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Reading for Change Book Discussion Group

Main Library, First Floor Historical Room

2023-09-27 13:00:00 2023-09-27 14:00:00 America/New_York Reading for Change Book Discussion Group Explore Race and Ethnicity Equity and Inclusion (REEI) - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Main Library -

Wednesday, September 27
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-27 13:00:00 2023-09-27 14:00:00 America/New_York Reading for Change Book Discussion Group Explore Race and Ethnicity Equity and Inclusion (REEI) - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Main Library -

Explore Race and Ethnicity Equity and Inclusion (REEI) - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

The Reading for Change book club will explore Race and Ethnicity Equity and Inclusion (REEI) and the impact of inequity on individuals in our society. In conjunction with the Fairfield County Juvenile Court, we will expand our knowledge of systemic racism and intersectional social justice issues, examine how we uphold these systems of inequity, and identify steps we can take to combat inequities. We hope to provide an inclusive space to explore meaningful change. We will spend two or three months discussing one title so that we have time to unpack the topics in the book.

August & September we will read:

Firekeeper’s Daughter 

Angeline Boulley 

Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi's hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug. Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims. Now, as the deceptions--and deaths--keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she'll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she's ever known.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club |

TAGS: | Adult |

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