mechanical household conveniences, Hadley begins to understand how dangerous and precarious his situation is.

The Reading Lessons follows the lives of two people born into a world that is unforgiving as a Hangman’s knot. Divided by skin color and joined by books, Hadley and Lucinda are forced to come together in the only place that will allow it, a land of printed words and dark secrets.

My review: Carole Lanham’s The Reading Lessons is a seamless blend of historical literary fiction and romance. She pulls you in with the opening sentence and the narrative never lets go. It’s impossible not to feel for Hadley Crump, a biracial boy living in Mississippi in the 1920s, who falls in love with the daughter of the white man his mother works for. Lucindaservice by non-lawyers to the criminal justice system.

Clerk of Courts Joseph Evers received the Henrty Czajkowski Award.

Isla Fruchter received the Chairman's Award for organizing Continuing Legal Educations programs for the Section.

James Funt was honored for his service as last year's Chair of the Section.

Supreme Court Induction - Monday, May 5, 2014

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