Middlesex -- Jeffery Eugenides
The "coming of age" story and family saga of Cal Stephanides, an hermaphradite, told in her/his voice.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag --Alan Bradley
Eleven-year old Flavia de Luce, a poison afficianado, uncovers long held secrets, when a famous puppetteer visits her 1950s English town.
The Hour I First Believed -- Wally Lamb
Caelum Quirk, an English teacher at Columbine High School, is out of town when the massacre occurs. Nevertheless, his life is forever changed. An unrelentingly sad saga, reaching back to the Civil War and forward to the current day war on terror.
The Penalty Killing -- Michael McKinley
Martin Carter, a hockey superstar cut down in the prime of his career, now works in the front office of his old team, the New York St. Patricks. He becomes the prime suspect in the murder of two individuals, and sets out to clear his name and solve the crimes. The backdrop of the action is the playoff season
The "coming of age" story and family saga of Cal Stephanides, an hermaphradite, told in her/his voice.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag --Alan Bradley
Eleven-year old Flavia de Luce, a poison afficianado, uncovers long held secrets, when a famous puppetteer visits her 1950s English town.
The Hour I First Believed -- Wally Lamb
Caelum Quirk, an English teacher at Columbine High School, is out of town when the massacre occurs. Nevertheless, his life is forever changed. An unrelentingly sad saga, reaching back to the Civil War and forward to the current day war on terror.
The Penalty Killing -- Michael McKinley
Martin Carter, a hockey superstar cut down in the prime of his career, now works in the front office of his old team, the New York St. Patricks. He becomes the prime suspect in the murder of two individuals, and sets out to clear his name and solve the crimes. The backdrop of the action is the playoff season
of the fictionalized Contential Hockey League, with action in New York, Toronto and Vancouver.
