Jacob Wheeler: Angel of the Garbage Dump

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<h2>In person at Brookline Booksmith! Join us for a discussion with Jacob Wheeler, author of <em>Angel of the Garbage Dump</em>.</h2><h2></h2><h2><em>Register for the event!</em></h2><h3><strong>RSVP </strong>to let us know you're coming! Depending on the volume of responses, an RSVP may be required for entrance to the event. You will also be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates.</h3><h3></h3><h2><em>Livestream!</em></h2><h3>Barring technical difficulty, this event will be livestreamed to <a href="https://youtu.be/LNBoiIcKGM0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">our store YouTube channel</a>. No registration is required for the livestream.</h3><h3></h3><h2><em>Reserve a book!</em></h2><h3>Books will be available for purchase at the event, but you can ensure that you get a copy by preordering on this page. You can pick your book up after 6:30PM on the day of the event.</h3><h3>Can't make it to the event? Preorder the book here to have it signed, and choose to have it held or shipped from the store!</h3>

<h2><em>Angel of the Garbage Dump: How Hanley Denning Changed the World, One Child at a Time </em></h2><p>Maine-native Hanley Denning saw poverty and desperation in its ugliest form, and refused to turn a blind eye. A former track star at Bowdoin College, Denning was struck by what she saw at the Guatemalan City dump: garbage pickers competing with vultures for the food dumped by trucks, toddlers playing amidst rats. The experience prompted her to, as Mother Teresa said, "find her own Calcutta." Hanley called her family in New England and asked them to sell everything she owned and wire her the money. Then, she launched an educational reinforcement nonprofit called Safe Passage, or "Camino Seguro," and helped pull thousands of children out of one of the largest urban landfills in the Americas. Denning was killed in a car accident outside the Guatemalan capital in 2007, but Safe Passage continues to change countless lives today.</p><p><strong>Author Jacob Wheeler</strong> fell in love with Guatemala while studying Spanish in Quetzaltenango. His first book, <em>Between Light and Shadow</em> (University of Nebraska Press, 2011), covered Guatemala’s child adoption industry. Wheeler lives in Traverse City, Michigan, with his wife Sarah and children, Nina and Leo. He publishes the Glen Arbor Sun newspaper and works with student journalists at Northwestern Michigan College. </p><p></p><h2><a href="https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/book/9781338680294" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>About Brookline Booksmith</h2><p>We are one of New England’s premier independent bookstores, family-owned and locally run since 1961. We offer an extensive selection of new, used, and bargain books; unique, beautiful gifts; award-winning events series; and specialty foods. Every day, we strive to foster community through the written word, represent a diverse range of voices and histories, and inspire conversations that enrich our lives. Find more at <a href="http://brooklinebooksmith.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">brooklinebooksmith.com</a>!</p><p></p><p><strong>EVENT ACCESSIBILITY </strong></p><p><strong>This event will take place at street level. </strong>If possible, the event will be livestreamed to YouTube. ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the event. Seats are limited. <strong>Please email us at tickets@brooklinebooksmith.com as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation, guaranteed seating, or other accommodations. </strong>We will do our best to serve your needs!</p>

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