Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.

Join the Roots Reads Book Club, meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Sherri will lead a discussion on the chosen book and there will be plenty of time for snacks, socializing and connecting with the Roots community. Feel free to purchase the book from your favorite retailer, download the audiobook, borrow from the library or however else you like to read.

This event is free (tell your friends!). Please register in advance so we know you're coming!