The Book Thief Book Discussion Sessions

[ 04/03/2012; 7:30 pm; 04/12/2012; 8:00 am; 12:30 pm; 7:30 pm; 04/21/2012; 1:00 pm; 04/23/2012; 1:30 pm; 04/26/2012; 7:00 pm; 04/27/2012; 10:00 am; 05/02/2012; 10:00 am; 05/07/2012; 11:00 am; ]  

 

 

Join in Andover’s second community-wide reading program, and discuss Markus Zusak’s, The Book Thief. 

Discussion dates and locations: 

Tuesday, April 3 at 7:30 pm, Memorial Hall Library
Thursday, April 12 at 8:00 am, Atria Marland Place (with breakfast) Please RSVP: 978-475-4225
Thursday, April 12 at 12:30 pm, Memorial Hall Library (bring a bag lunch; dessert will be provided)
Thursday, April [...]

A Survivor’s Story: Janet Applefield

[ 05/07/2012; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Janet Applefield is a child survivor of the Holocaust. Her parents made the difficult decision to give her away after the German invasion, hoping to protect their daughter from Nazi persecution. Janet lived in hiding for the next five years, cared for by multiple people. When the war ended, she was living in an orphanage and was eventually reunited with her father, the only other survivor. Janet and her father came to America in 1947. Hear Janet’s remarkable personal story of strength against great odds.