Welcome to our western Mass Readers' Advisory genre study.  This month, our benchmark is James  by Percival Everett.  James is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which Jim is the thoughtful, resourceful, and brave narrator whose situation is much more true to the slave experience than the original.  James explains how his speech and demeanor switch to give southern whites what they expect of a slave. 

We will discuss the appeal of our benchmark and the audience for it as well as readalikes to suggest to users if the book is unavailable.  Each of us will read a second title of our choosing in the genre as our personal choice.  We exchange ideas, define the appeals of the books, suggest books and other media, and come away with an awareness of additional titles to offer our users. Join us online to share your choices and hear those of colleagues.  

We meet bimonthly via Zoom to explore various genres and readers advisory skills and how to use them to meet the needs of our users.  In alternate months, in our Chat sessions, we share what we have been reading/watching/listening to and discover new titles, authors, and topics to enjoy.

Those who register for sessions will receive an email reminder a week before our meeting.  For questions or suggestions, contact Alene Moroni (amoroni@forbeslibrary.org) or Jan Resnick (njrezz@comcast.net).

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