Book Club
Join us on April 9 for a book talk & discussion with author J. Albert Mann
Read "Shift Happens," a young adult book about U.S. labor history and participate in a discussion led by author J. Albert Mann on Wednesday, April 9, from 4 to 5 p.m. Mann will provide educator resources, including an NCSS outline to accompany the book. Audiobooks and e-books are available to members using the Libby app.
- Download "Shift Happens" (available as an audiobook and e-book) from the MTA's library on Libby at libbyapp.com/library/mtareads. Use your MTA member number to login.
- Read!
- Register for the virtual book group with J. Albert Mann
- Prepare your questions and get ready for a great discussion on April 9.
About the Author
J. Albert Mann is a disability activist and an award-winning author for young people. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in writing for children and young adults and is the partner liaison for the WNDB Internship Grant Committee. Her work has won the Massachusetts Book Award honor, has received a Disability Visibility grant, was named both a Bank Street Best Book and a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, and was selected for IBBY’s Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. Born and raised in New Jersey, she now lives on a fishing boat in Boston Harbor with her husband, who is a teacher, and child.