For the summer, we're taking a little side trip with this year's reading theme, 'Work, Rest, and Play,' by inviting our Apostles Kids to recommend some of their favorite books to us! I hope we'll hear from everyone, including our nursery and preschool kiddos! Amy will then post the kids' recommendations on our Apostles Reads page on the church website, and you all can choose to read as many as you like. To get us started, here's a book recommended by David Willers: Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? In the first book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley sure hopes so—and his life may depend on it!

David says this is one of his favorite books and recommends the whole series.

I have wanted to read this together since we moved to Connecticut, and I am glad it's finally the time! 

Details for our Apostles Reads Kids' Picks discussion
A U G 10
What:  Spy School by Stuart Gibbs and other books recommended by Apostles Kids
When: Sunday, August 10, 4-6 p.m. 
Where: Willers' house in Trumbull
RSVP and please bring a snack to share: tamarahillmurphy@gmail.com 

This is an excellent opportunity to share reading fun with your kids and grandkids. Come with a playful spirit and be ready to share a few of your favorite books from childhood.  

2025 Reading List with discussion dates 

Please note that, although I've done my best, changes to dates or titles may be necessary as we approach each one.

Beginning in September: Faster Than Light: New and Selected Poems by Marilynne Nelson, the former Poet Laureate of Connecticut. (We'll read and discuss in September and November.)

September 28: Why Work? By Dorothy Sayers

November 16: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (read the entire book or the abridged version from Trinity Forum)