Boys to Men hosts a Book Club geared towards parents, caregivers, educators and community members interested in discussing male portrayal in literature, fiction and non-fiction. They will discuss books and how literature does or does not perpetuate the male myth.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 16, 6:30PM at the Portland Public Library. The book selection is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.
Book Description:
“On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.
The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.
Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.”
Read more on laurahillenbrandbooks.com
Read NY Times review here
Read more on Amazon
If you missed the first meeting, please feel free to join!
For more information please call Boys to Men at 207 774.9994 or email Jen Fox at jfoxkids@yahoo.com
