The book we will be discussing: ‘Demon Copperhead’ by Barbara Kingsolver
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
We will start talking about the other books you have read and then discuss the ‘assigned’ book. Please let me know if you would like to participate by calling: 202-747-5939 or e-mail: sylvia@shorelinevillagect.org so I can send you the link to join.