VIRTUAL EVENT: Turtle Boy with M. Evan Wolkenstein at 2pm PACIFIC with the Jewish Community Library
*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 05/12/2020
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Join us to celebrate M. Evan Wolkenstein's celebrated debut novel Turtle Boy, written for middle grade students. Appearing in conversation with JCHS librarian Robin Gluck, Wolkenstein will read from the book, discuss the writing process, and reflect on some of the book's themes.
To purchase a copy, go to https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610884/turtle-boy-by-m-evan-wolkenstein/
Synopsis of the book:
Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his lisp and his funny looking chin. And for his bar mitzvah community service project, he’s matched with RJ, an older boy struggling with a progressive disease. Unfortunately, Will hates hospitals.
At first, the two boys don’t get along, but then RJ shares his bucket list: a roller coaster, a rock concert, a school dance, a swim in the ocean. To Will, happiness is hanging out in his room, alone with his turtles. But as RJ’s disease worsens, Will realizes he needs to tackle the bucket list on his new friend’s behalf before it is too late.
At first, it seems like an impossible mission, way beyond Will’s comfort zone. But as he completes each task with RJ’s guidance, Will learns that life is too short to live in a shell.
M. Evan Wolkenstein teaches at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay. He attended the University of Wisconsin, the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, and Hebrew University. His writing can be found in Tablet and the Washington Post, and on BimBam.com.
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, the JCHS Parents Association, and PJ Our Way in the Bay Area.
Program made possible, in part, by Marc and Marci Dollinger.
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