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)
1921.
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Barbara Kingsolver's fifth novel is a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself. It weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of southern Appalachia. Over the course of one humid summer, this novel's intriguing protagonists face disparate predicaments but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place.
1922.
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of My Name is Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge comes a “poised and moving” (Vogue) novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart. “Strout’s understanding of the human condition is capacious.”—NPR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Oprah Daily, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Time, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, PopSugar, She Reads With her... continue
1923.
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a “stunner” (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. “Tell Me Everything hits like a bucolic fable. . . . A novel of moods, how they govern our personal lives and public spaces, reflected in Strout’s shimmering technique.”—The Washington Post SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, Vogue, Parade With her remarkable insight into the human condition and silences that contain ... continue
1924.
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her and a simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the most tender relationship of all--the one between mother and daughter"--
1925.
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imaginations of millions. “Strout managed to make me love this strange woman I’d never met, who I knew nothing about. What a terrific writer she is.”—Zadie Smith, The Guardian “Just as wonderful as the original . . . Olive, Again poignantly reminds us that empathy, a requirement for love, helps make life ‘not unhappy.’”—NPR ONE OF PEOPLE’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly hones... continue
1926.
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic picture book that introduced the world to the iconic, mischievous Cat in the Hat and the beloved characters Thing One and Thing Two! Dr. Seuss makes reading fun for kids of all ages. A Horn Book Children's Classic “I know some new tricks,” said the Cat in the Hat. “A lot of good tricks. I will show them to you. Your mother will not mind at all if I do.” A rainy day turns into a wild romp when the Cat in the Hat and his troublemaking friends, Thing One and Thing Two, unexpectedly appear! A favorite among kids, parents, and teachers, this story uses sim... continue
1927.
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss in this “compulsively readable” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout “This book, this writer, are magnificent.”—Ann Patchett Winner of The Story Prize • A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book • One of USA Today’s top 10 books of the year Recalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to ... continue
1928.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
O poveste tulburătoare şi poetică, Fahrenheit 451 este o parabolă a unei societăţi în care valorile pe care le cunoaştem au fost răsturnate, în care statul interzice cititul şi legiferează arderea cărţilor. Cetăţenii acestei lumi distopice trăiesc într-o indiferenţă indusă de droguri şi de mass-media.
Unul dintre ei este Guy Montag. El are o sarcină simplă: trebuie să dea foc tuturor cărţilor şi caselor în care acestea sunt ascunse. Ii place meseria pe care-o practică de zece ani, simte că-şi face pe deplin datoria şi nu are niciodată îndoieli... până &icir... continue
1929.
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A little bunny keeps runningaway from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hide-and-seek; children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its reassuring words and loving pictures.
1930.
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.