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DESCRIPTION:This months book is "She Who Became the Sun" by Shelley Parker-
 Chan.  In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain\, two children
  are given two fates. A boy\, greatness. A girl\, nothingness…\nIn 1345\
 , China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Cen
 tral Plains\, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu f
 amily’s eighth-born son\, Zhu Chongba\, is given a fate of greatness\, e
 veryone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingne
 ss received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter\, on the 
 other hand\, is only as expected.  When a bandit attack orphans the two ch
 ildren\, though\, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. \nAf
 ter her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol
  rule\, Zhu uses the chance to claim another future altogether: her brothe
 r's abandoned greatness.
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LOCATION:Hamilton\, meeting room
SUMMARY:Tome Raiders: Adult Book Club
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 ok-club
CATEGORIES:Book Discussions
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