Read Around North America Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.

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Best books from North America (629)
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Voyons voir by Jamaica Kincaid FR

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Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Jacqueline Huet et Jean-Pierre Carasso. " Voyons voir où en étaient alors Mrs. Sweet et Mr. Sweet : la voix de son épouse irritait Mr. Sweet, surtout sa sonorité; ce n'était pas une soprano, c'était sa femme, aussi banale qu'un poisson ou une viande ou des légumes dans son assiette pour le dîner, ou que le facteur qui apportait les factures de l'eau, du gaz, de l'électricité, du téléphone et du fuel. " Mr. Sweet quitte Mrs. Sweet. Dans un même élan de rage, tous deux entreprennent l'autopsie de leur mariage : failles, trahisons, détails insupportables du q... continue


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Woman Take Two by Telcine Turner EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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A three-act play that deals with love and greed. Set in The Bahamas, it tells the tale of a few people forging alliances for themselves - for love and/or money. Suspenseful and intriguing, it provides a glimpse into the darker side of the human character.

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Learning to Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather EN

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A 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Amelia Bloomer List’s 2019 Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers A Governor General’s Literary Award Finalist A Junior Library Guild Selection A Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Semifinalist A BC Book Prize Finalist “A love letter to girls—bittersweet and full of hope.” —Ibi Zoboi, author of National Book Award Finalist American Street “This is a stellar debut.” —Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of Little & Lion and Pointe “A vibrant, essential story of healing, resilience, and finding one’s family.” —Stephanie ... continue

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Climbing Clouds : Stories and Poems from the Bahamas by Telcine Turner EN

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A collection of short stories and poems, most of which have been written by college students.


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Thine Is The Kingdom by Garth Buckner EN

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This novel of adventure and conflict explores the nature of class and identity in the post-colonial world of the Bahamas. The narrative, rich in imagery, reveals the inner lives of the characters and implicates us all in one man's struggle to do the right thing.


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Greenland : A Novel by David Santos Donaldson EN

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"A dazzling literary debut novel-within-a-novel, in the vein of The Prophets, about a young author writing about the forbidden love affair between E.M. Forster and Mohammed el Adl - in which Mohammed's story collides with his own, blending fact and fiction"--

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The Measure of a Man : A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier EN

Rating: 3.5 (4 votes)
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"I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite that contrary, I began this book as an exploration, an exercise in self-questing. In other words, I wanted to find out, as I looked back at a long and complicated life, with many twists and turns, how well I've done at measuring up to the values I myself have set." —Sidney Poitier In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the powe... continue