ARTS & CULTURE
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One City, One Book falls on campus
OREGON CITY LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH COLLEGE TO GET PEOPLE READING
STORY BY ANDREW GRiFFIN
STAFF WRITER
Today, it seems as if reading books is a dying pastime.
Rarely anyone seems to be able to say that they have
picked up and read a book from start to finish outside
of a classroom setting. Fortunately, there’ s a 'new
plan to get more people into reading right here in
Oregon City: the One City, One Book project. The
goal of the project is, to get people across Oregon
City reading a particular book they have chosen
throughout the month of February. It was started
through a connection between library staff here at
Clackamas Community College and the Oregon City
Public Library.
“ It was a collaboration,” said CCC counselor Lupe
Martinez. “ The way that it started is that Oregon
City Public Library approached our library staff
about helping select their One City, One Book novel.
Photo courtesy of Heidi Durrow
Durrow
Editor-in-Chief
Jonathan Villagomez
EST. 1966,
CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Because some of the librarians at the time were part numerous careers throughout her lifetime as a writer,
of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subcommittee including as a journalist and a life skills trainer for
that dealt with library resources, they brought it both the NBA and NFL.
to the subcommittee and said ‘What do you guys
think, should we help with this project?* And so
the resources and library subcommittee was very
Heidi Durrow will speak at CCC
interested in partnering with Oregon City Public
Thursday, Feb. 27 @ 7 p.m:
Library. Wè decided that this was the book that we
were most attracted to and that we thought would be
in
McLoughlin Hall as part of
a greater appeal to our audience here at [the] college. ”
Which book did they choose? It would only be
One City, One Book.
fitting that a project based around connecting a
small community through reading would use a local
More events listed at the Oregon City Library website.
author; this month’s book is “ The Girl Who FellFrom
the Sky” by Heidi Durrow. The book tells the story of
Rachel, a biracial woman who, just like the author,
"A breafhleas te llin g o f o fo ie
never h e a rd be fo re ..
was born from a Danish mother and an African
H a u n tin g on d lovely, p itch -p e rfe ct, this bo ok cou id not be m ore tim ely.
American father. We see her growing up through the
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1980s struggling to deal with her racial identity. At
the same time this story is being told, a present day
mystery is unfolding, revealing — without spoiling
anything — a tragic accident. The story mainly deals
with timely themes of race, identity and belonging,
which is one of the main reasons it was chosen for
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the project.
“ Diversity, equity and inclusion is the name of the.
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game at CCC ,” said Martinez. “ When this came up as
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an opportunity, and [with] the content of the novel
speaking specifically to issues of diversity and race in
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the Portland area, it seemed like a very natural fit and
a perfect opportunity to have discussions on that.”
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CCC English instructor Amanda Coffey also thinks
the book is a good choice because of its relatability.
S “ I think the book really talks about so many things
that touch reader’ s own experiences,” said Coffey.
“ There’s a lot of trauma in there. Many readers have
already been through their teenage years and sq my
students are talking about how well the bookjconvéys
the confusion and challenges and the excitement [of]
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those years.”
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Durrow herself is a graduate of Portland’s Jefferson
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W. D U R R O W
High School and is a podcaster and a recipient of the
2008 Bellwether Prize for Fiction. Durrow has had
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