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Author Talk: Sharon Draper

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: Princeton Public Library

As part of the Princeton & Slavery Project, this acclaimed author and educator visits the library to talk about her historical novel for young adults, “Copper Sun.” The book tells the story of 15-year-old Amari whose happy life in Ghana is destroyed when she is captured and sold into a life of slavery in America. Full details at the Princeton Public Library website..

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