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.
\nAbout One Book\, One County
\nOne Book\, One County \;is a community reading program for Summer 2024 that celebrates collaboration\, education\, and conversati on across our county and emphasizes the power of connected libraries to cr eate connected communities. This program is unique because instead of one book for one library system\, all 9.8 million County residents are invited to read one book together\, with supportive programming provided by a net work of partnered Los Angeles County library jurisdictions. Learn more abo ut this initiative at LACountyLibrary.org/onebook.& nbsp\;
\nAbout L.A. Weather \;by Marí\;a Amparo Es
candó\;n
The 2024 selection for \;One Book\, One C
ounty \;is \;L.A. Weather \;by Marí\;a Amparo Escand&oac
ute\;n. \;Published in 2022\, \;L.A. Weather \;is a New York T
imes bestseller that follows the Mexican-American Alvarado family during a
year in Los Angeles &ldquo\;as they wrestle with impending evacuations\,
secrets\, deception\, and betrayal\, and their toughest decision yet: whet
her to stick together or burn it all down.&rdquo\;
Marí\;a A mparo Escandó\;n is a New York Times best-selling bilingual author ( English/Spanish). Her novel\, \;L.A. Weather\, is a Reese&rsquo\;s Boo k Club pick and the winner of the Fiction Award at the International Latin o Book Awards\, 2022. Her first novel \;Esperanza&rsquo\;s Box of Sain ts\, (Santitos \;in Spanish) \;has been the number one best seller in the Los Angeles Times Best Sellers List\, it has 21 foreign editions a nd is read in over 86 countries. Her second novel is \;Gonzá\;le z &\; Daughter Trucking Co. \;(Transportes Gonzá\;lez e Hija\ , S.A. in Spanish.) Marí\;a has been an L.A. resident for forty year s.
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