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In a note to the staff, Jodi Compton says of Hailey’s War, “I learned Latin for this book; I read a great deal about both West Point and LA’s gangs to write it. In one sense, it’s a variation on the classic loner-crosses-the-Mob storyline; in another, though, it’s a book about California and her children, and very close to my heart.” Intrigued? Meet Jodi on Tuesday, June 22, at 7:00 PM, and read about military academy dropout Hailey Cain, and her job escorting a recently murdered gang member’s cousin to Mexico.