5:38 pm | Dec 02, 2008
Savoring Three Cups of Tea
Every year, our neighbors in Long Beach — from the libraries, schools, museums, bookstores, senior centers, symphony, newspaper and various cultural organizations — come together to share a community book and then stage reading and arts events across the city. This year’s pick is Three Cups of Tea, the bestselling true story of a California ER nurse and mountain climber who unexpectedly finds himself on a mission to build schools in the remote corners of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Susan Redfield, the 2009 Book Week chaired, offers three reasons in the Press-Telegram why the book is a good choice:
“One, it is an inspirational story about how one young person can make a huge difference in the lives of many just by a strong will, commitment and a lot of hard work.
“Two, it is a poignant and wonderful story about education and literacy, particularly for young girls, as a means towards world peace and multicultural understanding.
“Three, it is a story about an important part of our world today, a region that is misunderstood and easily misinterpreted as the `enemy…’”
Learn more here about the Long Beach Library Foundation’s community reading program and upcoming public events, which include a March visit from author Greg Mortenson.
The “Long Beach Reads One Book” program dates back to 2002. Most recently, the city’s book lovers have come together to read Grayson (2008); The Greatest Generation (2007); My California: Journeys by Great Writers (2006); Fahrenheit 451 (2005); and The Freedom Writers Diary (2004).
Browse what other California cities have been reading here.
Posted by donna | books, long beach
