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June 8th (Wed):  Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

At Hope House at 11 AM. 
Bring a Lunch.   
​Leader: Gwynn Pealer


​Note:  Below is a link to a well-done video about Josian Henson, who was the person on whom Harriet Beecher Stowe based her novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

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​July 5 (Tues):  Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
      By Zoom at 7 PM. 
Leader and Zoom Host:  Jo Anne Dyson


August 21 (Sun): Hatchett by Gary Paulsen
      After Church in Hope House. 
Bring a lunch. 
Leader:  Susan Jensen

​September 12 (Mon): Finding Me by Viola Davis  
      By Zoom at 1 PM. 
Leader and Zoom Host:  Mary Beth Neely
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