:00 America/New_York Frankenstein Adventures Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, author Bill Richardson will read from his hilarious and heartwarming adaptation aimed at middle school readers. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library -

Saturday, May 04
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2019-05-04 11:00:00 2019-05-04 12:00:00 America/New_York Frankenstein Adventures Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, author Bill Richardson will read from his hilarious and heartwarming adaptation aimed at middle school readers. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library -

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, author Bill Richardson will read from his hilarious and heartwarming adaptation aimed at middle school readers.

Professor Richardson will also conduct fun activities with attendees that underscore the importance of reading and how it can provided an immersive experience like none other.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Ages 6-12 |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Author Talks |

TAGS: | middle school | books | authors |

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