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You may unsubscribe or update your subscription at any time. Your contact information will never be shared or sold. PRIVACY: Registrants will be added to the Word Up mailing list. If you would prefer not to be visible, please let a Word Up team member know. PHOTOS & RECORDING: Events may be recorded, and video and photos may be posted on our website, social media, and elsewhere. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from the event at the discretion of the organizers. Please read our Safe Space Policy for more information. Word Up Community Safety Guidelines CANCELLATION POLICY : Word Up Community Bookshop reserves the right to cancel events for any reason, including but not limited to safety concerns.Д¬ODE OF CONDUCT: Please note Word Up has a zero tolerance policy for harassment or intimidation of any kind during any event, virtual or in-person. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she currently lives in Seattle. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Carnegie-Mellon University. Piper Endowed Chair at Arizona State University. Piper Center for Creative Writing and Narrative Studies Professor and Virginia G. Rhodes is the Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. The driving force behind all of her work is to inspire social justice, equity, and environmental stewardship. Her other books include Paradise on Fire, Towers Falling, the celebrated Louisiana Girls Trilogy: Ninth Ward, Sugar, and Bayou Magic. She is the author of seven books for children including the New York Times bestsellers Black Brother, Black Brother and Ghost Boys which has won over 30 honors and awards. Jewell Parker Rhodes is an award-winning and bestselling author and educator for both youth and adults. But remembering her origins and grandmotherвЂ™s teachings, sheвЂ™s able to use street smarts, wilderness skills, and her spiritual intuition to survive. Developing her courage and resiliency against the raging fire, itвЂ™s up to Addy to lead her friends to safety. Most important, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival.Д«ut then comes a devastating forest fireвЂ¦ДЄddy is face-to-face with her destiny and haunting past.

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There, Addy joins five other Black city kids-each with their own troubles-to spend a summer out west.Дeep in the forest the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping, hiking, rock climbing, and how to start and safely put out campfires. Years later, AddyвЂ™s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness program. ABOUT THE BOOKДЄddy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket. Join us for a discussion with bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes for her coming-of-age survival tale Paradise on Fire, an exploration of race, class, and climate change, in collaboration with Word Up Community Bookshop's after-school program the Earth Defenders, which features Paradise on Fire this season! Rhodes will be in conversation with Earth Defenders facilitator Renzo Moyano.