We hope you're enjoying our Breakfast Serial, A Long Walk to Water, weekends in the Centre Daily Times!
The next book we invite you to read is A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. In the book, Virginia Woolf discusses why it is that men, and not women, have always had power, wealth, and fame. She suggests two keys to freedom: fixed income and one's own room.
The Breakfast Serial will start Sunday, May 9th in the Center Daily Times and it will run every Saturday and Sunday. In total, there will be 18 riviting chapters.
This year's Breakfast Serial is A Long Walk to Water by Newbery Award winning author Linda Sue Park. It is the true story of Salva Sut, on of the Lost Boys of Sudan. In the 1980's, Sudan was overtaken by a civil war. Southern Sudanese villages were attacked, mostly at night, and many of the individuals were killed. Large numbers of young boys from these villages managed to survive because they were away tending herds or because they escaped to the nearby forests. About 20,000 displaced orphan boys traveled hundreds of miles across the desert seeking the safety of refugee camps. Only about half of the boys survived the various horrifying conditions they faced on their journeys. 3,800 of the Lost Boys have been resettled to the United States after the U.S. State Department discovered the intolerable living conditions of the refugee camp in which they lived.
We hope you enjoy Salva Dut's inspiring story of survival and courage. If you would like to find out more about the Lost Boys and the war in Sudan, there are multiple resources available at Schlow Library and the Centre County Libraries.
The Dashiell Hammett Writing Contest Winners Are:
Overall winner: Andrea Rochat, Penn State MFA student
Alternative category: Jared Rosello, Penn State MFA student
Best Parody: Daniel Story, Penn State MFA student; honorable mention, Steven Deutch, Penn State Emeritus scientist
Best Short Fiction: "Eastman Wise" (a pseudonym), Centre County resident
Best under-18 entry: a tie, between Alaina Symanovich and Jessie Li, both State College High juniors
Thank you to every one who participated.
