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  • NEA Big Read Events
    Events held January 1 through February 8, 2025.
    Online Calendar

Spotlight Event

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  • To Live by Yu Hua is the fictional story of the struggles endured by the son of a wealthy landowner during the Chinese Revolution.

  • The Nian Monster​ by Andrea Wang is for early readers (preschool-grade 3) and features a brave young girl who must save the New Year celebration from the legendary Nian monster.

​​Partners

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest. Additional sponsorship is provided by the South Florida Institute on Aging, Florida International University, FIU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Broward County Parks and Recreation.

text reads: national endowment for the arts big read managed by arts midwest arts.gov/neabigread​
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