The Page Turners, a book club co-sponsored by Princeton Public Library and the Friends of the Library, meets on the second Thursday of every month. The book club will discuss Hidden Pictures by Jason Kekulak at our May meeting on Thursday, May 8, from 6–7:30 pm.

Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.

Then, Teddy’s artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force. Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it’s too late.

To order your copy for the discussion, you may place a hold on PrairieCat or stop in or call the Princeton Public Library Circulation Desk (815-875-1331, ext 200).