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Dec 21 | 2:00PM - 3:30PM Her Story: The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley This group explores stories of strong women, such as Daunis, whose dream of college is deferred while caring for her mother and investing drug related deaths. Questions? E-mail dellerbrook@tscpl.org Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Fiction Wing

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