MMBK is back on Zoom. We will discuss "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante. Download a copy of the book from hoopla, download a copy from Wisconsin's Digital Library, or check out a copy from the library. I look forward to discussing this title with you.
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6064484080
In a poor, midcentury Italian neighborhood, two girls, Elena and Lila, exhibit remarkable intelligence early in school, at a time when money is scarce and education a privilege, especially for girls. Only Elena is allowed to continue in school, and she devotes herself to her studies, while Lila redirects her own talent toward her family's business. The girls use each other, sometimes as crutches, sometimes as inspiration, but as they approach adolescence, their friendship is challenged by their changing bodies and attitudes toward the world. Elena increasingly turns toward education as a means of escaping, while Lila looks to her burgeoning beauty as a means of altering the violence and bitterness that threaten their neighborhood. The first book in a prospective trilogy, My Brilliant Friend is a compelling and moving coming-of-age story set in an impoverished neighborhood struggling to come into its own in a rapidly shrinking world. (Booklist, September 1, 2012)
Place a hold on print copy or download an ebook from hoopla or download an audiobook from Wisconsin's Digital Library.)
Complete list of MMBK titles discussed throughout the years can be found here.