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Centre County Reads 2011: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

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Announcing the 2011 Centre County Reads Book! Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle, wrote this "true-life" novel based on the life of her spunky and resourceful grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. Click here [2]to read more about this in the Centre Daily Times and read the review here [3]. You can also find out more at statecollege.com [4].  We have many copies of Half Broke Horses available for you to check out [5] at Schlow and exciting programming planned for this year, including a live mustang demo at the Snider Ag Arena, a theatrical performance at the Boogersburg School House, and a "family" writing contest sponsored by the Center for American Literary Studies at Penn State. Look for more information on Schlow's and the Centre County Reads [6] website. We hope you'll join the community conversation by reading Half Broke Horses this year!  
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Centre County Reads [6]
Suzanne Myers' website [7]
More Information: 
Centre County Reads Event: Live Mustang Demo [8]

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[1] http://www.schlowlibrary.org/sites/schlowlibrary.org/files/post_image/half broke horses 2.jpg
[2] http://www.centredaily.com/2011/01/03/2429199/true-life-novel-tells-story-of.html
[3] http://www.centredaily.com/2011/01/16/2456872/a-strong-womans-impact.html
[4] http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/half-broke-horses-picked-for-centre-county-reads-632281/
[5] http://search.ccfpl.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=129294N2E326P.6831&profile=ccfpl&uri=link=3100006~!484598~!3100001~!3100033&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=3&source=~!schlow&term=Half broke horses : a true-life novel /&index=ALLTITL
[6] http://www.centrecountyreads.org/
[7] http://www.nextlevelhorsemanship.com/
[8] http://www.schlowlibrary.org/content/young-adults/centre-county-reads-event-live-mustang-demo