In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world; or you can just jump off it.
Sterling, New Hampshire is a small, unremarkable town until one day a school shooting leaves 10 people dead and 19 wounded. After that violent day, the town’s residents must learn to deal with loss in all its forms and figuring out how to heal as the trial of the shooter places their town into the national spotlight. Jodi Picoult’s 2007 challenged novel Nineteen Minutes reflects on the struggles surrounding loss, healing, forgiveness, anger, and guilt.
It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime…
Amir and Hassan are two unlikely friends living in Kabul in the 1970s. The story follows the struggles in their lives, as friends from two different ethnic groups and social classes, during a volatile time in Afghanistan. Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 challenged novel The Kite Runner is a story of loyalty, forgiveness, loss, friendship, and family.
Registration required. General registration opens May 14; registration with a free book opens June 9.
I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.
Christopher Boone is extremely intelligent and logical, but certain everyday interactions leave him upset and confused. When the neighbor’s dog is killed one night, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery. In attempting to learn the truth about the dog’s death, Christopher learns about secrets previously unknown in his own life. Mark Haddon’s 2003 challenged novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a story of truth, lies loss, forgiveness, and family.
General registration opens June 11; registration with a free copy of the book opens July 14. Registration required.
