BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Akron-Summit County Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Akron-Summit County Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:df9ec2cb-7060-40de-80b4-dd6dcf84a78d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260911T152453Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230601 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE X-MICROSOFT-MSNCALENDAR-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:On-Your-Own Book Club LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:41.0833864,-81.5169097 GEO:41.0833864;-81.5169097 DESCRIPTION:No meetings\, no deadlines\, no pressure\, just good reading! This month's title is "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver. Pick up a copy of the book and information sheet at the CAV desk..\nhttps://akronlib rary.libnet.info/event/8420766 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Enjoy fiction and nonfiction\, large pr int\, and audiobooks. Author information\, questions to ponder\, and reada likes are included with each book. \;

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Summary: \;The teena ge son of an Appalachian single mother who dies when he is eleven uses his good looks\, wit\, and instincts to survive foster care\, child labor\, a ddiction\, disastrous loves\, and crushing losses.

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Many generation s ago\, Charles Dickens wrote "David Copperfi eld" \;from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel\, but he provided its inspiration.

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Barbara Kingsolver is the author of 10 bestselli ng works of fiction\, including the novels "Unsheltered\,"< /a> \;"Flight Behavior\," \;"The Poisonwood Bible\," \;"Animal Dream s\," and "The Bean Trees\," \;as well as books of poetry\, essa ys\, and creative nonfiction. Her work of narrative nonfiction is the enor mously influential bestseller "Animal\, Vegetable\, Miracle: A Year of Food L ife". \;

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Readalikes include: "Don't Know Tough: A Novel" by Eli Cranor\, "Betty : A Novel" by Tiffany McDaniel\, and "In the Valley" by Ron Rash.

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Running a book club? Check out our convenient grab-and- go \;Boo k Club To Go \;service for patrons in book clubs. Each BCTG canvas bag contains ten paperback copies of a book\, with titles selected specif ically for book clubs because of their discussion-provoking settings\, plo ts\, and characters. Since most books are reading club editions\, patrons can take advantage of the discussion starters to keep their book club meet ings lively.

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