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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The Burning Bush Women & Other Stories by Cherie Jones EN

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In these truthful and strange, funny and tragic stories set in Barbados and the USA, Cherie Jones weaves paths through the joys and suffering of women's lives - from breast cancer, madness and abortion to love, magic and a deep connectedness between women.
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Beka Lamb : by Zee Edgell EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
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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

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On Heroes, Lizards and Passion : Seven Belizean Short Stories by Zoila Ellis EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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"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


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De héroes, iguanas y pasiones by Zoila Ellis ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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De héroes, iguanas y pasiones nos lleva de la mano de personajes vivos, cercanos y terriblemente humanos a través de las penas y las alegrías de la existencia, describiendo, con exquisita sensibilidad, la lucha diaria en situaciones cómicas algunas, otras más dramáticas, pero de un hondo calado humano, que nos hacen sentir cerca de ellos, identificarnos y conocernos un poco más a nosotros mismos; pues si de algo trata la obra de Zoila Ellis es de la condición humana. Siete relatos que ilustran la compleja y rica sociedad beliceña, ... continue

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Saltpickers : & Other Caribbean Stories by Zoila Ellis EN

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A collection of 12 short stories.

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A Perfect Grave by Rick Mofina EN

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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.

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Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery EN

Rating: 5 (33 votes)
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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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Runaway by Alice Munro EN

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**Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature** The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this exquisite short story collection. Here are men and women of wildly different times and circumstances, their lives made vividly palpable by the nuance and empathy of Munro's writing. Runaway is about the power and betrayals of love, about lost children, lost chances. There is pain and desolation beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart, which makes these stories more powerful and compelling than anything she has written before. Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2009.

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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
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The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning with the mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945. Decades later, Laura’s sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family’s history. Intertwined with Iris’s account are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two illicit lovers amuse each other by spinning a tale of a blind kil... continue