Second Tuesday Book Group - "The Day the World Came to Town" by Jim DeFede
Join us for a fun and friendly book discussion. This month's book is The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
The Day the World Came to Town is true story behind the events on 9/11 that inspired Broadway's smash hit musical Come from Away. When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, 2001, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill.
We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 5:15 pm. Copies of the book are available at the check out desk.
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