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THE CIRCUIT |
EPITAPH FOR A PEACH |
THE KITE RUNNER |
THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS |
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An ambitious plan was hatched by a group of organizations, back in early 2002, to get every able person in Woodland to read the same book. Following the great success of one of the first of these types of programs (One Book, One Chicago) WILL (Woodlanders in League for Literacy) asked for public participation in an exciting effort to foster literacy, acceptance and respect.
our
GOALS
In
the process of sharing a common book, the community has an
opportunity to build bonds encouraging respect and honor of one
another. Above all, the goal of this project was to get people
reading.
other places follow
WOODLAND READS lead ... there countless others
Woodland
Read's Masumoto was picked for "One Book, One
Sacramento"
David Mas Masumoto and his great book Epitaph
for a Peach was picked (the man & the book ... not
the peach) to read and participate in dozens of related literary
events in Sacramento in early October, 2005. Could it be that Mas
coming to Woodland for Woodland Reads 2003 (a
program that get Woodlanders on the same page by reading the same
book) gave Sacramento the idea? As Woodland goes ... so goes
Sacramento and then the world. That a way to go Mas!
Kite
Runner -- Santa Monica Citywide Reads
Khaled Hosseini and his superb book The
Kite Runner have been chosen for another reading
program, this time in Santa Monica (one with much more $ behind
it) and the book still sits on the San Francisco Chronicle's
bestsellers list (and was a long-time #1) and it's on the New
York Times (where it also hit #1) list as well. There is
also a film to be made from the book as well. So good things
continue to come his way.
San
Francisco does their version of Woodland Reads
ONECITY
ONEBOOK
San Francisco will be reading CHINA BOY by
Gus Lee.
Get information @ http://sfpl/news/ocob/onecity.htm