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One Book One Town Discussion: The House in the Cerulean Sea

with partner EQDG

The Downers Grove Public Library is excited to join EQDG in its second annual community-wide reading event, One Book, One Town. Enjoy a discussion about bellhops, paper poems, and Arthur’s big reveal!

Linus Baker has resigned himself to his dull, lonely existence as a caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, overseeing the well-being of magical children placed in state-run orphanages. His dreary life is suddenly upended by a new assignment: he is asked to travel to a distant island to assess the potential danger posed to the community by six magical children with special powers. As Linus gets to know the children and their caretakers, he begins to challenge his preconceived notions and societal assumptions he has held all his life. His view of himself and his world expands in beautiful and unexpected ways. Klune’s modern-day fairy tale provides a quirky and endearing portrait of what can happen when humans begin to question their judgments of others based upon appearance, assumptions, prejudice, and fear. Ultimately, it is a hopeful tale about learning to challenge preconceived biases and celebrate our differences, as everyone deserves to feel safe, protected, and even loved.

A calendar of community events can be found at eqdg.org.

Contact the Adult and Teen Services Desk at ATS@dglibrary.org or call 630-960-1200 with questions.

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