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• PUMP UP THE VOLUME FOR OUT OF THE DRAGON'S MOUTH

  • When
    April 20, 2026
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    4510 Concord Lane, Skokie, IL
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Join Pump Up the Volume, the OCWW member book club for an in-person discussion of OUT OF THE DRAGON'S MOUTH.   If you appreciate beautifully crafted, intriguing and well-voiced stories snatched from the pages of recent history, this tender, emotional and fast-paced debut novel is one you won't want to miss. Sweetening the reading of it is the opportunity to discuss with author Joyce the real-life story she based her novel on, that of a fourteen-year-old girl escaping 1970s Viet Nam in the hold of a fishing boat.

  Come join us for what's sure to be an illuminating session.
  
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  •  FLUX.COM

  
  

  BIO:  JOYCE BURNS ZEISS  has always wanted to be a writer. The former junior high school and college teacher’s experiences with resettling a Chinese Cambodian refugee family in 1979 and her subsequent trips to work in African refugee camps have fueled her interest in the refugee's plight.

  When you read Out of the Dragon's Mouth you will see why Joyce was inspired to complete a sequel, for which she's currently seeking a publisher. 

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