BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Springshare//LibCal//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251121T203000Z DTEND:20251121T213000Z DTSTAMP:20251121T000000Z SUMMARY:HYBRID: Social Justice Book Group: Compound Fracture DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis month we will discuss Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White. \n\nAbout the book:\n\nOn the night Miles Abernathy—sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian—comes out as trans to his parents\, he sneaks off to a party\, carrying evidence that may finally turn the tide of the blood feud plaguing Twist Creek: Photos that prove the county’s Sheriff Davies was responsible for the so-called “accident” that injured his dad\, killed others\, and crushed their grassroots efforts to unseat him.\n\nThe feud began a hundred years ago when Miles’s great-great-grandfather\, Saint Abernathy\, incited a miners’ rebellion that ended with a public execution at the hands of law enforcement. Now\, Miles becomes the feud’s latest victim as the sheriff’s son and his friends sniff out the evidence\, follow him through the woods\, and beat him nearly to death. In the hospital\, the ghost of a soot-covered man hovers over Miles’s bedside while Sheriff Davies threatens Miles into silence. But when Miles accidently kills one of the boys who hurt him\, he learns of other folks in Twist Creek who want out from under the sheriff’s heel. To free their families from this cycle of cruelty\, they’re willing to put everything on the line—is Miles?\n\nA visceral\, unabashedly political page-turner that won’t let you go until you’ve reached the end\, Compound Fracture is not for the faint of heart\, but it is for every reader who's ready to fight for a better world. Hand this story to teens pushing for radical change.\n\n\nWe strive to learn more about the world outside our own bubbles. We read both nonfiction and fiction on timely topics and in our discussions try to challenge our own assumptions without judging one another.\n\n\nJoin us on Zoom! \n\nWe will be hosting a hybrid meeting\, so you can also attend in person in the Watson Room at Forbes. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n https://us02web.zoom.us/j/93620070920?pwd=c0tKQnorNDNqRGxFajRvWWlRNnJyQT09\n\n\nMeeting ID: 936 2007 0920\nPasscode: 340325\nOne tap mobile\n 13126266799\,\,93620070920#\,\,\,\,*340325# US (Chicago)\n 16465588656\,\,93620070920#\,\,\,\,*340325# US (New York)\n\nDial by your location\n 1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n 1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n 1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n 1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n 1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n 1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 936 2007 0920\nPasscode: 340325\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcnCepHoM3\n\n LOCATION:Watson Room ORGANIZER;CN="Forbes Library":MAILTO:info@forbeslibrary.org CATEGORIES:Adult Events, Book Discussions, Recurring Events, Virtual CONTACT;CN="Forbes Library":MAILTO:info@forbeslibrary.org STATUS:CONFIRMED UID:LibCal-10783335 URL:https://forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/10783335 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT15M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR