Charlestown Book Group: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

The Charlestown Book Group meets to discuss Amanda Peters’s novel *The Berry Pickers*. Readers are invited to gather with neighbors, share their perspectives, and explore the book’s themes and story. Copies are available to borrow from the Charlestown Branch.

The novel follows a Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia who travels to Maine in the summer of 1962 to pick blueberries. Their four-year-old daughter, Ruthie, disappears from the edge of a berry field, witnessed only by her six-year-old brother, Joe. Years later, Norma grows up as the only child of a prosperous but troubled family, experiencing dreams and visions that gradually seem connected to a secret her parents have concealed. As an adult, she spends decades pursuing the truth about her identity and her family’s past.

When: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Showtimes: 6:30pm–7:30pm

Run time: One hour

Tickets: Price not available

Audience: Adults, including college students, older adults, and young adults ages 20–34

Book: *The Berry Pickers* by Amanda Peters

Venue: Charlestown Branch, Boston Public Library

Address: 179 Main St, Charlestown, MA 02129

Accessibility: Disability accommodations and language services can be requested through the Charlestown Branch. Please allow at least two weeks for arrangements.

Contact: charlestown@bpl.org or 617-242-1248

Venue hours on the event date: 12:00pm–8:00pm