Prosser Public Library will show on the big screen a video of the author Wes Moore talking about his book.  Filmed at the Harvard Bookstore,  Wes Moore talks about his life, why he wrote this book, and why he considers it a “Call to Action.”    Discussion will follow. 

About the book, The Other Wes Moore:

Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other.  Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police.  How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence?  Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound question.  In alternating narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.

The author considers his book to be a “Call to Action.” 

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