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Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl's big idea -- "What if everyone in town read the same book, then got together and talked about it?" -- has really caught on across the country.
“We choose not-particularly-well-known books that lend themselves to good discussions," Pearl explains,"books that raise important questions about moral choices or ethical behavior or the meaning of life, but do so without hitting people over the head with their message.”
More than a few library systems and schools have selected Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy for their One Book - One Community Common Read.
(Please note: If your organization has selected Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands and is not listed below, kindly let us know.)
One Book - One Community Reads
* Montcalm County Libraries, MI 2008
* Michigan State University (Freshmen Read) & City of East Lansing, MI 2007
* St. Augustine - St. Johns County Libraries, FL 2007
* Tampa - Hillsborough County Libraries, FL 2005
One Book - One School or Class Reads
* Fairfield Central High School, Winnsboro, SC, Senior Class Read 2008
* Fairview High School, Erie County, PA, Freshman Class Read 2008
* Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, FL, All School Read 2008
* The Pingry School, Martinsville, NJ, Seventh Grade Summer Read 2008
* Paul J. Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL, Junior Class Read 2008
* Seabreeze High School, Daytona Beach, FL, Junior Class Read 2008
* South Broward High School, Hollywood, FL, Senior Summer Read 2008
* Tolland High School, Tolland, CT, Freshman Honors Read 2008
* Timber Creek High School, Orlando, FL, AP Freshmen Read 2008
* West Orange High School, Winter Springs, FL, Sophomore Read 2008
* Liberty Middle School, Madison, AL, Eighth Grade Summer Read 2008
* Rock Ledge High School, Rock Ledge, MI, All School Read 2007
* Lake Mary High School, FL, Senior Class Read 2006, 2007, 2008
* Winter Springs High School, FL, Freshmen Class Read 2006, 2007, 2008
* Colonial High School, Orlando, FL, Freshmen Summer Read 2007
* Lawton Chiles High School, Tallahassee, FL, AP Juniors & Seniors Read 2007
* Terrace Community Middle School, Temple Terrace, FL, All School Read 2006
* Academy at the Lakes, Land O' Lakes, FL, All School Read 2006
 Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio welcomed Susan Carol McCarthy and friend Evangeline Moore to the county-wide celebration of Tampa-Hillsborough Reads.
One Book - One Community:
Tampa-Hillsborough County Reads
TAMPA, FL - Mayor Pam Iorio joined the Friends of the Library for the One Book, One Community: Tampa-Hillsborough Reads press conference featuring author Susan Carol McCarthy and Evangeline Moore, daughter of slain civil rights leaders, Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore.
"McCarthy's extraordinary debut novel, Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands, was inspired by real events that took place in the 1950s after her family moved to Florida. This story of courage and compassion will touch the hearts of readers and remind longtime residents of the 1951 double murders of civil rights activist and Florida NAACP leader, Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette," the selection committee said.
McCarthy and her special friend and guest Evangeline Moore, the Moores' only surviving daughter, visited Tampa for a series of One Book, One Community special events and programs. |
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"The best fiction
always bears a strong resemblance to real life... McCarthy blends fact, memory, imagination and truth with admirable grace."
- The Washington Post |
