Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch Book Discussion Via Zoom: Upward Bound by Woody Brown

About this event

Upward Bound by Woody Brown Upword Bound is not a place anyone dreams of spending their days. The adult daycare center for the disabled community is, for many of its clients and staff, a place of last resort. This includes Carlos, a young aide who lost his mother as a boy; Jorge, the gentle nonspeaking giant; Tom, a young man with cerebral palsy, and Ann, the lifeguard at the center’s pool who feels out of her depth. Then there’s Dave, Upward Bound’s director, who channels his passion into staging an overly ambitious holiday show starring the center’s irrepressible clients. Framing these intertwined narratives is the riveting testimony of Walter, a recent community college graduate who must return to the company of his disabled peers. In Upward Bound, Woody Brown has created a profound portrait of autism and other disabilities, all illuminated by his empathy, sense of humor, and gifts as a novelist. With remarkable sophistication, insight and creativity, Brown depicts a community too-often invisible in literature and society. Join the discussion here at the scheduled time.

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Venue

Ferguson Library

1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT 06904

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