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The appeal to a Whidbey Island audience seemed stronger the longer a group of reading enthusi-asts looked at a novel written by a nearby author.
Ultimately, the committee selected “The Wind is Not a River,” penned by Brian Payton of Vancouver, B.C., as the book for this year’s all-island Whidbey Reads program.
The community-based read-ing program, around since 2003, involves all five Sno-Isle Libraries on Whidbey.
Programming takes place in March and April and will include opportunities for the public to read and discuss the book and will culminate with visits to the island by the author.
Kathy Bullene, assistant man-aging librarian at the Oak Harbor Library and this year’s Whidbey Reads chair, said that the selec-tion committee was attracted to the book by a variety of factors.
“It’s based on whether we think it has appeal to our audiences across the island and also — the reality is — author availability and price,” Bullene said.
Payton’s novel, which was first published in December of 2013, is both a dramatic tale of survival and a love story.
“What intrigued us about this is it tells a very little known part of World War II history and the author is from Vancouver Island,” Bullene said. “We try to pick somebody at least on the west coast.”
The story is set in the early 1940s in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, the site of the only battle of World War II to take place on American soil.
The tale is about a journalist from Seattle who is so troubled by his younger brother’s death in Europe that he seeks to inves-tigate the Japanese invasion in Alaska.
He accompanies a crew on a bombing run over the Aleutians and is shot down over Attu, one of two remote Alaskan islands occupied by Japanese.
The story turns into a tale of
survival in the harsh Alaskan wil-derness and remorse by the jour-nalist over his decision to hastily leave his wife against her wishes and investigate a segment of the war that the U.S. government was trying to censor from the public.
“It goes into the whole survival story of ‘How do you survive on an Arctic island that’s occupied by the Japanese when no one knows you’re there,’ ” Bullene said.
Bullene said the story also involves a PBY Catalina, the type of seaplane that was once based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
“We have that connection as well,” Bullene said.
The love story endures in the book when the journalist’s wife sets out to learn the fate of her missing husband by joining the United Service Organizations (USO) so she can travel to entertain troops in the Aleutian Islands.
“The Wind is Not a River” was named both an American Booksellers Assocation IndieNext “Great Reads” pick and an American Library Association “Library Reads” pick. It also was selected as a “Best Book of the Year” by the Seattle Times and BookPage.
Sno-Isle libraries in Oak Harbor, Coupeville, Freeland, Clinton and Langley all participate in the Whidbey Reads program and will be stocking copies of the book, which comes in both paperback and hardcover.
About 100 extra copies of the book will be purchased by Friends of the Library groups on Whidbey to be distributed island-wide.
There have been requests for the book in print, digital and audio formats and in large type, said Leslie Franzen, branch manager at the Coupeville Library.
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CALENDARLANGLEY MYSTERY WEEKEND: Langley Mystery Weekend. Without fail, every February someone commits a terrible crime in Langley and it’s up to YOU to figure out who-dun-it. Feb. 27-28, Langley. Amateur sleuths can help solve the mystery by picking up clues, interviewing suspects and entering their guess to win prizes provided by local merchants. Tickets cost $10 per adult; $8 for seniors and military. www.visitlangley.com
WednesdayFeb. 24
Whidbey General Town Hall-style Talks, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, Oak Harbor Yacht Club. Representatives of WGH and Clinics will discuss matters such as the inpa-tient wing building proj-ect, introductions to new providers and information on healthcare services. A question-and-answer period will follow.
Ready Readers: Baby and Me Storytime, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Wiggle and giggle with your baby through silly stories, happy songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading. Play time will follow. For children age newborn through 24 months. Caregiver required. 360-675-5115.
AARP Tax-Aide, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, Coupeville Library.
Free tax return prepara-tion and e-filing for tax-payers with low and mod-erate income, especially those 60 and older. Call 360-678-3000 to schedule an appointment.
ThursdayFeb. 25
House of Hope Nar-Anon Meeting, 7-8 p.m., every Thursday at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW 2nd St., Oak
Harbor. The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by some-one else’s addiction. All that is required for mem-bership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. [email protected]
Mystery Lovers Book Group: Jill Churchill, 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, Oak Harbor Library meet-ing room. Choose any of the Grace and Favor mysteries by Jill Churchill and join the discussion. 360-675-5115.
Ready Readers: Preschool Storytime, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Let imagi-nations run wild with fun books, sing-along songs and creative activities that prepare young minds for the adventures of read-ing. Play time or crafting may follow. For children age 3 to 5 years. Caregiver required.
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Self-Defense for Girls, 1-3 p.m., Feb. 26, Coupeville Library. Learn the basics of self-defense and assertive boundary-setting in this free 2-hour
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Oak Harbor Book Group: “Redeployment,” 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Check out a copy of “Redeployment” by Phil Klay and join the discus-sion.
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Oak Harbor High School Girls Basketball Club’s 2nd Annual New Mattress Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Oak Harbor High School. Quality brands like Simmons Beautyrest and Restonic Mattress will be available for purchase at up to 50 percent off retail prices. http://bit.ly/Beds4OakHarbor2
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Author and neu-roscientist Dr. Marjorie Woollacott “Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind” book signing and discussion, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, The Yoga Lodge, 3475 Christie Rd., Greenbank. http://marjoriewoollacott.com/books/infinite-aware ness/overview/
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Ready Readers: Toddler Storytime, 9:30
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Ready Readers: Baby and Me Storytime, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Wiggle and giggle with your baby through silly stories, happy songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading. Play time will follow. For children age newborn through 24 months. Caregiver required. 360-675-5115.
Wednesday Night with the Stars: “Max,” 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, Coupeville Library. Rated PG. Runtime 111 minutes. Popcorn provided. 360-678-4911.
AARP Tax-Aide, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, Coupeville Library. Free tax return preparation and e-filing for taxpayers with low and moderate income, especially those 60 and older. Call 360-678-3000 to schedule an appoint-ment.
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Sew quilts for vet-erans, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Deer Lagoon Grange. Quilters meet on the
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Thursday March 5
Whidbey Gardening Workshop, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Oak Harbor High School. Visit www.whid-beygardeningworkshop.org or call 360-240-5527 for more information.
Whidbey Playhouse Presents: Whidbey Has Talent, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5, and 2-7 p.m. Sunday, March 6. The Playhouse invites children in grades K-12 to audition and showcase their talents in song, music, drama, dance and comedy in Whidbey’s first island-wide youth talent show. Applications and information can be found at www.whidbeyhastalent.com
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