Teens are invited to join us along with Elkins Park Free Library for an author event!

We will be welcoming Charles A. Bush, whose debut novel, Every Variable of Us, was published in 2022. Charles played professional basketball around the world and honed his writing craft at the University of Oxford.

The first 10 registrations will receive a free copy of his book to read before the event!*

About Every Variable of Us:

After Philly teenager Alexis Duncan is injured in a gang shooting, her dreams of a college scholarship and pro basketball career vanish in an instant. To avoid becoming another Black teen trapped in her poverty-stricken neighborhood, she shifts her focus to the school's STEM team, a group of self-professed nerds seeking their own college scholarships.

This program is open to any "teen" in grades 6-12, and registration is required. Questions? Contact Young Adult / Reference Librarian Sara Huff at shuff@mclinc.org or 215-885-5180, ext. 147.

Academics have never been her thing, but Alexis is freshly motivated by Aamani Chakrabarti, the new Indian student who becomes her friend (and crush?). Alexis begins to see herself as so much more than an athlete. But just as her future starts to reform, Alexis’s own doubts and old loyalties pull her back into harm’s way.

*The book is described as for audiences ages 13+.