Meet fellow readers\, make lasting friends hips\, and read great books! First we meet &\; mingle\, and then our ex pert staff guides a lively discussion about thoughtfully selected titles&m dash\;from classics to new releases. Bring your enthusiasm and love of rea ding\, even if you don't get a chance to read this month's title.
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\nHere's what we're reading this month Our Missing Hearts by Cel este Ng
\nTwelve-year-old Bi rd Gardner lives quietly with his broken father\, a former linguist now sh elving books at Harvard's library. For a decade\, their lives have been sh aped by laws meant to preserve "American culture" after years of unrest\, with authorities relocating dissidents' children\, particularly those of A sian descent. Libraries have been forced to remove unpatriotic books\, inc luding those by Bird's mother\, Margaret\, a Chinese American poet who lef t the family. Bird\, having disavowed her\, receives a mysterious letter t hat draws him into a quest to find her\, uncovering hidden stories\, an un derground network\, and the possibility of change
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