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The United States is turning 250 years old in July, and we are celebrating with a special book club highlighting American classics, new and old, in literature. Aprils pick: The Bluest Eye
Pecola Breedlove, a young eleven-year-old black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dreams grow more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity.
May: There There by Tommy Orange