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Invitation to Cover
Wednesday, Aug. 30 Mayor Newsom Kicks Off 2006 One City One Book Program
Citywide book club features compelling novel by Luis Alberto Urrea
A compelling novel about a young girl with mystical healing powers will be the focus of numerous special programs being held this fall in support of this year’s One City One Book: San Francisco Reads.
Set in Mexico in the decades before the 1910 revolution, The Hummingbird’s Daughter tells the story of Teresita, a young girl coming to terms with her destiny as a healer and who later grows into a revolution-inspiring Mexican “Joan of Arc.”
Author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea conducted more than 20 years of research into the life of Teresita, who is based on the life of his great-aunt. The book is a recent winner of the 2006 Kiriyama Prize for fiction and was selected as one of 2005’s best books by the San Francisco Chronicle. Urrea is also the author of many other books, including The Devil’s Highway, a non-fiction title about illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. What:
Kick-off breakfast with Mayor Gavin Newsom and The Hummingbird’s Daughter author Luis Alberto Urrea to launch this year’s One City One Book: San Francisco Reads book program.
When:
8:30–9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30
Where:
San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (between McAllister and Grove) in the Mayor’s Conference Room, Room 201.
Who:
Mayor Gavin Newsom Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird’s Daughter Luis Herrera, City Librarian Why:
Launched in 2005, One City One Book is a citywide reading initiative developed to encourage all residents to read and discuss the same book. Readings and discussion groups will be held at various libraries and bookstores throughout San Francisco to inspire conversation about the book.
Please RSVP to (415) 557-4277 Refreshments will be served |
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