Enoch Pratt Free Library Blog: Revealing The Latest One Book Baltimore Writer

Press release from the Enott Pratt Free Library:

October 6, 2021

Drumroll, please…….

One Book Baltimore returns this fall and the 2021 Selection, Becoming Beatriz By Tami Charles. One Book Baltimore provides opportunities for Baltimore City 7th and 8th graders, their families, and community members to connect through literature by reading the same book. The program is a partnership between the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the T. Rowe Price Foundation, Baltimore City Schools, and other community partners. WBAL-TV 11 is the media sponsor. You can get your copy of Becoming Beatriz at the Pratt Library today.

Set in New Jersey in 1984, Becoming Beatriz, follows teenager Beatriz who dreams of a life spent dancing—until tragedy on the day of her quinceañera changes everything.

Upcoming One Book Baltimore Events:

One Book Baltimore Take and Make Pennant

Monday, October 4 – Friday, October 29

Cherry Hill Branch

One Book Baltimore 2021 Kickoff Event

October 7 at 10am

Virtual Event

Healing Conversations with the Healing Youth Alliance

Tuesday, October 19 at 3pm

Hamilton Branch

This press release was produced by the Enott Pratt Free Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.