Rochester Reads News
Thank you for participating in Rochester Reads 2012. Check back with us late in 2012 for the announcement of next year's Rochester Reads selection!
Events
- Feb 13, 7:00pm Rochester Reads Music Event and Kickoff
- Mar 4, 3:00pm Weapons of the Civil War EVENT HELD AT HISTORY CENTER
- Mar 5, 7:00pm "Women of the Civil War"
- Mar 28, 7:00pm Rochester and the Civil War
- Apr 2, 6:00pm Film: The Conspirator
- Apr 4, 7:00pm Film: Gettysburg (documentary)
- Apr 6, 10:00am -12:00pm Civil War Open House
- Apr 9, 7:00pm Tony Horwitz visit EVENT HELD AT WILLOW CREEK
- Apr 10, 6:30pm Bedtime Stories with special guests Patricia Bauer and David Geister
Dates and locations subject to change - check our events page for more details and the most up-to-date information
Main Selections
Noted author Tony Horwitz has two best-selling books discussing different aspects of the War: Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War and Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War.
- More about Main Books
- Reserve a library copy of Midnight Rising
- Reserve a library copy of Confederates in the Attic
Junior Selection
Our Junior title, The River Between Us by Richard Peck, is a historical novel about how 15-year-old Tilly Pruitt, living during the first year of the Civil War
Children's Selection
Our Children's Title this year is B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet written by Pat Bauer and illustrated by David Geister.