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= September 27th, 2010 - [|"Read the World" Update]  =

=July 7, 2010=

**// NH-S READS THE WORLD OF LATIN AMERICA //**

(New Hope, Pennsylvania) New Hope-Solebury High School, in partnership with the NH-S Education Fund and the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury has announced Latin America as the 2010 theme for the community “Read the World” program. Cuban American novelist and poet, Margarita Engle, will be visiting the school and community on October 13, 2010. Her visit is being sponsored by the NH-S Education Fund, from which high school librarian, Mary Schwander, won a grant for an author visit. In addition to Engle’s visit, the program will consist of various community and school events throughout October which help educate the public about various Latin American cultures. Some of the activities will feature Latin American dance, food, music and art.

This year’s program features five books which specifically focus on the Cuban culture: //The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano// and //The Surrender Tree//, both by Margarita Engle; //Havana Fever// by Leonardo Padura, //Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy// by Carlos Eire; and, for younger readers, //My Havana: Memories of a Cuban Boyhood// by Rosemary Wells & Secundino Fernandez; Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. There is also a list of recommended reading on other Latin America cultures which can be found on the program’s website, [|www.nhs-read-the-world.com].

“Read the World” began last year when Kay Reiss of the NH-S Education Fund, Caroline Dechert of the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury and Mary Schwander joined forces to help educate the community about a country’s culture through the richness of books. The mission of their program became: “One community exploring cultural diversity one book at a time”. Schwander was awarded a grant from the Education Fund for the visit of Allan Stratton, author of //Chanda’s Secrets// and the Sub-Saharan Africa culture was explored through various community presentations.

The committee is hopeful that they can continue to provide this program of activities each year, and welcomes donations from the community. Contact information can be found on the program’s website, [|www.nhs-read-the-world.com],

Press release posted on [|Bucks County Woman Magazine]