Activities Planned:
Check out the Schedule of Events for all the programs and be sure to join in one, two or all of the events! You'll be able to listen to Kevin speak at the MSU Convocation on Sept. 8 or join in multi-generational book discussions. If you're feeling daring, longboard or skateboard ride with him on Sept. 21 from the MSU campus to Starky's where you'll be able to enjoy free appetizers and have informal conversations over a beer or soda. There will be other opportunities to meet Kevin or listen to a radio interview, as well.

If you are interested in getting together with a group of peers to discuss the book, meet at Sola Cafe on Sept. 24 for free iced tea and healthy appetizers. There are also kids activities, book discussions, and much, much more! Really, something for everyone. Contact Paula at the Bozeman Library Foundation 582-2426 or director@bozemanlibraryfoundation.org for more info or to schedule a discussion leader.

Double Take in the news:

Bozeman Daily Chronicle, cover story, Aug. 30    Bozeman Daily Chronicle, editorial, Aug. 31 (coming soon)    Montana State  University Convocation     Bozeman Daily Chronicle   ABC News 20/20     NBC Today Show    NPR, Scott Simonson

Yellowstone Public Radio interview, Health Matters with Rachel Rockafellow, August 25, 7pm, 102.1 FM -- streaming audio available.

Reactions to Double Take:
“Kevin Connolly has used an unusual physical circumstance to create a gripping work of art. This deeply affecting memoir will place him in the company of Jeanette Walls and Augusten Burroughs.” Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants

“Beautiful, revealing, and stimulating...[Connolly] is a good storyteller...whether describing his first high school wrestling match, the path from novice to champion skier or what it’s like to travel around the world on a skateboard.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A courageous, immensely rewarding chronicle expressed in arresting words and pictures.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Life’s most successful survivors meet adversity head on, with an unflinching eye, candor and with humor. Kevin Connolly has such an eye and weaves a rich memoir from the gut about his amazing journey through life.” Lee Woodruff, author of In an Instant.

If you liked Double Take: Memoir by Kevin Connolly you might like ...

Montana Memoirs
Into the Blue: A Father’s Flight and a Daughter’s Return by Susan Edsall
            Montana family helps their father overcome a devastating stroke.
This Common Secret by Susan Wicklund
            Montana doctor overcomes bitter opposition to her abortion clinic.
This Is Not the Story You Think It Is by Laura Munson

            Whitefish family steers through the father's midlife crisis with dignity intact.  
Kid stuff
Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall at All by John Schwartz

            A young boy accepts his physical limits.
Stand Straight, Ella Kate: The True Story of a Real Giant by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise
            A young woman celebrates her stature.
Ask for these titles at Bozeman Public Library!

(Compiled by: Beth Boyson, Reference Librarian, Bozeman Public Library)

 Companion Books for age-appropriate enriched discussions:
You Shall Know Our Velocity!  by Dave Eggers, fiction

The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff, early reader

Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull, picture book, 1st grade "Links to Literature" free book give-away by the Bozeman Schools Foundation