Age Group:
Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on January 8, 2026 @ 7:00pm.
- A library card is not required.
Program Description
Event Details
Jasmine Warga discusses her newest book, THE LAST RESORT: THE CLAIMING.
About THE LAST RESORT: THE CLAIMING:
For the first time, Teddy is actually excited for the school year to start. His new neighbors, Lila and Caleb, are transferring to his school, which means he'll finally have real friends! But Teddy has a secret he's desperate to protect -- one that explains why none of his classmates have spoken to him in years...
And that's not all. Despite having sent the fire maiden back through the portal, strange things keep happening at the Castle Hill Inn. Teddy's nightmares are back in a big way, and after getting stuck in the portal herself, Lila seems to be... flickering?! Almost as if something, or someone, is trying to summon her from our world into the next.
Teddy will do anything to protect his friends, but he's terrified of repeating the worst mistake of his life. Yet Teddy might be the key to uncovering the fire maiden's evil plans, and in order to stop her, he’ll have to face his greatest fears -- the ones he's spent his whole life running from.
About Jasmine Warga:
asmine Warga is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of middle grade novels Other Words For Home, The Shape of Thunder, A Rover’s Story, and A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall. Her books have won numerous awards, including a Newbery Honor, been named to many state award reading lists, and listed as best books of the year by publications such as NPR, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly and others. Her next novel, The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan, will be published on March 3, 2026. Originally from Cincinnati, she now lives in the Chicago-area with her family in a house filled with books.
Thank you to Main Street Books for partnering with us on this event!
To find more books by Jasmine Warga, search the Library Catalog HERE.
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Sponsored by the Foundation
The St. Charles City County Library Foundation generously sponsored this event.