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... Switch by Abby Mcdonald
The Cheat and The Girls, both by Amy Goldman Koss
Among Friends by Caroline B. Cooney
Crossing California by Adam Langer
Laurie Loved Me Best by Robin Klein
The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe
... from Sloppy Firsts
Paul Warren from Election
Fido Figg from Figgs and Phantoms
Dan from Gossip Girl
Muley from Crossing California
Benjamin from The Rotters Club
Scott Pilgrim from Scott Pilgrim: Precious Little Life ... of fiction in which I could stomach the footnotes.
I submit for consideration Adam Langer, especially his first, Crossing California; and Min Jin Lee, Free Food for Millionaires. But I have no idea how old they are. ... Chabon is one of my favorite books (if I had to pick one favorite, that one might be it). I also loved Adam Langer's Crossing California and The Washington Story, and Nicole Krauss's The History of Love.
Also, The Princess and the Goblin is a book? I had no idea! I LOVE that ... ... of my favorite books have Jewish themes or authors (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The History of Love, Crossing California and The Washington Story to name a few), so I'd like to see what you guys end up reading.
I'll be reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union for my 99 ... A lone Book Mooch
Crossing California by Adam Langer.....Chicago in the 70s, anyone? ... Dead
Precious Bane
7. Maiden Voyages
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Crossing California
Fugitive Pieces
Liars and Saints
White Rabbit
The Anxiety of Everyday Objects
Bring Us the Old Peop ... ... by Markus Zusak c. 2005 (fiction)
24. 6-11-08: The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz c. 1956 (non fiction)
25. 6-22-08: Crossing California by Adam Langer c. 2004 (fiction)
26. 6-23-08: The Jewel Trader of Pegu by Jeffery Hantover c. 2008 (fiction)
27. 6-25-08: Life is so Good by G ... I am reading Crossing California by Adam Langer Another library book sale for me too:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Crossing California by Adam Langer
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
The Making of Britain: The Dark Ages by Lesley Smith
The Kings and Queens of England: A Tourist Guide by Jan ... Crossing California by Adam Langer
The Divorce Express by Paula Danziger
The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic: A "Walk" in Austin by Kinky Friedman
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer Southshore by Sheri S. Tepper
Brooklyn Rose by Ann Rinaldi
The Call of the Earth by Orson Scott Card
Crossing California by Adam Langer
The Town that Started the Civil War by Nat Brandt I finished reading Crossing California by Adam Langer in 1 day as it was my trapped the airport reading. I enjoyed it and thought it was hilarious.
Now I am reading Riding The Rails
by Errol Lincoln Uys, which I am sure will be less hilarious. ... is set in Chicago, and while it's not the focus of the story, it is relied upon and is also a pretty accurate portrayal.
Crossing California - I read earlier this year... it's set in Chicago in the late '70s (California is a street name in this case).
Non-Chicago: Dandelion Wine by Ray Br ... ... the latter.
But it doesn't end at the "established" greats for me either. On a more contemporary front I quite enjoyed Crossing California by Adam Langer from a coupel of years ago. The real Chicago gem these days is I feel Aleksandar Hemon---loved his collection of stories The Que ...
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