Bless Me, Ultima

The Houston Public Library (HPL) invites all Houstonians to join together to read Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima for the annual The Big Read Books on the Bayou: Houston Reads Together Program. Presented by The Big Read and sponsored by the Houston Public Library, the Houston Chronicle, and the City of Houston, Books on the Bayou brings together Houstonians to read the same book at the same time, provoking discussion among co-workers, friends, families and classrooms. The program cultivates a culture of reading in Houston by encouraging people to visit libraries, bookstores, community centers, homes, churches, and schools to discuss the featured book.

The Big Read Books on the Bayou: Houston Reads Together Program is presented free at all Houston Public Library neighborhood locations September 8-October 28, 2007. A calendar of events listing presentations and group book discussions can be picked up at HPL neighborhood libraries, or accessed online at www.houstonlibrary.org/booksonthebayou.

The literary work selected for this year, Bless Me, Ultima, a classic novel by Rudolfo Anaya, is often described as "one of the most respected works of Chicano literature." Bless Me, Ultima tells the story of Antonio Luna Marez, a young boy who grapples with faith, identity and death as he comes of age in New Mexico. The Houston Public Library has copies of the selected title available in both English and Spanish. Library customers can visit www.houstonlibrary.org and place books on hold for checkout at any of HPL's 36 neighborhood libraries.

This event is part of The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

Books on the Bayou is a citywide reading program brought to you by the Houston Public Library, the City of Houston, the Houston Chronicle, and the Loan Star Grant.

Funded in part by a Loan Star Libraries Grant authorized by the Texas Legislature and awarded to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to the Houston Public Library.

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[deathnote1124058]

What!? "this book blows"? You obviously have no taste and are unable to appreciate literature.

[Gibson804]

Sorry, but this book blows.

[Wallfilms]

True dat.