Have a cozy chat with the author of this year’s Books Build Bridges selected title, A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga. A selection of her book titles will be available for purchase, and an autograph session will be held after the program. This event is free and for all ages. Those in attendance will be entered to win a LEGO NASA Mars Rover Perseverance kit.

Jasmine Warga is the #1 NYT- 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 work has won several awards, including a John Newbery honor, been translated into dozens of languages, and named to multiple state award reading lists. She lives in the Chicago area with her family in a house filled with books.

Books Build Bridges 2026 Sponsors: AAUW Portsmouth OH, Portsmouth Area Ladies, Rotary Club of Portsmouth, Scioto County Public Library, SOCCo, Shawnee State University,
South Central Ohio Educational Service Center