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<p class="MsoNormal"> Hello Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below and attached are the Potomac Chapter book club selections for 2020 and 2021.
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<p class="MsoNormal">John<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 7, 2020: Beheld DB99271<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nesbit, TaraShea. Reading time: 6 hours, 47 minutes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Read by Madelyn Buzzard.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Discussant: Annette, tentative, questions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Historical Fiction<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">New Plymouth, 1630. Ten years after the Pilgrims' arrival in their new world, a ship of newcomers arrives and a colonist is murdered. Alice Bradford and Eleanor Billington occupy two different classes and find themselves entangled in the
intrigues of the community. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h4>November 4, 2020: <a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB95925">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Nickel boys DB95925</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">Whitehead</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">, Colson. Reading time: 6 hours, 48 minutes.<br>
Read by Colson </span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">Whitehead</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">; JD Jackson.<br>
Discussant: Patty, questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Historical Fiction<br>
Bestsellers<br>
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1962. Elwood Curtis lives with his grandmother, works when not in school, and admires Dr. Martin Luther King. But one innocent mistake sees him sentenced to reform school--the Nickel Academy. There he meets Turner, whose skepticism challenges Elwood. Their
friendship has repercussions in the sadistic school. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h4>December 2, 2020: <a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DBC01886">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Blind ambition: one woman's journey to greatness despite her blindness DBC01886</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Hairston, Ever Lee. Reading time: 6 hours, 28 minutes.<br>
Read by Paul Georgiou. A production of New Jersey State Library, State Talking Book and Braille Center.<br>
Discussant: Nancy, no questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Biography of Persons with Disabilities<br>
Inspirational<br>
Women<br>
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Decades after she lost her eyesight, a woman's powerful, inspirational story of </span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">ambition</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> and helping
others overcome obstacles to realize the purpose of their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Wednesday January 6, 2021: <a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB55279">
<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Hornet flight / DB55279</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Follett, Ken. Reading time: 14 hours, 35 minutes.<br>
Read by David Hartley-Margolin. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.<br>
Discussant: Joe, not sure of questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Suspense Fiction<br>
Spy Stories<br>
Bestsellers<br>
War Stories<br>
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Denmark, 1941. Eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen discovers a secret Nazi radar installation on his island home. With </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> help </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">of</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> his
bro</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">r's English fianceìe, Hermia--a spy--and </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Danish
resistance movement, Harald attempts to cross </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> North Sea
to warn </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> British. Some descriptions </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">of</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> sex,
some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h4>February 3, 2021: <span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600"><a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB78070"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">A house in the sky: a memoir DB78070</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">L</span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">dhout, Amanda;
Corbett, Sara. Reading time: 15 hours, 36 minutes.<br>
Read by Madelyn Buzzard. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.<br>
Discussant: Franklyn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Biography<br>
Journalism and </span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">the</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Media<br>
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Freelance journalist L</span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">dhout recounts her career, trac</span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">g
its roots to her childhood </span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Alberta, Canada, where she grew up read</span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">g
National Geographic. Describes her worldwide travels; experiences </span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Afghanistan, Iraq, and o</span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">the</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">r
hot spots; and 2008 kidnapp</span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">g and fifteen-month captivity </span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">in</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Somalia.
Violence and some strong language. 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h4>March 3, 2021: <span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600"><a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB98926"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you DB98926</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<h4><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Reynolds, Jason; Kendi, Ibram X. Reading time: 4 hours, 13 minutes.</span><br>
Read by Jason Reynolds.<br>
Discussant: Christine, not certain of questions<o:p></o:p></h4>
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Social Sciences<br>
Young Adult<br>
History, Juvenile<br>
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National Ambassador for Young People's Literature adapts Ibram X. Kendi's award-winning book </span><span class="hghlght"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">Stamped</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> from
the Beginning (DB 89293). Reynolds discusses how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">April 7, 2021: </span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB54934"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Middlesex DB54934</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Eugenides, Jeffrey. Reading time: 24 hours, 21 minutes.<br>
Read by Erik Sandvold. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.<br>
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Bestsellers<br>
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At forty-one, hermaphrodite Cal Stephanides examines the rare genetic mutation that has caused his gender to change since his birth as a girl in 1960. He describes his teenage revelations, his Greek grandparents' guilty secret, and his coming-of-age in Detroit.
Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Pulitzer Prize winner. Bestseller. 2002.</span><span style="color:black">
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<h4><span style="color:black">May 5, 2021: <a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB98146">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">American dirt DB98146</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006600"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Cummins, Jeanine. Reading time: 16 hours, 57 minutes.<br>
Read by Yareli Arizmendi.<br>
Discussant: Sandy, questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Suspense Fiction<br>
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Lydia Quixano Peìrez runs a bookstore in Acapulco. When her journalist husband writes an exposeì about Javier, the head of the newest drug cartel in the city, her life changes forever. Lydia and her eight-year-old son flee for their lives, hoping to make it
to the United States. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">June 2, 2021: Caste by
</span><span style="color:black">Isabel Wilkerson<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color:black">Discussant: Carl, not sure about questions<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color:black">Not yet in BARD but should be there soon.<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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