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Established in 2007 by the Leatherby Libraries, the Community of Readers is the summer reading program for Chapman University. This program is open to everyone who has borrowing privileges at the Leatherby Libraries and a current library account, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Members select books from the Leatherby Libraries and receive prizes upon submission of their first review. The only requirement is that books must be obtained through the Leatherby Libraries.

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Friday, July 8, 2022

 

Title The Chrysalids
Author John Wyndham
Call Number PR6045.Y64 C48 2008
Location 2nd Floor Humanities
Rating Recommended
Book Review A rare genre for me, this Science Fiction title takes place in Canada and centers on a population who live according to their interpretation of the bible. If people are born outside of the agreed upon "image" of god, you are sent to the Fringes to live as outcasts. All deviations in crop harvests are destroyed, no matter the lack of food in existence. Neighbors suspect and blatantly inspect each others crops and infant babies for deviations and or defects and reporting to the "authorities". The story follows several children who thought speak with one another and question their elders and law makers, (the church) and are found out and hunted.
Submitted By Annalisa Goode
Department or Major Law School
Status Staff
Chapman Email agoode@chapman.edu

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