On Thursday, April 6th, our National Ambassador for Young People's Literature (and MacArthur Fellow) Gene Luen Yang will be visiting Brookline!
In anticipation of his visit, we encourage everyone in Brookline to take on his challenge to readers:
Gene Luen Yang has set three challenges to every reader to read (at least) three books outside of their comfort zone:
Read a book about a character who doesn't look or live like you. Diversity comes in many forms: race, religion, gender, geography, sexual orientation, class, ability and more.
Read a book about a topic you don't know much about. Explore your world with a STEM book (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). You don't have to be an all-star athlete to dive into a book on sports. History isn't all facts and dates. Immerse yourself in a memoir, historical fiction, or nonfiction title.
Read a book in a format you don't normally read for fun. This could be a picture book, a chapter book, a graphic novel, or a book in verse.
If you accept this challenge, join us starting January 1, 2017. For all the details, please see our blog post here. For example, when you report your title, yes, you do get one of those snazzy buttons!
Come see Gene on April 6th!
Details about the event coming soon. The Public Library of Brookline and the Brookline Booksmith @brooklinebooksmith are working together on this exciting visit.
