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• A World of Stories Summer Adventure at AC Library

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  Ready to go on an adventure? Visit our website to learn more about our 2021 Summer Adventure, A World of Stories, from June 15 to August 15, 2021.

• Marita

  the Spy Who Loved Castro

  Lorenz, Marita, 1939-

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  Originally written in Spanish, Marita Lorenz describes her life with Fidel Castro and the way the CIA groomed her to assassinate him.

• The Seven Good Years

  a Memoir

  Keret, Etgar, 1967-

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  A memoir about Keret's life with his son and his father in Israel is translated from Hebrew. Despite the constant threat of war and hardship, his story is joyful, insightful and often humorous.

• A Thousand Miles to Freedom

  My Escape From North Korea

  Kim, Ŭn-ju, 1986-

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  The fascinating story of Kim's escape from North Korea with her mother and sister originally written in Korean.

• In Other Words

  Lahiri, Jhumpa,

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  Originally written in Italian, Lahiri, already a successful author, describes her love of the Italian language and her efforts to write a book in a language not her own.

• I Will Never See the World Again

  the Memoir of An Imprisoned Writer

  Altan, Ahmet,

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  Altan, one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive regime, writes in Turkish from his jail cell hoping to find solace in his craft.

• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

  a Memoir of Life in Death

  Bauby, Jean-Dominique, 1952-1997,

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  Translated from French, this memoir was dictated word by word by Bauby using only signals from his left eye following a rare stroke that left him paralyzed. An amazing story of resilience and human connection!

• The Reason I Jump

  the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old Boy With Autism

  Higashida, Naoki, 1992-

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  Originally written in Japanese, this is the controversial biography of Higashida, a nonverbal autistic boy.

• Our House Is on Fire

  Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis

  Thunberg, Greta, 2003-

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  Originally written in Swedish, this is the story of Greta's health crisis that lead to her transformation into a climate activist.

• Dancing in the Mosque

  An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son

  Qādirī, Ḥumayrā, 1979 or 1980-

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  Qaderi writes to her son about the difficult to decision to leave him behind and her fight against misogyny in Afghanistan in this memoir translated from Persian.