Book Study 2025 "Educated"
May 20, 2025 - June 4, 2025
Educated
Author: Tara Westover
Facilitated by: Betsy Cox
No Limit on number of participants
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER
“Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”—Vogue
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, O: The Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, Good Morning America, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Economist, Financial Times, Newsday, New York Post, theSkimm, Refinery29, Bloomberg, Self, Real Simple, Town & Country, Bustle, Paste, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, LibraryReads, Book Riot, Pamela Paul, KQED, New York Public Library
Format: Zoom Meetings (Link will be shared upon
registration)
Book Study Meeting Dates:
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 4-5 pm
• Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 4-5 pm
• Wednesday, Jun 4, 2025, 9-10 am
How it works:
• Check out the book from the library or purchase it.
• Check your email for the ZOOM link and Syllabus (one week prior to the meeting)
• Join ZOOM using the link provided
• Read the book as outlined and shared during our first organizational meeting
• Get ready to share your thoughts and ideas as we journey through the book
together in a flexible Zoom format
• If you are not present for a ZOOM meeting, you will not receive your hours for that
week. 5 hours will be awarded for each week of participation
• A certificate with your 15 credit hours will be issued upon completion of the book study
Registration closed on 2025-05-20