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SUMMARY:Great American Read: Laughing Boy by Oliver La Farge
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LOCATION:635 N. Power Road, Mesa, AZ 85205, United States
ROOM: Roadrunner Room (RM)
DESCRIPTION: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. June's pick: Laughing Boy by Oliver La Farge.
 This book centers on Laughing Boy, an exemplary young member of his Navajo
  community. Steeped in traditional teachings, highly skilled in silver cra
 ftsmanship, and distinguished for his success in wild horse races, he brin
 gs honor to the people of T’o Tlakai. The world around him, however, is 
 undergoing rapid change. It is 1914, and the arrival of the first automobi
 le signals a new era. When Laughing Boy encounters Slim Girl, he becomes c
 aptivated by her, and despite her “American” education and his family�
 ��s cautions, he chooses to marry her.As the couple settle away from the e
 stablished villages, they struggle with the tensions arising from their va
 stly different backgrounds, as well as the increasing influence of outside
  culture. Their lives become entangled in a profound conflict involving lo
 ve, identity, duty, and the preservation of cultural heritage.January: The
  Jungle by Upton SinclairFebruary: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley J
 acksonMarch: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithApril: The Bluest Eye 
 by Toni MorrisonMay: There There by Tommy OrangeJune: Laughing Boy by Oliv
 er La Farge July: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
URL:https://events.mesalibrary.org/event/great-american-read-laughing-boy-
 oliver-la-farge-166798
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