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De Anza College News Release

FOR RELEASE:
February 20, 2008

CONTACT:
Marisa Spatafore
spataforemarisa@deanza.edu
408.864.8672

BO CALDWELL, AUTHOR OF "THE DISTANT LAND OF MY FATHER,"
TO READ AT DE ANZA COLLEGE

Event is Part of Silicon Valley Reads Program

CUPERTINO--De Anza College joins Silicon Valley Reads in presenting Bo Caldwell, the author of SVR's 2008 selection, the bestselling "The Distant Land of My Father." The event is cosponsored by the college's Library and Writing & Reading Center. Details follow:

Thursday, Feb. 28
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Campus Center Conference Rooms A&B

De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino

Caldwell, who resides in Cupertino, will read from her novel, present historical background and take questions from the audience. Following the event, she will be available to sign books, which will be offered for sale by the De Anza College Bookstore.

"The Distant Land of My Father" opens in Shanghai in 1937 where an expatriate American couple live a lavish lifestyle with their young daughter, Anna. War sends the mother and daughter back to the U.S. but the father, Joseph, will not leave the city he loves. Anna grows up halfway across the world from her father, and it is only over the years that she gradually learns his true story.

For more information about Silicon Valley Reads, visit the Silicon Valley Reads Web site. To read about De Anza College, visit www.deanza.edu.

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