Book Discussion Meeting, Saturday April 2, 2016, 2:00 PM, San Leandro Main Library

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Wes Moore (L) and Wes Moore (R)

Two boys named "Wes Moore" were born in Baltimore within  a year of each other. One would go on to work for the State Department; the other would wind up in prison for life, convicted of murder.

The author Wes Moore's story is covered in detail in The Other Wes Moore up until he is a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and on the point of becoming a college student and a military officer. His website notes that he went on to graduate as a Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in International Relations from Johns Hopkins university in 2001 and then went on to become a Rhodes Scholar  studying International Relations at Oxford University.

After college, Wes Moore completed his military service, serving as a paratrooper and a captain in the army. He did a combat tour in Afghanistan. He talks about his military experience in the TED Talk video below.



After completing his military service, Wes Moore "then served as a White House fel­low to Sec­re­tary of State Con­deleezza Rice. He serves on the board of the Iraq Afghanistan Vet­er­ans of Amer­ica (IAVA), The Johns Hop­kins Uni­ver­sity, and founded an orga­ni­za­tion called STAND! that works with Bal­ti­more youth involved in the crim­i­nal jus­tice system."

According to Wes Moore's website, a portion of the proceeds from The Other Wes Moore go to City Year, an education-oriented volunteer project for young adults from ages 17-24, and the US Dream Academy, an after-school and mentoring program for at-risk youngsters, especially the children of incarcerated parents.