Check 'Em Out Book Club- February 2026
Schedule
Mon Feb 09 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Manchester Public Library, CT | Manchester, CT
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Our February selection is "Happy Land," by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Copies of the book are available at both library buildings for check out. For more information, call the Reference Room. About the book, from www.goodreads.com:
'It's time we name our kingdom!' he shouted over the wind. 'I say we call this place Happy Land. If this ain't the land of happy people, then where is it? Why not create our heaven right here on earth?'
In the hills of Appalachia, there once existed a land ruled by a king and queen. Inspired by memories of African kingdoms, a community of formerly enslaved men and women grasped freedom on mountain land they owned. But freedom doesn't always last forever . . .
Today, after years of silence, Nikki has been summoned to North Carolina by her estranged grandmother. But instead of revealing answers about their recent past, Mother Rita tells Nikki a shocking story about her great-great-great grandmother, Queen Luella, and the very land they stand on. Land Mother Rita insists must be protected at all costs.
As Nikki learns about the Kingdom of the Happy Land, she comes to realize how much of her identity is rooted in this family land, and how much they stand to lose if it, like so much else, is taken from them. It's time to reclaim what's theirs.
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Manchester Public Library, CT, 586 Main Street,Manchester, Connecticut, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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