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Literati Library Book Club – Good Lord Bird by James McBride

November 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

This month’s book is Good Lord Bird by James McBride

“Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry’s master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town—with Brown, who believes he’s a girl.

Over the ensuing months, Henry—whom Brown nicknames Little Onion—conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859—one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.

An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride’s meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.”

To sign-up email staff@lambertvillelibrary.org or call 609-397-0275

Date 11/07/2023 (Tue.)
Time 7:00PM – 8:30PM EDT
Location Gallery

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November 7, 2023
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Lambertville Free Public Library
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Lambertville Library Gallery