California State Park’s Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park (SHP) will host author Amanda LaPera on March 22 at Book Time at the Butte, the museum’s weekly reading event for families. LaPera writes books about young people coming of age in the Antelope Valley who, through hope and resilience, are able to overcome trauma.
March 22, at 11:30 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m
$3 for ages 13 and older, free for children 12 and under.
California fourth-grade students attending a public school and their families can attend for free with the California State Park Adventure Pass.
Author Amanda LaPera grew up in Lake Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing on her own experiences, she recreates the Antelope Valley of that era in her “Desert of Dreams” young adult series, capturing what life was like in the community while it was still being built. During the event, LaPera will read excerpts from her books.
