Author Paolo Bacigalupi will speak at the Bethesda Library on Thursday May 10, 5pm. He will discuss his new book The Drowned Cities. Sequel or companion to Ship Breaker, this powerful book is both well written and powerful. All are invited to attend. Copies of his books will be for sale through an agreement with Politics and Prose Bookstore. For more information, email kathie.weinberg@montgomerycountymd.gov
Inside a juvenile detention center, Devon slowly comes to understand that she has given birth to a baby and abandoned it in a dumpster. How she has deceived herself and how she will atone for her actions creates a surprising psychological journey.