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Letters About Literature 2010
Announcing the 2010 RARI title:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Shortly after the end of WWII, Juliet Ashton of London receives a letter from a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – only the beginning of a series of letters bridging two islands and chronicling the story of the Guernsey islanders’ indomitable spirit during the German occupation.
Save the Date: The Reading Across RI Kick-off Conference
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Bryant University
9 am – 2 pm; registration fee: $25
Featuring workshops and resources to bring The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society into your community! Open to the general public; targeting teachers, librarians & book group leaders. More information & registration form available January 1st, 2010.
Save the Date: The 8th Annual May Breakfast:
May 1, 2010 with Keynote, Annie Barrows, co author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
Ms. Barrows is also the author of the children’s series Ivy and Bean and The Magic Half. Mary Ann Shaffer, a librarian and editor, nurtured the tale about Guernsey for twenty years before committing pen to paper. Unfortunately, Ms. Shaffer passed away in February, 2008 before the final edits to the manuscript were complete. She asked her niece, Annie Barrows, to complete the revisions - and the story is now ours to share with all Rhode Islanders.
May Breakfast & Library and Book Club photos 2009
Letters About Literature 2010 Update
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