Maile, our three oldest kids (Cade, Lucy, and Abra) and I try to establish what books we're going to include on our upcoming "Family Favorites" bookshelf. Join us as we attempt to winnow down our list of favorites to some kind of manageable number...
Books mentioned during the conversation:
The Brothers K by David James Duncan
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Doeskoevsky
Paradise by Toni Morrison
James by Percival Everett
Erasure by Percival Everett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
I Am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
11/22/63 by Stephen King
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings
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