Poppy's entire life has revolved around her parents. In particular, their pasts. They've been on the run from the law since before Poppy was born, though she's not really sure why. All she knows is that it's part of her duty to help ensure that they aren't captured. But when they move, again, to California, Poppy's curiosity starts to get the better of her, and she impulsively decides to take a DNA test. As she starts to fall for a boy in her math class, she realizes that she wants more than a life of running. But what if her future costs her her family?

Charlie Hall lives in a world full of magic. Shadows can be altered for entertainment, but also for power, influence, and prestige. Manipulating shadows has a cost, taking hours and days from your life. Charlie, a low-level con artist, has tried her best to distance herself from the underground world of shadow trading. But when her past comes back to haunt her, she's forced back into a world of utter chaos. Determined to survive, she must untangle a mess of secrets and murder, of shadow thieves, of doppelgängers, and of her own sister.

There is a library located in the thin space between life and death, where the shelves go on forever, and every book provides a chance to peak into the life you could have had. It's a prospect few can resist. What would you do if you could finally see the other path? Would any of those alternate lives truly be better?

Where: Humble Pint Brewing, Co.

When: August 20, at 2 pm & 4 pm

In 1680, during the Golden Age of Piracy, more than 300 "gentlemen buccaneers" gather on a remote Caribbean island. Their plan is to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline. Inspired in part by the famous Captain Morgan, the company would cross jungles, meet a princess, and raid the Spanish Main in this true tale of adventure.

Where: Library Study Room

When: August 18, at 5 pm