Griot African-American Book Discussion

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

The Griot Book Discussion features books by African-American authors. Meets virtually via Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month. February's selection: The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore.

Monthly book discussion featuring works by African-American authors. Email group facilitator Becky Clark at rclark@aurorapubliclibrary.org for the Zoom link and more information.

Book description:  Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound question. In alternating narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.

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