Scavenger Hunt Book Launch with Alex Gino!

Schedule

Sat Nov 08 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

141 N. Main St, Florence, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01062 | Florence, MA

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Please join us in celebration of the new middle-grade novel by bestselling local author Alex Gino, CHRIS MAKES A FRIEND. You’re invited to scour High Five Books on a scavenger hunt for titles mentioned in the new novel, meet Alex, and have books signed.
Alex will read at 5pm; scavenger hunt is 5:30-6:30pm. Books will be for sale. Readers are also welcome to bring their own beloved copies of Alex’s earlier books for signing.
ABOUT ‘CHRIS MAKES A FRIEND’
From the award-winning author of MELISSA comes a sweet and tart story about unexpected friendship and family reconciliation.
This is not the summer Chris had planned …
Chris does not want to be spending the summer with her grandparents and her little sister. Her grandparents aren't bad -- they just don't let Chris do what she wants to do, which is sit around and read all day. And her sister, Becca, is the opposite, never sitting still and never being quiet.
The good part is that Chris's grandparents are always telling her to go outside and "get some air" -- so she can escape into the woods with a book and get some alone time. Or at least it's alone time until Mia comes along. Mia is also in town for the summer, and she understands Chris in a way that Chris's family just can't.
Soon Chris is sneaking off to spend as much time with her friend as possible. But is there more to Mia than Mia is saying?
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