Join us for a guided discussion of Betty by Tiffany McDaniel. This book has been selected for its authentic and compelling storytelling. It is a coming of age that details the life of Betty through lush prose and poetry. This book may not be for every reader due to the challenging subject matters involving SA and other violence. Despite these difficult topics this book is filled with amazement, and will have a lasting impact on the readers.

"A girl comes of age against the knife." So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence--both from outside the family, and also, devastatingly, from within. The lush landscape, rich with birdsong, wild fruit, and blazing stars, becomes a kind of refuge for Betty, but when her family's darkest secrets are brought to light, she has no choice but to reckon with the brutal history hiding in the hills, as well as the heart-wrenching cruelties and incredible characters she encounters in her rural town of Breathed, Ohio.