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Celebrating the selection of True Biz by Sara Novic for the 2024 One Book, One Philadelphia program.
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WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1891, the Free Library of Philadelphia has worked to build an enlightened community devoted to lifelong learning; and
WHEREAS, Now, on its 22nd annual season, the Free Library of Philadelphia's One Book, One Philadelphia is a signature project of the Free Library of Philadelphia. It promotes literacy, library usage, and civic dialogue by encouraging the entire greater Philadelphia area to come together through the sharing of ideas and the joy of reading; and
WHEREAS, True Biz is a story of communication across radically different experiences. It involves three characters at the River Valley School for the Deaf. Charlie is a new transfer student. Austin is the school's golden boy. February is the school's Headmistress and a child of deaf adults. Together, they try to find their footing during a new school year, navigating major life changes and an impending threat to their school that may change them forever; and ?
WHEREAS, Sara Novic is a writer, activist, and translator based in Philadelphia. Her New York Times bestselling book Girl at War won the American Library Association's Alex Award and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University, where she studied fiction and literary translation; and
WHEREAS, The official One Book, One Philadelphia public reading period lasts from April to June 2024. Programming begins on Monday, April 8 with a Kickoff Celebration with Sara Novic and Melissa Draganac-Hawk, Principal of Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. The event will be held at the Parkway Central Library. An American Sign Language interpreter will also attend the kick-off event; and
WHEREAS, The seven-week programming season features dozens of free-to-the-public events, discussions, and creative workshops centering on Sara Novic's novel, True Biz, ...
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