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• Ballet based on "The Distant Land of My Father"
  A new ballet inspired by the 2008 Silicon Valley Reads book selection, The Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell, will be performed in January.
  
  
• Essay contest for Cupertino residents announced in conjunction with Silicon Valley Reads
  An essay contest with $1,200 in prizes is asking Cupertino adults and high school students to write about the outsider themes of the Silicon Valley Reads 2009 book selection, Not a Genuine Black Man: My Life as an Outsider by Bay Area radio personality Brian Copeland.
  
  
• Silicon Valley Reads: Companion Books
  "The Other Side" and "The Liberation of Gabriel King" have been chosen as companion books for young readers for SVR 2009.
   
• More on the Selection
  "I hope that my story will resonate with readers and spark meaningful dialogue about racism in America," says author Brian Copeland.
  
  
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