Rough Sleepers is a compelling narrative and call to action
Several times throughout Tracy Kidder’s nonfiction book Rough Sleepers, he references the story of Sisyphus to describe the work of homeless care providers in Boston. The book follows Dr. Jim…
A girl and her cat help each other survive brutality and war
…father, Bé’s life becomes intolerable after her grandmother dies and her mother goes to the city to look for work so the two of them can move out. Then Bé’s…
Andrea Williams tells the story of Effa Manley in Baseball’s Leading Lady
…her own right, adding her unique voice to the call for Black civil rights.” And she fell in love with baseball, especially the New York Yankees, even though all the…
Tom Perrotta delivers up-to-the-minute satire in Tracy Flick Can’t Win
…intervenes, and Tracy finds herself — again — stymied by colleagues and circumstance. They’re not the same colleagues, nor the same circumstances. Still, there’s a structural similarity between Tracy’s old…
A lonely boy unravels the mystery of his own death
…novel includes sensitive themes (slavery, sexual orientation and identity, bullying, betrayal, abuse, suicide); the main character is unable to remember anything about his life; and the narrative fits into multiple…
