Our next book to discuss is Wingshooters by Nina Revoyr. We will meet on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Martha Merrell's/Cuddles. Edna offered to present the author's biography. Anyone is welcome to lead the discussion.
Below, is information about the book:
Wingshooters, Nina Revoyr (2011); Fiction; 230 pages; 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon.com; 12 copies in CAFÉ system, nearly all checked out but no waiting list; in paperback; 15% off at Martha Merrell's/Cuddles.
Summary
Michelle LeBeau, the child of a white American father and a Japanese mother, lives with her grandparents in Deerhorn, Wisconsin—a small town that had been entirely white before her arrival. Rejected and bullied, Michelle spends her time reading, avoiding fights, and roaming the countryside with her English Springer Spaniel, Brett. She idolizes her grandfather, Charlie LeBeau, an expert hunter and former minor league baseball player who is one of the town’s most respected men. Charlie strongly disapproved of his son’s marriage to Michelle’s mother but dotes on his only grandchild, whom he calls Mikey.
This fragile peace is threatened when the expansion of the local clinic leads to the arrival of the Garretts, a young black couple from Chicago. Betty Garrett is hired as a nurse, and her husband, Joe, works as a substitute teacher at the elementary school. The Garretts’ presence deeply upsets most of the residents of Deerfield—especially when Mr. Garrett makes a controversial accusation against one of the town leaders, who is also Charlie LeBeau’s best friend.
In the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird, A River Runs Through It, and Snow Falling on Cedars, Nina Revoyr’s new novel examines the effects of change on a small, isolated town, the strengths and limits of community, and the sometimes conflicting loyalties of family and justice. Set in the expansive countryside of Central Wisconsin, against the backdrop of Vietnam and the post-Civil Rights era, Wingshooters explores both connection and loss as well as the complex but enduring bonds of family. http://www.amazon.com/Wingshooters-Nina-Revoyr/dp/1936070715/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=book
There is a reading group guide for Wingshooters at: http://www.ninarevoyr.com/books/wingshooters/reading_guide.php
Nina Revoyr's web site is at: http://www.ninarevoyr.com/books/wingshooters/
May you enjoy the author interviews: Part 1 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGozsgeWIuQ
(15 minutes - Spoiler alert)
Part 2 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FCJCfS7OVI&feature=relmfu (13 minutes - Spoiler alert)
Looking forward!
