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Summer Reading: Book Discussion & Film Screening of “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”

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The Kennedale Library will offer a unique opportunity for residents to read a prize winning book, discuss the book and then watch a screening of the movie based on the book. {{more:READ MORE …}}

 
A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon in the heat of the summer. The event is scheduled for July 1 at 2 pm at the Kennedale Library.
 
The book is entitled Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain. It is called a razor-sharp satire set in Texas during America’s war in Iraq and it explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad.
 
the story is based in Texas …
 
Ben Fountain?s remarkable debut novel, follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive “Victory Tour” at Texas Stadium.
 
The novel is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and a finalist for the National Book Award.
 
The Texas Municipal League’s (TML) Read Across Texas program encourages communities to engage in tough but important conversations about what happens when veterans come home.
 
Libraries across Texas are participating in this inaugural effort to engage in a dialogue with the brave men and women who serve our country about what happens during their transition back home.
 
Get your book soon and join the group discussion. While the best selling book was much more of a success than the movie, the two together are sure to promote an interesting and engaging discussion.
 
This program is for adults.
 
find other top reads for 2017 …
 
If you have other interests, check out some other top rated books for 2017 at The best books of 2017

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