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The Kids Reading Club at the Heritage Village begins January 12. One Saturday a month, children will be gathering in the warm Hayner House to talk about great things: Books! Each meeting day, the groups will discuss the book selected for that month. Discussions may run in many directions, as they often do when sharing something that you’ve read. Topics may include events from the book, lifestyles of the characters or perhaps talks about the time that the book is set in. Questions that the readers have are also welcome and encouraged. After discussing the book, the Kids Reading Club will have the opportunity to participate in an activity related to the book they’ve read. All you need to do to get involved is

1) Get a copy of the book;

2) Read the book at home and

3) Come to the Village prepared to share!

You can find a list of the books selected and the meeting dates below. Please call 513-563-9484 One Saturday per month, 1:00-2:00 Children Ages 6-13 $3.00 per child

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Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
January 12

Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family.

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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
February 9

Meet Laura Ingalls, the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. Wolves and panthers and bears roam the deep Wisconsin woods in the late 1870's.

In those same woods, Laura lives with Pa and Ma, and her sisters, Mary and Baby Carrie, in a snug little house built of logs. Pa hunts and traps. Ma makes her own cheese and butter. All night long, the wind howls lonesomely, but Pa plays the fiddle and sings, keeping the family safe and cozy.

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Littsie of Cincinnati by Jinny Powers Berten & Norah Holt
March 8

Littsie of Cincinnati tells the story of Littsie O'Donnell, daughter of Irish immigrants, who grew up in colorful, dynamic, early Cincinnati. When the cholera epidemic of 1832 devastates her family, she responds to the tragedy with bravery and determination. Littsie's story involving pioneer life, steamboats, slavery, cholera and separated sisters is one of high adventure and persistent courageous love.

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Off to Fight, Young Heroes of History Series, by Alan N. Kay
April 26

Disgusted by the violence of the John Brown raid, George Adams adopts the state of Virginia and its cause as his own. Meanwhile, in an attempt to gain friends and acceptance, George joins a gang and signs up for war at the age of 13.

The war does not go well for the South, and when the North's cannons destroy the city, George is horrified. Then, when he finds a poor starving girl, George realizes that he is the only one that can save her.