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A great presentation by Masha Hamilton

Masha Hamilton photoA HUGE thank you to this year's Rochester Reads main selection author Masha Hamilton for her thought-provoking visit to Rochester on Feburary 22nd to discuss her book "The Camel Bookmobile"! For more information about Masha and some of the programs she is involved in, visit the weblinks below:

KTTC features "Lost Boys" program

KTTC News aired a story featuring the "THE LOST BOYS OF SUDAN" documentary film & discussion that took place at the library on Wednesday, January 27th. You can read about the event and see video of the story.

The Camel Bookmobile is this year's Rochester Reads Selection!

Rochester Reads 2010 is proud to announce this year's main Rochester Reads selection: The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton. This year's Junior book is Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. The Picture Book selection is Muktar and the Camels by Janet Graber.

There will be an author visit by Masha Hamilton at 7:00pm on Monday, February 22nd at the Willow Creek Middle School Auditorium.

Many other Rochester Reads events will be held in late January and Feburary 2010 and will be announced as they are finalized. To be alerted when new events are posted to the Rochester Reads website, subscribe to the Gov Delivery e-mail notification system by clicking here.

See a video of a real camel library in Kenya.

This year's books (click on cover for more info):

The Camel Bookmobile cover Home of the Brave cover Muktar and teh Camels cover
The Camel
Bookmobile
Home of the
Brave
Muktar and the
Camels
Main Selection Junior Selection Picture Book
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