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SUMMARY:African American Book Club
LOCATION:Marilyn J. Praisner Library\nMarilyn J. Praisner Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em>Happy Land</em> is available for check
  out at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library. It is also available for check ou
 t in Libby as an <a href="https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/11011791">ebo
 ok</a> and <a href="https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/11011666">audiobook
 </a>.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Summary:</p>\n<p>In the hills of Appalachia\, there
  once existed a land ruled by a king and a queen. Inspired by distant memo
 ries of African kingdoms\, a community of formerly enslaved men and women 
 grasped freedom and started lives on mountain land that they owned. They w
 orked hard\, lived well\, and loved there. For a time the kingdom thrived 
 . . . and then it disappeared. Present Day. Nikki hasn't seen her grandmot
 her in years\, due to a mysterious estrangement inherited from her mother.
  So when the elder calls out of the blue with an urgent request for Nikki 
 to visit her in the hills of western North Carolina\, Nikki hesitates only
  for a moment. After years of silence in her family\, she's determined to 
 get answers while she still can. But instead of answers about the recent p
 ast\, Mother Rita tells Nikki a shocking story about her great-great-great
 -grandmother Queen Luella and the very land they are standing on. Land tha
 t Mother Rita says must be protected. The more Nikki learns about the King
 dom of the Happy Land and the lives of those who dwelled in the ruins she 
 finds in the woods--who are buried beneath stone grave markers--the more s
 he understands that sometimes\, atonement for the previous generations' mi
 stakes falls squarely on the shoulders of the descendants. And it's up to 
 her to make things right</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Questions about this program?&nb
 sp\;Contact the branch at 240-773-9460</p>\n<p>Don't have a card right now
 ?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgom
 erycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<
 p>Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited t
 o participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children att
 ending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
  Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanyin
 g child.</p>\n<p>If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more\, pleas
 e contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how y
 our group might be accommodated.</p>\n<h3>Accommodation Requests</h3>\n<!-
 - v2026.4.0 -->\n<p>To request an accommodation\, contact the <a href="htt
 ps://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/node/17144">library branch</a> where you w
 ant the accommodation. If they are unable to help\, or if you need an acco
 mmodation for an online resource or event\, complete our <a href="https://
 mcgmd.wufoo.com/forms/wypec8q0j2yngy/">Accommodation Request Form</a> onli
 ne or call Library Administration at <a href="tel:+12407770002">240-777-00
 02</a>.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/16565544
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