The Carnegie Reader’s Book Club will feature Sleeping Bear by Connor Sullivan presented by Relly Friedman.

“After her young husband’s untimely death, Army veteran Cassie Gale decides to take a few days of solitude in the Alask a wilderness before she starts her new job. But when she fails to show up on her first day and her dog is discovered injured at the wrecked campsite, her father knows that this is much more than a camping trip gone awry.”

As it turns out, Cassie’s not the first person to disappear without a trace in the Alaska panhandle. Bears. Wolves. Avalanches. Frostbite. Starvation. There are many ways to die in here. But not all disappearances can be explained. Cassie’s is one of them, along with a number of other outdoor enthusiasts who have vanished in recent years.

Regaining consciousness in a Russian prison, Cassie finds herself trapped in a system designed to ensure that no one ever escapes alive. It will require all her grit and skills to survive. Meanwhile, her father rushes to outrun the clock, scouring thousands of acres, only to realize she’s been taken by a far more nefarious adversary—one with the power of the Eastern Bloc behind it. Ties to his past life, one full of secrets, threaten to surface. He knows there’s a price to be paid, but he’s determined it won’t be his daughter.

The Carnegie Readers meet to discuss a different book each month from September to May. Friends of the Library purchases multiple copies of the nine titles chosen for discussion so that Readers will have books available prior to their monthly meetings. The purchases are added to the library collection following their discussion date.