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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, A Novel of Loss, Grief, Survival, and Endurance by Ayana Mathis

On December 6, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

Beautiful and devastating, Ayana Mathis’s The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is wondrous from first to last—glorious, harrowing, unexpectedly uplifting, and blazing with life. An emotionally transfixing page-turner, a searing portrait of striving in the face of insurmountable adversity, an indelible encounter with the resilience of the human spirit and the driving force of the American dream.

Giving Up the Ghost: A Story About Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted by Eric Nuzum

On August 16, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, Religious Studies, by Editor

At once hilarious and incredibly moving, Giving Up the Ghost is a memoir of lost love and second chances, and a ghost story like no other. Eric Nuzum is afraid of the supernatural, and for good reason: As a high school oddball in Canton, Ohio, during the early 1980s, he became convinced that he was being haunted by the ghost of a little girl in a blue dress who lived in his parents’ attic.

Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay: Reflections on Art, Family, and Survival by Christopher Benfey

On April 21, 2012, in Art & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

An unforgettable voyage across the reaches of America and the depths of memory, Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay follows one incredible family to discover a unique craft tradition grounded in America’s vast natural landscape. Threading these stories together into a radiant and mesmerizing harmony, Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay is an extraordinary quest to the heart of America and the origins of its art.

The Drowned Cities – Story of a Dark, War-Torn Dystopian Future by Paolo Bacigalupi

On April 20, 2012, in Book Reviews, Children's Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Literature, by Editor

In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi’s highly acclaimed Ship Breaker is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure.

A Storm Called Katrina – A Children’s Book by Myron Uhlberg and Colin Bootman

On August 6, 2011, in Book Reviews, Children's Literature, Fiction, by Editor

Ten-year-old Louis Daniel hates it when Mama treats him like a baby. But when Hurricane Katrina blows through the Gulf Coast on a fateful August night, followed by broken levees and rising floodwaters threatening New Orleans, Louis feels like a little kid again.

In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari by Fabio Geda

On August 3, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Based on Enaiat’s close collaboration with Italian novelist Fabio Geda and expertly rendered in English by an award- winning translator, this novel reconstructs the young boy’s memories, perfectly preserving the childlike perspective and rhythms of an intimate oral history. Told with humor and humanity, In the Sea There Are Crocodiles brilliantly captures Enaiat’s moving and engaging voice and lends urgency to an epic story of hope and survival.

John Dollar – A Female Version Of “Lord Of The Flies” by Marianne Wiggins

On July 22, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Of this “mesmerizing” tale of eight shipwrecked British schoolgirls, their governess and her eponymous lover, a sailor, PW observed, “Wiggins strips away the veneer of civilization to reveal the raw, primitive heart of nature and human nature.”

The Ordinary Seaman – A Voyage Of The Damned Told By Francisco Goldman

On July 22, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Goldman’s second novel (following Long Night of White Chickens, LJ 6/1/92) is a tightly woven tapestry of the lives of 15 Central American men brought to New York to rehabilitate an aging cargo ship and then abandoned to winter’s vicissitudes by its unscrupulous owners.

My Abandonment – An Astonishing Imagining Of Unimaginable Lives by Peter Rock

On July 22, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, Caroline, My Abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope.

How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone: The Essential Survival Guide for Dangerous Places by Rosie Garthwaite

On July 22, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Travel, by Editor

Whether you’re a war correspondent or an aid worker, a tourist worried about an increasingly hostile world or an armchair traveler concerned that your own backyard is fast becoming a war zone, How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone will help you survive some of the world’s most volatile environments.

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, A Novel of Loss, Grief, Survival, and Endurance by Ayana Mathis

Giving Up the Ghost: A Story About Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted by Eric Nuzum

Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay: Reflections on Art, Family, and Survival by Christopher Benfey

The Drowned Cities – Story of a Dark, War-Torn Dystopian Future by Paolo Bacigalupi

A Storm Called Katrina – A Children’s Book by Myron Uhlberg and Colin Bootman

In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari by Fabio Geda

John Dollar – A Female Version Of “Lord Of The Flies” by Marianne Wiggins

The Ordinary Seaman – A Voyage Of The Damned Told By Francisco Goldman

How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone: The Essential Survival Guide for Dangerous Places by Rosie Garthwaite

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