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Spring 2025 We are reading  where we are  by Alison McGhee

"a stunning and heartbreaking story of two teens who fight to reunite when one of them is caught in the web of a sinister cult" 

Fall 2024 We are reading What Storm, What Thunder  by Myriam J.A. Chancy (One Maryland, One Book 2024)

"What Storm, What Thunder is a novel that aptly captures this year’s theme of Restorative Futures, as characters in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti navigate how to move on in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake. Crossing themes of class, race, religion, gender, and migration, it shows us how a community both fractures and repairs through trauma " 

Spring 2024 We are reading  home is not a country by Safia Elhillo

"From the  acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. "

Fall 2023 We are reading  There, There by Tommy Orange (One Maryland, One Book 2023)

"There There is a novel that wonderfully captures this year’s theme of Connection, with its multigenerational, interconnected structure that follows the stories of twelve Native people as they converge on the Big Oakland Powwow. It reminds us that the best books contend with a historical trauma through many perspectives, in both the past and present. "