The Milagro Beanfield War is Denver's New Book

John Nichols' novel "The Milagro Beanfield War" is this year's selection for the "One Book, One Denver" program. Mayor Hickenlooper announced the choice today. There is a series of events planned during the program, which includes a reading from the author himself on Nov. 13 at West High School.

The novel is the story of a young man who defiantly taps into an irrigation channel to water his father's arid bean field - an act that touches off a struggle between the poor community and the big business interests who control the water.