- Binocular Vision by Edith Pearlman. I'm not usually a huge fan of short stories, but I love strong characters and that's what this books seems to offer.
- The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht. This may be the book that I'm most interested in reading. For some reason, a good title always gets me. Also, I can't resist a good book written by a young person.
- Shine by Lauren Myracle. I absolutely love books about small towns in the South. Don't know why, but they usually have some sort of "overcoming adversity" theme to them that I guess I relate to.
- Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt. How can you resist a book about a misfit kid who loves the library?
- Chime by Franny Billingsley. Historical teen fantasy is not usually my cup of tea. But if you're going to read another one, I guess it should be the one up for a National Book Award.
- Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai. I'm suspicious of something that is "written in accessible, short free-verse poems", but the story looks really good. It's at least worth a try.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Six for Sunday?: National Book Awards
Amazon posted the National Book Awards: 2011 Finalists recently. Here are six books I would like to read (in no particular order):
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