On June 1 at 2:30 we will discuss The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook.
Early one morning in the remote Hill Country of Texas, a panther attacks a family of homesteaders, mauling a young girl and killing her mother. Traumatized and with her face horribly scarred, Samantha is determined to avenge her mother’s death. In this quest she and her half-brother Benjamin enlist a charismatic Tejano outlaw and a haunted, compassionate preacher with an aging but unstoppable tracking dog. As the members of this unlikely posse hunt the panther, they are in turn pursued by a hapless but sadistic Confederate soldier with a score to settle. Benjamin recounts this breathtaking saga of revenge against an implacable and unknowable beast through letters written to a judge in 1866. Yet with the comedic undertones of his storytelling, it is also a timeless tale full of warmth and humor, and a testament to the enduring love between a sister and brother.
Save the date: On July 20 we will discuss Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and the new retelling from Jim’s perspective, James by Percival Everett.
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