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Join author Gordy Sauer for a virtual discussion of his first book "Child in the Valley." In this novel, we meet 17-year-old Joshua Gaines, an orphan on the run from the debts of his foster father. He falls in with the mysterious Renard, and formerly-enslaved Free Ray. Together they embark on the 1,500 mile overland journey to Gold Rush-era California. Adults. Register to get a Zoom link.
Join author Gordy Sauer for a virtual discussion of his first book, "Child in the Valley." Seventeen-year-old Joshua Gaines is the orphaned foster son of a failed doctor, and he's on the run from his father’s debt. In 1849, he travels to Independence, Missouri and falls in with the mysterious, four-fingered Renard, and his companion, the formerly-enslaved Free Ray. Joshua offers his medical expertise to their party, and together they embark on the fifteen-hundred mile overland journey to Gold Rush California.
Gordy Sauer is a native Texan and transplant Missourian. He holds an MFA from Columbia University and an MA from Clemson University. His writing has appeared in Narrative Magazine and Boulevard, among other publications, and he received a 2013 artist's grant for residency at the Vermont Studio Center. A lifelong educator, he has taught snowboarding, fly fishing, and middle school math and science, and now works as a speechwriter at MU.
Adults. Please register to get a Zoom link. The presentation will also be recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel.
Please note that this program is taking place online or via broadcast rather than at a physical location. Please see the event description for details on where to view or tune in.
