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The future belongs to those who decide what must be carried forward.
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As access to education narrows, Past & Perfect returns to Oakland at a moment when the cost of neglect is no longer theoretical.
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Libraries have closed. Literacy has been deprioritized. And children are being shaped by systems before they are old enough to choose their place within them.
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As pressures mount, four longtime friends confront the limits of preservation, and the uncomfortable truth that sustaining what matters requires more than holding on to the past.
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Talk of The Town Series Finale
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Includes discussion questions designed for book clubs, classrooms, and shared reading.
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