Read Around North America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.
Best books from North America (2030)
1871.
The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A young, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great aunt’s secrets in this sweeping debut, a family saga confronting questions of sexual identity, exile, and lineage. In a Pacific Northwest hospital far from the Rummani family’s ancestral home in Palestine, the heart of a stillborn baby begins to beat and her skin turns a vibrant, permanent cobalt blue. On the same day, the Rummanis’ centuries-old soap factory in Nablus is destroyed in an air strike. The family matriarch and keeper of all Rummani lore, Aunt Nuha, believes that the blue girl embodies their sacred history, harken... continue
1872.
Copila de zǎpadǎ by Eowyn Ivey RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Ajunşi la jumătatea vieţii, Jack şi Mabel se luptă să-şi clădească o viaţă nouă în Alaska anilor ’20, însă durerea pricinuită de lipsa copiilor sapă o prăpastie tot mai adâncă între ei. Într-o clipă de exaltare, la căderea primei zăpezi din an, cei doi clădesc o copilă de zăpadă cu chip delicat, buze trandafirii şi păr bălai. Nu mică le este însă mirarea a doua zi, când descoperă că fetiţa de zăpadă a prins viaţă, ca şi cum povestea Snegurocikăi, ce încântase copilăria lui Mabel, ar fi devenit dintr-odată realitate. Din acea clipă, Fa... continue
1873.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"Boy!" said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. "Boy, oh boy!" Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle was a good machine all right. Ralph the mouse ventures out from behind the piney knothole in the wall of his hotel-room home, scrambles up the telephone wire to the end table, and climbs aboard the toy motorcycle left there by a young guest. His thrill ride does not last long. The ringing telephone startles Ralph, and he and the motorcycle take a terrible fall - ... continue
1874.
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
This special edition of Henry Huggins features the original illustrations by Louis Darling—the first artist to ever render Henry, Ribsy, Ramona, and Beezus—as well as a foreword written by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi. In Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary’s first novel, boys and girls alike will instantly be charmed by an average boy whose life is turned upside-down when he meets a loveable puppy with a nose for mischief. Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleading... continue
1875.
Henry and the Clubhouse by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Fiery Ramona Quimby and the well-meaning Henry Huggins may clash, but in this delightful and hilarious novel by Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary, it's an unlikely compromise that wins the day. Henry and his friends are building a no-girls-allowed clubhouse. With a private space of their own, and a top-secret password required for entry, the boys are relieved to finally have a hang-out spot they don't have to share. But Henry's about to find out that nothing—not even a sign—will keep gutsy Ramona out of their clubhouse…and her retaliation may just ruin Henry's newspaper career. Don't... continue
1876.
Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Six-year-old Ramona tries to cope with an unsympathetic first-grade teacher.
1877.
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Ramona meets lots of interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.
1878.
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Beezus keeps busy following her younger sister around and trying to prevent trouble.
1879.
Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
In the award-winning sequel to Beverly Cleary's beloved story "The Mouse and the Motorcycle", Ralph is determined to be something more than just a crumb-scrounging mouse--he's going to live a life of speed, danger, and excitement at summer camp. It turns out camp is not all fun, and soon Ralph realizes home is a pretty place after all. Illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
1880.
Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Henry wins fifty dollars worth of beauty shop services and finds an ingenious way to convert it into cash for a bicycle.