Get connected with other readers in the United States this February and participate in OverDrive’s digital book club, Together We Read. This year’s selection is The Five Wounds written by award winning author Kirstin Valdez Quade. Unemployed 33-year-old Amadeo unexpectedly takes the part of Jesus in his small New Mexico town's annual portrayal of the Passion of Christ. As he becomes absorbed in the role, his pregnant, 15-year-old daughter Angel, fed up with her own mother, drops in to live with him and his mother, Yolanda. Read or listen from February 7-21, 2022 as this multi-generational story of the Padilla family unfolds. Enjoy unlimited access to The Five Wounds on OverDrive.
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