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April 24 • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Part of our Endless Possibilities Series:
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain
Join award-winning memoirist and poet Rex Ogle for a powerful conversation with fellow author Rasheed Newson about When We Ride, his gripping novel-in-verse exploring loyalty, friendship, and survival. The story follows a hardworking teen determined to escape his crumbling neighborhood until his best friend’s descent into dealing pulls him into a world of drugs, violence, and impossible choices—and a reckoning that could cost him everything.
Books are available for purchase on-site and online HERE.
The Endless Possibilities Series features stories about young people facing modern challenges, connecting us to Twain’s enduring interest in coming-of-age narratives.
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About the Author:
Rex Ogle is the author of Free Lunch, winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; Punching Bag, a New York Public Library Best Book; Abuela Don’t Forget Me, finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; and Road Home, which received a Printz Honor and a Stonewall Book Award Honor.
About the Moderator:
Rasheed Newson is the author of My Government Means to Kill Me. A Georgetown graduate, he is also a TV writer and executive producer, working on Bel-Air, The Chi, and Narcos.
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Virtual author programs are supported by Suzanne Hopgood in the memory of former MTH&M Trustee Frank Lord.