Join us for a community reading program of exceptional scope &ndash\; one book for all of Los Angeles County. This s pecial book club will feature discussion about L.A. Weather by Marí\ ;a Amparo Escandó\;n. Copies of this title are available at the Info rmation Desk.
\nAbout One Book\, One County
\nOne Book\, One County \;is a community reading program for Summer 202 4 that celebrates collaboration\, education\, and conversation across our county and emphasizes the power of connected libraries to create connected communities. This program is unique because instead of one book for one l ibrary system\, all 9.8 million County residents are invited to read one b ook together\, with supportive programming provided by a network of partne red Los Angeles County library jurisdictions. Learn more about this initia tive at LACountyLibrary.org/onebook. \;
\nAbout L.A. Weather \;by Marí\;a Amparo Escandó\;n
The 2024 selection for \;One Book\, One County \;is
\;L.A. Weather \;by Marí\;a Amparo Escandó\;n. \;
Published in 2022\, \;L.A. Weather \;is a New York Times bestselle
r that follows the Mexican-American Alvarado family during a year in Los A
ngeles &ldquo\;as they wrestle with impending evacuations\, secrets\, dece
ption\, and betrayal\, and their toughest decision yet: whether to stick t
ogether or burn it all down.&rdquo\;
Marí\;a Amparo Escand&o acute\;n is a New York Times best-selling bilingual author (English/Spanis h). Her novel\, \;L.A. Weather\, is a Reese&rsquo\;s Book Club pick an d the winner of the Fiction Award at the International Latino Book Awards\ , 2022. Her first novel \;Esperanza&rsquo\;s Box of Saints\, (Santitos \;in Spanish) \;has been the number one best seller in the Los An geles Times Best Sellers List\, it has 21 foreign editions and is read in over 86 countries. Her second novel is \;Gonzá\;lez &\; Daugh ter Trucking Co. \;(Transportes Gonzá\;lez e Hija\, S.A. in Span ish.) Marí\;a has been an L.A. resident for forty years.
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