Fantastic NON-fiction Book Group: The Kissing Bug

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Adult
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The Kissing Bug: a true story of a family, an insect and a nation's neglect of a deadly disease

by Daisy Hernandez

Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple.  But as Hernández dug deeper, she discovered that Chagas—or the kissing bug disease—is more prevalent in the United States than the Zika virus.  The Kissing Bug tells the story of how poverty, racism, and public policies have conspired to keep this disease hidden.

Join us in the Campbell Room to discuss this month's title.  Attendance is free and registration is required. 

 

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