BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:571d9d9f-bc2d-4854-8ecb-c59b4c7d6eb4 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261025T091003Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260510T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260510T153000 SUMMARY:Her Story: I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter LOCATION:Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library\nTopeka and Shawnee Coun ty Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library:geo:39.0507561,-95.6965309 GEO:39.0507561;-95.6965309 DESCRIPTION:This group explores stories of strong women\, such as this tal e of a young woman grappling with the legacy left behind when her "perfect " sister dies. Questions? E-mail dellerbrook@tscpl.org .\nhttps://tscpl.li bnet.info/event/15813520 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Her Story: Exploring the Lives of Strong W omen
Women have always shown strength in shaping their lives and the world around them. In this book discussion group we read and talk about fi ction and nonfiction that highlights the courage\, resilience and experien ces of women past and present.

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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican D aughter \;by Erika Sanchez

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Perfect Mexican daughters do n ot go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents&rsquo\; h ouse after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never \;a bandon \;their family.
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But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga&rsquo\;s role.
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Then a t ragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken\, too. Instead\, her mother seem s to channel her grief into pointing out \;every possible way \;Ju lia has failed.
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But it&rsquo\;s not long before Julia di scovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena\, and her first love\, first everythin g boyfriend Connor\, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister&rsquo\;s story? And either wa y\, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?

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Email \;dellerbrook@tscpl.org \;if you need help getting a copy of the book or have any other questions.

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