The Downstairs Girl and/or The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
Teens, it’s winter, and that means it’s time to hunker down with a good book (or two).
Pick up a FREE copy of The Downstairs Girl and/or
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester from the Young Readers’ Room at
A.K. Smiley Public Library while supplies last.
Be sure to talk to your parents about if these books may be a good fit for you!
We’ve linked reviews below to help. Please be aware registration does not guarantee you’ll get a book—
it’s first come, first served! 🙂
- Pick up the book(s).
- Read the book(s).
- Come to the Book Club Parties on Saturday, 2/21, eat food, and live your best life talking about books. 🙂
Book Pick Up
Pick up your FREE copy of the book(s) in the Young Readers’ Room at
A.K. Smiley Public Library anytime between now and February 20, while supplies last.
These copies are yours to keep forever, so feel free to write notes in the margins or get your tears on them.
(Please note: Books will be handed out first come, first served—registration does not guarantee you will get a book). 🙂
1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel Caroline Payne,
the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the author of a
newspaper advice column for “the genteel Southern lady”…
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor (YA Fiction)
An autistic nonbinary eighteen-year-old moves to a new town and school with the support of their loving father and finds friends in an LGBTQ-plus club, but they all must come together to solve the decades-old murder of a teenage boy and confront the demons lurking in Sam’s past.
Book Club Parties
Saturday, 2/21
- The Downstairs Girl: 2–3pm
- The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester: 3–4pm
Come to just one or both!
The Assembly Room at A.K. Smiley Public Library
125 W. Vine St., Redlands
Ages 13–18
We’ll eat food! FREE!
Registration required