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Fiction

Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
The author's long-awaited second novel is a sweeping, fictionalized
history of her Mexican American family

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan S. Foer
Oskar Schell is not your average nine-year-old. A budding inventor, he spends his time
imagining wonderful creations. He also collects random photographs for his scrapbook
and sends letters to scientists. When his father dies in the World Trade Center collapse,
Oskar shifts his boundless energy to a quest for answers.

The Prayer Chest: A Novel about Receiving All of Life's Riches
by August Gold and Joel Fotinos
Joseph Hutchinson, a widowed father of two living on Long Island in the 19th century,
is desperate to save his failing farm, but when he stumbles upon a mysterious wooden
chest hidden in his attic, his life is changed forever.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
A bitterly funny debut nove which is a murder mystery of sorts--
one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole.

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
A novel about assimilation and generational differences. Gogol is so named
because his father believes that reading Gogol's "The Overcoat" saved him in
a train wreck. This story spans 40 years of the immigrant Ganguli family in America

Atonement by Ian McEwan
On a summer day in 1935, thirteen yea old Briony misinterprets a flitation between
her older sister and the son of a servant. Briony's mistake brings about a crime
that will change all of their lives .

Suite Francaise by Irene Nemiroksy
Nemirovsky died in Auschwitz in 1942, before she could complete these five novellas
about France during the Nazi occupation.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Lily, 80 years old, narrates the story of her life and her friendship with Snow Flower
in 19th century China. Together these women face foot-binding, arranged marriages
and abuse. Lily reflects upon her friendship and her betrayal.

Non-Fiction

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Larson intertwines the true tale of two men --the brilliant architect behind the 1893
ChicagoWorld's Fair, and the serial killer who used the fair to lure victims to their death.

The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Egan traces the fortunes of representative settlers of the southern Great Plains,
and the impact of the Depression-eradust bowl on their lives and the environment.

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The author, a well-travelled journalist, chronicles her quest for emotional and spiritual
balance . Following her divorce and disastrous love affair, Gilbert flees New York
for sojourns to Italy, India and Indonesia to reconnect with a healer.

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
The author discovered an impoverished Pakistan village during a failed attempt to
climb K2. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a
school. He went on to build fifty-five schools in the terrain that gave birth to the Taliban.

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls ( a Memoir)
The author grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were
their curse and salvation. Walls tells a story of triumph against all odds, about how her
flawed family 's love gave her the determination to succeed on her own terms

Young Adult Fiction

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk and hit
Maggie Armstrong, leaving her with a limp for the rest of her life. Caleb and Maggie
are pigeonholed as criminals and freaks. Then the truth emerges of what
really happened the night of the accident.