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URL:https://riponlibrary.org/events/book-club-demon-copperhead/
SUMMARY:BOOK CLUB | Demon Copperhead
DESCRIPTION:Join the library book discussion of Demon Copperhead by author 
 Barbara Kingsolver on Monday\, January 27th at 6:30 PM! Copies of the book
  are available to check out at the library while supplies last.\nZoom link
 : \nMeeting ID: 827 2983 5203\nPassword: BookClub8\n\n\n\n\nSet against t
 he backdrop of the southern Appalachian mountains\, Demon Copperhead tells
  the story of a boy born to a teenage single mother living in a single-wid
 e trailer. He possesses little more than his deceased father's striking lo
 oks\, copper-colored hair\, sharp wit\, and a remarkable instinct for surv
 ival. Narrated in his candid voice\, Demon confronts the harsh realities o
 f foster care\, child labor\, failing schools\, athletic achievement\, add
 iction\, tumultuous relationships\, and profound losses. Throughout his jo
 urney\, he grapples with his own invisibility in a culture where even supe
 rheroes have overlooked rural communities in favor of urban locales.\nChar
 les Dickens penned David Copperfield generations ago\, drawing from his ex
 periences as a survivor of institutional poverty and its impact on childre
 n of his era. Unfortunately\, many of those issues remain unresolved in ou
 r society today. While familiarity with Dickens is not necessary for reade
 rs of this novel\, he certainly inspired its creation. In adapting a Victo
 rian epic to the modern American South\, Barbara Kingsolver harnesses Dick
 ens’ anger\, compassion\, and most importantly\, his belief in the trans
 formative power of storytelling. Demon Copperhead serves as a voice for a 
 new generation of lost boys and for those born into beautiful yet cursed p
 laces they cannot envision escaping.\n\n\n\n
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