We are adding an additional young readers book each month for easy, enjoyable reading. A Newbery Honor book in 1991, Charlotte Doyle tells of intrigue and murder on the high seas.
Friday, January 9, 2009
The true Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi
We are adding an additional young readers book each month for easy, enjoyable reading. A Newbery Honor book in 1991, Charlotte Doyle tells of intrigue and murder on the high seas.
Life of Pi, Yann Martel
An all time favorite, chosen for the second time to be read by this club for January 2009. Yann Martel's imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith.
The All-True Travels and Adventure of Liddie Newton, Jane Smiley
Novel by Jane Smiley. Told in the voice of Lidie Newton, tells of her adventures begining with her marriage to an abolitionist and their journey to establish a life in the Kansas Territory in 1850's.
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy writes rich and often brutal novels, including the bestselling No Country for Old Men, and All the Pretty Horses. The Road is an Oprah Selection. The book takes place post-apocalyptic and is profoundly dark.
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