How can we have an educated electorate if people aren't reading. This is a drive to get literature back in people's lives and have a public discussion on issues that are in this particular book.
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Our staff liked the themes in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and felt it was most applicable to our community. It's set in a rural town during the Depression in Alabama, and we have a lot of rural towns here in Fresno County dealing with social inequalities.Jeanne Johnson
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