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
Although her aunt gave her to a dragon, Creel negotiates her freedom along with a curious pair of shoes which bring her a new friend but also spark a war in this clever fairy tale that mixes medieval and modern elements.