We All Fall Down -- Eric Walters
Will Fuller visits his father at work the morning of September 11, 2001. A trader, Jim Fuller's office is on the eighty-second floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Will and Jim's experience give a terrifying yet moving, fictional account of the events of the day that changed history. (YA)
Will Fuller visits his father at work the morning of September 11, 2001. A trader, Jim Fuller's office is on the eighty-second floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Will and Jim's experience give a terrifying yet moving, fictional account of the events of the day that changed history. (YA)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao -- Junot Diaz
Oscar, a grossly overweight gamer originally from the Dominican Republic, only wants to find true love. A long-standing family curse, with it's origins in the bloody history of the DR, wreaks havoc on all members, Oscar included.
February -- Lisa Moore
Helen O'Mara's husband was lost on the Ocean Ranger, leaving her pregnant with three small children. Twenty-six years later, Cal's death haunts her as she does her best to raise her family.
Oryx and Crake -- Margaret Atwood
Having survived a biologically-induced apocalypse, Jimmy (aka "Snowman") is the only one with knowledge of the past. Haunted by his own contribution to the end of the world, Jimmy relives his past and attempts to atone for it by assuming custody of the Crakers, a genetically superiour race of humans, who were also left behind.
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