Are you ready for a new book or were you just looking for the motivation to finally read a book (again)? This is the time. You can visit the library in Zoetermeer throughout the month of November pick up a book for free.
You don’t even have to be a member of the library. There is no catch: All Netherlands Reads everyone simply likes to read. That is why the organization distributes the book Sonny Boy by Annejet van der Zijl through libraries throughout the Netherlands. As an extra, she visits various cities for an interview. Check the agenda to see when she is near you.
Sonny Boy: from book to film and theater
You may already know the story of Sonny Boy. The book was published almost twenty years ago and in 2011 you saw the film adaptation in the cinema. A theater tour of the story is even planned soon. It is not without reason that it is a book on the reading list for high school students.
In case you missed it: Sonny Boy is about a young Surinamese student who comes to live with a woman and her family in The Hague. The story takes place in the 1930s. When the woman becomes pregnant by the student, they face discrimination and poverty, not to mention the outbreak of World War II.
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Reading together connects
Sonny Boy is one of Annejet van der Zijl’s bestsellers and you can pick it up for free this month at your local library. Do you have difficulty reading? Then definitely visit us! There is also a version in simple language and a version with large letters.
It doesn’t stop at scoring a free book in November. Heel Nederland Leest is also committed to reading together. That is why you can do this via this page Join an (online) reading club or start one yourself. How nice is it to not only read a book, but also be able to talk about it with others? The largest reading community in the Netherlands makes it possible!
Get your free book
So go to your local library in November and score a free book. Check here all activities which Heel Nederland Leest is organizing this month around this book and the writer Annejet van der Zijl.