Read Around North America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.
Recommended Challenge Books (213)
11.
Washington Black : A Novel by Esi Edugyan EN
Rating: 4 65 Votes
Country: North America / 
Barbados
Barbados
Description:
Winner of the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize A dazzling, original novel of slavery and freedom, from the author of the international bestseller Half-Blood Blues When two English brothers arrive at a Barbados sugar plantation, they bring with them a darkness beyond what the slaves have already known. Washington Black – an eleven year-old field slave – is horrified to find himself chosen to live in the quarters of one of these men. But the man is not as Washington expects him to be. His new master is the eccentric Christopher Wilde – naturalist, explorer, inventor and abolitionist – whose obsessio... continue
12.
Flickering Shadows : A Novel by Kwadwo Agymah Kamau EN
0 Ratings
Country: North America / Barbados
Barbados
Description:
Offers a portrait of village life on a Caribbean island, where love and honor are complicated by political manipulation and religious corruption
13.
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House : A Novel by Cherie Jones EN
Country: North America / Barbados
Barbados
Description:
A debut novel in the tradition of Zadie Smith and Marlon James, from a brilliant Caribbean writer, set in Barbados, about four people each desperate to escape their legacy of violence in a so-called "paradise." In Baxter Beach, Barbados, moneyed ex-pats clash with the locals who often end up serving them: braiding their hair, minding their children, and selling them drugs. Lala lives on the beach with her husband, Adan, a petty criminal with endless charisma whose thwarted burglary of one of the Baxter Beach mansions sets off a chain of events with terrible consequences. A gunshot no one was m... continue
14.
The Girl with the Hazel Eyes by Callie Browning EN
0 Ratings
Country: North America / Barbados
Barbados
Description:
The beautiful island of Barbados, world-renowned for white sand beaches and tranquil blue seas, became the scene of an international crime in 1967. Forty years after Susan Taylor's whistle-blowing novel, 'The Unspeakable Truth' became the most famous novel by any Caribbean author, she reaches out to a young writer to write her biography. Lia Davis has no idea why Susan would choose her, but there's more to Susan's story than meets the eye. The Girl with the Hazel Eyes will show you just why there is trouble in paradise.
Tags:
Set in BARBADOS
Female author
Recommended: 27 Sep 2022
15.
Fire In The Canes by Glenville Lovell EN
0 Ratings
Country: North America / Barbados
Barbados
Description:
A new arrival on a Caribbean island dominated by the cane fields, fifteen-year-old Midra falls under the spell of the island prince, whose African ancestry brings Midra a revelation from the ancient past
16.
Beka Lamb : by Zee Edgell EN
Rating: 3 1 Vote
Country: North America / 
Belize
Belize
Description:
Subtle yet rich descriptions of culture, society, and family life in Belize adorn Zee Edgell’s beautifully narrated story of a short time in the life of 14-year-old Beka Lamb. Through flashbacks, points on politics and independence are animated, since the political struggles for independence in Belize reflect Beka’s own developing maturity and need to assert herself. Two main features of this heartwarming story are Beka’s penchant for lying and her relationship with her older friend Troycie, whose troubling choices lead her down a self-destructive path. The pride of winning an essay contest at... continue
17.
On Heroes, Lizards and Passion : Seven Belizean Short Stories by Zoila Ellis EN
0 Ratings
Country: North America / Belize
Belize
Description:
"Seven short stories vividly depicting different facets of Belize's reality. From the country's rural areas to New York City, we accompany Belizean women and men as they go through the joys and hardships of life. Zoila Ellis demonstrates a definite ability to perceive and reproduce situations and characters, heightening the emotional impact of everyday events and rendering them into fine literature"--Page 4 of cover
18.
Snapshots Of Belize, an anthology of short fiction by Leo Bradley EN
0 Ratings
Country: North America / Belize
Belize
19.
A Perfect Grave by Rick Mofina EN
Rating: 3 2 Votes
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
When Sister Anne McGrath, a much-loved community saint, is brutally murdered, Seattle Mirror reporter Jason Wade, who has a personal interest in the case, joins the investigation and makes a shocking discovery about Sister Anne's past that changes everything. Original.
20.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery EN
Rating: 4.1 19 Votes
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
Presents an abridged version of the tale of Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, who comes to live on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
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