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The Reading List posted by Robyn

Aleisha is a teenager working a summer job at the local public library while she distracts herself from a troubled homelife.  Mukesh is a grieving widower whose wife was a voracious reader, and he is trying to connect to his young bookworm granddaughter.  Mukesh makes his way into the library and approaches Aleisha, asking her for a recommendation on a good book to read.  Not much of a reader herself, Aleisha is rude to the old man and not helpful.  After he leaves empty handed, she feels bad about this, right before coming across a handwritten reading list, titled “Just in case you need it”.  She begins at the top of the list with To Kill a Mockingbird.  She resolves to make amends by passing the titles along to Mukesh when she next sees him in the library. Mukesh and Aleisha form an unlikely friendship over the list, which helps each of them forget their problems at home.  The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams explores the power of stories, as well as what it means to share and talk about books and literature.  This book is creatively told and chapters are formatted by the classics on the “Reading List”.  This may inspire readers to pick up some of these beloved classics.  They include To Kill a Mockingbird, Rebecca, The Kite Runner, Life of Pi, Pride & Prejudice, Little Women, Beloved, and A Suitable Boy.  This novel is also available in audio CD format.

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