"In \;Class\, Land takes us w ith her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing bar riers at every turn including a byzantine loan system\, food insecurity\, the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn't understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line--Land finds a wa y to survive once again\, finally graduating in her mid-thirties. \;Cl ass \;paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as i t converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambi tion. \;Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to co llege? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? \;In clear\, ca ndid\, and moving prose\, \;Class \;grapples with these questions\ , offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an ins piring testimony of a mother's triumph against all odds." - From the publi sher
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Local book group moderator\, Linda Weatherby\, will fac
ilitate the book discussion in partnership with College Bound Opportunitie
s (CBO) and the Library. \;
College Bound Opportunities
mentors\, empowers\, and inspires local-area high school students to atten
d and graduate college.
Check book availability on our online catalog.
< br />Register to attend and receive updates. Meet in the Lower-Level Meeti ng Room.
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Questions? Contact the Information &\; Reader Se
rvices department via email hppla@hplibrary.org. \;