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SUMMARY:FFL Book Discussion Group: Everything We Never Had
DESCRIPTION:Join other readers at this virtual discussion -  on Zoom of 
 Randy Ribay's Everything We Never Had\n\nContact: Barbara Shatara at 
 bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov to register and to obtain Zoom info.\n\nAbout 
 This Month's Book: Everything We Never Had by Randy 
 Ribay\n\n\nWatsonville\, 1930. Francisco Maghabol barely ekes out a living 
 in the fields of California. As he spends what little money he earns at 
 dance halls and faces increasing violence from white men in town\, 
 Francisco wonders if he should’ve never left the 
 Philippines.\n\nStockton\, 1965. Between school days full of prejudice from 
 white students and teachers and night shifts working at his aunt’s 
 restaurant\, Emil refuses to follow in the footsteps of his labor organizer 
 father\, Francisco. He’s going to make it in this country no matter what 
 or who he has to leave behind.\n\nDenver\, 1983. Chris is determined to 
 prove that his overbearing father\, Emil\, can’t control him. However\, 
 when a missed assignment on “ancestral history” sends Chris off the 
 football team and into the library\, he discovers a desire to know more 
 about Filipino history―even if his father dismisses his interest as 
 unamerican and unimportant.\n\nPhiladelphia\, 2020. Enzo struggles to keep 
 his anxiety in check as a global pandemic breaks out and his abrasive 
 grandfather moves in. While tensions are high between his dad and his 
 lolo\, Enzo’s daily walks with Lolo Emil have him wondering if maybe he 
 can help bridge their decades-long rift.\n\nTold in multiple perspectives\, 
 Everything We Never Had unfolds like a beautifully crafted nesting doll\, 
 where each Maghabol boy forges his own path amid heavy family and societal 
 expectations\, passing down his flaws\, values\, and virtues to the next 
 generation\, until it’s up to Enzo to see how he can braid all these 
 strands and men together.\n\n\nLimited copies of the book are available for 
 checkout at the Main Desk. \n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://fletcherfree.org/book-discussion-group
ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara Shatara":MAILTO:bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov
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CONTACT;CN="Barbara Shatara":MAILTO:bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov
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