Thursday, November 15, 2012

November Reads - Adult Mock Newbery

Are you all caught up and well read for our January discussion?  Don't forget to stop by the SJCPL Mock Newbery page and grab a note taking form! Fill out one for each book before the meeting to help you remember all the little details!

Here are four new books to add to your TBR piles!

Moonbird by Philip Hoose










The Unfortunate Son by Constance Leeds










Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin










No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Michaeux Nelson








Click each title to add your comments! Don't forget to check out the other books we will discuss for our Adult Mock Newbery!

No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Nelson

No crystal stair : a documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Carolrhoda Press
188 pg.

In this work of historical fiction, Nelson tells the story of a man with a passion for knowledge and of a bookstore whose influence has become legendary.