We will be reading the book Powerless by Lauren Roberts.

This sign up will close Friday, September 13 at noon.

This book club is for students on campus, enrolled in fall 2024 courses.

Books will be provided to you!! We will order books after sign up closes so you can pick one up from our office the week of September 23. 

We will meet in person 4 times in the month of October:

Session 1: Wednesday, October 2 at 5pm

Session 2: Wednesday, October 9 at 5pm

Session 3: Wednesday, October 16 at 5pm

Session 4: Wednesday, October 23 at 5pm

Book Summary:

"She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary."