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Main Street Books: Story Time with Patrice Gopo
Join Main Street Books for an in-person story time with
PATRICE GOPO
Friday, July 1
10 am
LOCATION: Outside on the stage behind Summit Coffee (next to Main Street Books)
RAIN LOCATION: Inside Main Street Books
ABOUT THE BOOK
In her first picture book, celebrated essayist Patrice Gopo illuminates how family stories of far-off lands help shape children, help form their identity, and help connect them with the broader world.
Her lyrical language, paired with Jenin Mohammed’s richly textured artwork, creates a beautiful, stirring portrait of a child’s deep ties to cultures and communities beyond where she lays her head to sleep.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patrice Gopo is the child of Jamaican immigrants and was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. She is an award-winning essayist and the author of All the Colors We Will See: Reflections on Barriers, Brokenness, and Finding Our Way (a Fall 2018 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection). Her ties to Jamaica and other parts of the world sparked her early desire to travel to the cities and countries she traced on a globe. In time, as she began writing about her experiences, Patrice became interested in how places contribute to the people we become. Ultimately, she hopes her stories celebrate the beauty of living a multifaceted life. Patrice lives with her family in North Carolina—a place she considers another home. All the Places We Call Home is her first picture book.