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World Literacy Day 2021 Book Discussion

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré: The Global Issues Book Discussion Series Summer Read

Literacy

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

This book about the Pack Horse Librarians of 1930s Kentucky was reviewed in September 2020.

Songteller - My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton

Learn how Dolly Parton's love of literacy has fueled a worldwide movement to put books into the hands of children from birth to 5 years old.

May 2021

Equal Access

Among the Maasai by Juliet Cutler

For World Literacy Day 2020, Juliet gave a presentation of her book, which is a memoir of her time teaching at the Maasai Secondary School for Girls in Tanzania: September 2020.

Bluestockings by Jane Robinson

This meticulously researched book about the pioneering women of university education in the UK was reviewed in October 2020.

Let it Go by Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH

In this book, Dame Shirley tells her story from being a Kindertransport refugee from Vienna, to an entrepreneur founding a software company in 1962, to her career as a philanthropist and letting her fortune go. Read the review from November 2020.

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

In this autobiography, follow Malala's journey from a young girl seeking education in Pakistan to the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Read the review from November 2020.

Misc.

What Unites Us by Dan Rather & Elliot Kirschner

Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner’s What Unites Us is a beacon of hope in what has been a fairly bleak 2020. Originally published in 2017, the current edition has been updated to include recent events. Weaving together stories from his youth and career while connecting the present with challenging moments in US history, Rather’s essays offer a message of cautious optimism. Read the review from December 2020.

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