Rochester Reads News
This year our Rochester Reads books look back at the American Civil War and how it still affects us today. This year we have not one, but two Main Selections in addition to a Junior Selection and Children's Selection. We're starting later this year and the events begin in March with our Author Visits occurring in April.
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.