MARKHAM DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY



0MARKHAM DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY GRADE 12 SUGGESTED READING LIST(Categorized by Settings/Themes/Genres) Adventure:Jonasson, Jonas. The 100-year-old-man who climbed out the window and disappeared Afghanistan:Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled. A Thousand Splendid SunsKhadra, Yasmina. The Swallows of KabulAfrica:Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Half of a Yellow Sun (the Nigerian Civil War/Nigerian-Biafran War, 1967-1970)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Purple Hibiscus (Nigeria)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Americanah. (Nigeria and the United States)Bulawayo, Noviolet. We Need New Names. Zimbabwe and the United States.Ferguson, Will. 419.Habila, Helon. Measuring Time (Nigeria, 1960’s)Habila, Helon. Waiting for an Angel (Nigeria)Wiwa, Ken. In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son's Journey to Understand His Father's Legacy (A memoir. Nigeria) Kingsolver, Barbara. Poisonwood Bible. (Belgian Congo)Smith, Wilbur. A Falcon Flies. (Good description of slavery.) African American: Angelou, Maya. The Heart of a Woman Baldwin, James. Another Country Baldwin, James. Go Tell it on the Mountain Baldwin, James. No Name in the Street Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man A classic. Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying Hughes, Langston. Not Without Laughter Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching GodMcBride, James. The Color of Water. (An autobiography)Morrison, Toni. Beloved Morrison, Toni. The Bluest Eye (Identity, self-esteem issues.) Morrison, Toni. Jazz Morrison, Toni. LoveMorrison, Toni. Paradise Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon Morrison, Toni. Tar Baby Walker, Alice. The Color Purple Walker, Alice. Possessing the Secret of Joy African Canadian Authors: Brand, Dionne. In Another Place, Not HereBrand, Dionne.? What We All Long ForClarke, Austin. The Bigger Light. Set in Toronto.Clarke, Austin. The Meeting Point. Set in Toronto.Clarke, Austin. Nine Men Who Laughed. Set in Toronto.Clarke, Austin. The Origin of Waves. Clarke, Austin. The Polished Hoe (Set in Barbados.)Hill, Lawrence. The Book of NegroesHill, Lawrence. Any Known Blood. Excellent description of the slave trade in Africa and the United States.Sarsfield, Mairuth. No Crystal Stair (Set in Montreal.) Alienation: Clarke, Austin. The Bigger Light Clarke, Austin. The Meeting Point Clarke, Austin. Nine Men Who Laughed Guterson, David. Snow Falling on Cedars Levy, Andrea.? Never Far From NowhereMemmi, Albert. The Pillar of Salt. Tunisia.The American Dream:Steinbeck, The Grapes of WrathSteinbeck, John. The PearlThe Arthurian Legend: Bradley, Marion Zimmer. The Mists of Avalon Bradley, Marion Zimmer. Lady of AvalonWhite, T. H. The Once and Future KingAutism:Genova, Lisa. Love AnthonyAutobiographical/Memoir: Allende, Isabel.? My Invented CountryAngelou, Maya. The Heart of a Woman Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Chen, Nien. Life and Death in ShanghaiDanticat, Edwidge. Brother, I am DyingGates, H.L.? Colored People Manley, Rachel.??DrumblairMcBride, James. The Color of WaterMcCourt, Frank. Angela’s Ashes Memmi, Albert. The Pillar of SaltWalker, Rebecca. Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self Washington, Booker T. Up From SlaveryWiesel, Elie. Night Canadian East Coast: Johnston, Wayne. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams MacDonald. Ann Marie. Fall on Your Knees MacLeod, Alistair. No Great MischiefMorgan, Bernice. Random Passage Morgan, Bernice. Waiting for Time Morrissey, Donna. Kit’s Law Proulx, Annie. The Shipping News Richards, David Adams. Bay of Love and Sorrows Richards, David Adams. Mercy Among the Children Canadian Literature: Atwood, Margaret. Alias Grace Atwood, Margaret. Cat’s Eye Atwood, Margaret. The Robber Bride Cohen, Matt. Elizabeth and After Davies, Robertson. The Lyre of Orpheus Davies, Robertson. The Manticore Davies, Robertson. A Mixture of Frailties Davies, Robertson. The Rebel Angel Davies, Robertson. What’s Bred in the Bone Findley, Timothy. Famous Last Words Findley, Timothy. Headhunter Findley, Timothy. Not Wanted on the Voyage Findley, Tomothy. The Piano Man’s Daughter Findley, Timothy. Pilgrim Findley, Timothy. The Telling of Lies Findley, Timothy. You Went AwayHébert, Anne. KamouraskaHighway, Tomson. Kiss of the Fur QueenLawson, Mary. Crow Lake: A NovelMacDonald, Ann-Marie. Fall on Your Knees MacLeod. Alastair. No Great Mischief Shields, Carol. The Stone DiariesShields, Carol. UnlessToews, Miriam. A Complicated KindnessUrquhart, Jane. The Stone CarversVanderhaeghe, Guy. The Englishman’s BoyVanderhaeghe, Guy. The Last CrossingWiebe, Rudy. Sweeter than all the World. A saga of the Mennonite peopleWright, Richard B. Clara CallanChina:Buck, Pearl S. The Good Earth. Before the Revolution. Written by a Nobel Prize winner.Jepson, Duncan. All the Flowers in Shanghai. Set in the 1930s in Shanghai.Lee, Janice Y.K. The Piano TeacherShi Nai’an and Luo Guanzhong. Outlaws of the Marsh. Volumes 1, 2 and 3. A Chinese Classic.Sijie, Dai. Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress.Classics: American Literature:Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tender is the Night Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. (Love and war on the Italian Front during World War I.) Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. (Themes: loyalty, courage, love and defeat. The death of an ideal. Period: the Civil War in Spain.) Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. (Classic theme of courage in the face of defeat.) Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also RisesMelville, Herman. Moby Dick. (The Quest) Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. (Historical Romance. The American Civil War and its aftermath.) Steinbeck, John. East of EdenSteinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, John. The Winter of Our Discontent (Issues of right and wrong, moral dilemma.) Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. (Theme: the injustices of slavery.) Styron, William. The Confessions of Nat Turner. (Historical Fiction. 1830’s slave rebellion.) Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Classics: Austen, Jane. Emma. (Historical romance.) Austen, Jane. Mansfield Park (Historical romance.) Austen, Jane. Persuasion. (Historical romance.) Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. (Historical romance.) Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. (Historical romance.) Bronte, Anne. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. (Romance.) Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations Dickens, Charles. Hard Times Dickens, Charles. Nicholas Nickleby Dickens, Charles. Pickwick Papers. Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D’Urbervilles Hardy, Thomas. Jude the Obscure Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame Hugo, Victor. Les Misrables Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels Thackeray, William. Vanity Fair Tolstoy, Leo. Anna KareninaComing of Age (Female): Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Purple HibiscusAnderson-Dargatz, Gail. The Cure for Death by Lightning Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Atwood, Margaret. Cat’s Eye Azzopardi, Trezza. The Hiding PlaceBlais, Marie Claire. St. Lawrence Blues Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of BeesLamb, Wally. She’s Come Undone Letts, Billie. Where the Heart is Levy, Andrea.? Never Far From NowhereMcCullough, Colleen. AngelO’Neill, Heather. Lullabies for Little CriminalsToews, Miriam. A Complicated KindnessWalker, Alice. The Color Purple Azzopardi, Trezza. The Hiding PlaceGrossman, David. See under: loveMatar, Hisham. In the Country of Men (Set in Libya.)Coming of Age (Male): Buckler, Ernest. The Mountain and the Valley Dickens, Charles. Great ExpectationsMatar, Hishan. In the Country of MenMitchell, David. Black Swan GreenOndaatje, Michael. The Cat’s Table.Richler, Mordecai. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Vanderhaeghe, Guy. The Englishman’s Boy Contemporary American Fiction: Delillo, Don. White NoiseIrving, John. Cider House Rules Irving, John. The World According to Garp Lamb, Wally. I Know this Much is True Lamb, Wally. She’s Come Undone Oates, Joyce Carol. Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl GangOates, Joyce Carol.? I'll Take You ThereOates, Joyce Carol.?The FallsOates, Joyce Carol. We Were the MulvaneysStockett, Kathryn. The Help Crime/Mystery: Atwood, Margaret. Alias Grace Callaghan, Morley. More Joy in Heaven Findley, Timothy. The Telling of Lies Hébert, Anne. In the Shadow of the Wind Moore, Brian. No Other LifePessl, Marisha. Special Topics in Calamity PhysicsRichards, David Adams. Bay of Love and Sorrows Death: Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with MorrieChoy, Wayson. Not Yet: A Memoir of Living and almost DyingCohen, Matt. Elizabeth and After Faulkner, William. As I Lay DyingGaines, Ernest. A Lesson Before Dying Sebold, Alice. The Lovely BonesThe Depression: (1930’s): Atwood, Margaret. The Blind AssassinCallaghan, Morley. More Joy in HeavenCallaghan, Morley. Such is My BelovedCallaghan, Morley. They Shall Inherit the Earth MacLennan, Hugh.? The Watch that Ends the Night? (Montreal)Potok, Chaim.? Davita’s HarpRoss, Sinclair. As For Me and My House Roy, Gabrielle. The Tin FluteSteinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath Discrimination: Clarke, Austin. The Bigger Light Clarke, Austin. The Meeting Point Clarke, Austin. Nine Men Who Laughed Callaghan, Morley. The Loved and the LostGuterson, David. Snow Falling on CedarsKogawa, Joy. ItsukaKogawa, Joy. Obasan Domestic Abuse: Doyle, Roddy. The Woman Who Walked into DoorsWalker, Alice. The Color PurpleDystopia/Utopia: Atwood, Margaret. Oryx and CrakeBurgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange Hilton, James. Lost Horizon James, P.D. The Children of Men Lessing, Doris. Memoirs of a Survivor Skinner, B.F. Walden Two Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver’s TravelsTheroux, Paul. Mosquito CoastVonnegut, Kurt. Player PianoZamiatin, Yevgeny. WeExistentialism: Camus, Albert. The PlagueSaramago, J. Blindness Exploitation and Victimization: Atwood, Margaret. The Edible Woman Atwood, Margaret. Surfacing Atwood, Margaret. Lady Oracle. Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man Atwood, Margaret. Bodily HarmAtwood, Margaret. Cat’s EyeAtwood, Margaret. Unearthing SuiteAtwood, Margaret. Encounters with the Element Man Family Relationships: Anderson-Dargatz, Gail. A Recipe for BeesAtwood, Margaret. The Blind AssassinAzzoparadi, Trezza. The Hiding PlaceBadami, Anita Rau. The Hero’s Walk. (Family, complexity of family relationships, India primarily, Canada/India connections.) Badami, Anita Rau. Tamarind Mem Bissoondath, Neil. The Innocence of AgeBlais, Marie Claire. Mad ShadowsBurnard, Bonnie. A Good HouseCohen, Matt. Elizabeth and After MacLeod, Alistair. No Great MischiefMcDonald, Ann Marie. Fall On Your KneesMistry, Rohinton. Family MattersOates, Joyce Carol. We Were the Mulvaneys Proulx, Annie. The Shipping NewsRicci, Nino. Lives of the SaintsRicci, Nino. Where She Has Gone Richards, David Adams. Mercy Among the ChildrenRichler, Mordecai. Barney’s Version Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things Fantasy: Card, Orson Scott. EnchantmentCard, Orson Scott. Ender’s GameCard, Orson Scott. XenocideJordan, Robert. The Great HuntJordan, Robert. The Shadow Rising Stoker, Bram. Dracula Fathers and Sons: Callaghan, Morley. They Shall Inherit the EarthMacFarlane, David. Summer GoneFemale Quest: Atwood, Margaret. The Edible WomanAtwood, Margaret. The Robber BrideLaurence, Margaret. The Fire DwellersFriendship: Atwood, Margaret. The Robber Bride Historical Fiction: Allende, Isabel.? Portrait in SepiaAtwood, Margaret. Alias GraceAuel, Jean M. Clan of the Cave Bear (Pre-historic) Auel, Jean M. The Mammoth Hunters (Pre-historic.) Auel, Jean M. The Valley of Horses (Pre-historic.) Auel, Jean M. The Plains of Passage (Pre-historic.) Boyden, Joseph. The Orenda. Native People in North America.Buck, Pearl S. Imperial Woman Buck, Pearl S. Peony. (China. Nineteenth Century.) Clavel, James. Shogun. (17th century Japan.) Clavel, James. Gai-Jin. (Nineteenth Century Japan.) Campion, Jane. The Piano. (Nineteenth Century New Zealand.) Diamant, Anita. The Red Tent. (Biblical.) Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo (A classic of historical fiction.) Dumas, Alexandre. The Man in the Iron Mask (Classic.) Dumas, Alexandre. The Three Musketeers. (Classic.) Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo Eco, Umberto. The Island of the Day Before. (17th century Europe.) Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose (14th century Italy.) Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain (Civil War, United States)Gedge, Pauline. House of Dreams (Egypt.) Gedge, Pauline. House of Illusions (Egypt.) Graves, Robert. I, Claudius?(Rome. Classic historical fiction.) Graves, Robert. Claudius, the God Heyer, Georgette. The Spanish Bride Johnston, Wayne. Johnston, Wayne. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams (Newfoundland during the days of Joey Smallwood.)Johnston, Wayne. The Navigator of New YorkJonasson, Jonas. The 100-year-old-man who climbed out the window and disappeared McCullough, Colleen. The First Man in RomeMcCullough, Colleen. Morgan’s Run (The Settling of Australia.) McCullough, Colleen. The Thorn Birds (Australia)McCullough, Colleen. The Touch (Australia)Michener, James. Hawaii. Michener, James. The Covenant (South Africa.) Orczy, Baroness. The Scarlet PimpernelPlaidy, Jean. The Widow of Windsor Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe Smith, Wilbur. As the Falcon FliesSmith, Wilbur. Golden Fox (Africa.) Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe Smith, Wilbur. The River God (Ancient Egypt.) Smith, Wilbur. The Seventh Scroll (Ancient Egypt.) Smith, Wilbur. Rage (Africa) Smith, Wilbur. Flight of the Falcon Stone, Irving. The Agony and the Ecstasy. (Fictionalized biography of Michelangelo.) Sundaresan, Indu. The Twentieth WifeUnsworth, Barry. Sacred Hunger. (Subject: the slave trade. Themes: Human rivalry, greed. Period: 1752-1765.) Wallace, Randall. Braveheart. (Medieval Scotland.) Holocaust: Bock, Dennis. The Ash Garden. Keneally, Thomas. Schindler’s ArkMichaels, Anne. Fugitive PiecesDe Rosnay, Tatiana. Sarah’s Key.Sebald, W.G. Austerlitz Styron, William. Sophie’s Choice Horror: Bradley, Marion Zimmer. The InheritorKing, Stephen. The ShiningStevenson, Robert. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeStoker, Bram. DraculaImmigrant Experiences: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Americanah. Nigerians in the United States.Bulawayo, Noviolet. We Need New Names. Zimbabweans in the United States.Alvarez, Julia. How the García Girls Lost Their AccentsBrand, Dionne.? What We All Long For Clarke, Austin. MoreClarke, Austin. The Origin of Waves. Barbados/Toronto Clarke, Austin. The Question. Espinet, Ramabai.? The Swinging Bridge. Trinidad/CanadaHegi, Ursula. The Vision of Emma Blau. German immigrants to the U.S.Junot, Díaz. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoLevy, Andrea.? Every Light in the House Burnin'. Jamaican immigrants in England.Levy, Andrea.? Never Far From Nowhere. Jamaican immigrants in England.Levy, Andrea. Small Island. Jamaican immigrants in England.Moodie, Susanna. Roughing it in the Bush. Early Canadian settlers.Proulx, Annie. Accordion CrimesRicci, Nino. In a Glass House?(Italian Canadians. South Western Ontario.) Ricci, Nino. Where She has GoneTheroux, Paul. Kowloon Tong (This novel describes the period when the British are handing over Hong Kong to China.)Urquhart, Jane. Away. Immigrant Experiences, Asian Culture: Ali, Monica. Brick Lane. Immigrants from Bangladesh in England.Bannerjee, Anjali. Invisible Lives.Chang, Lan Samantha. Inheritance. China/United States.Chong, Denise. The Concubine’s Children. Choy, Wayson. All that Matters.Choy, Wayson. The Jade Peony. Growing up in Vancouver’s early Chinatown. Golden, Arthur. Memoirs of a Geisha. Guterson, David. Snow Falling on Cedars. (War. Japanese internment.) Kogawa, Joy. Itsuka. (Contemporary Japanese Canadian story. Political theme.) Japanese Canadian fight for redress for losses experienced during war time internment.) Lahiri, Jhumpa. The NamesakeLee, Chang-Rae. Native Speaker. (Story of a Korean American. Highlights alienation from American mainstream life, the straddling of two cultures.) Mukherjee, Bharati. Wife.Mukherjee, Bharati. Jasmine. Mulladi, Amulya. Serving Crazy with Curry. Traditional Indian family in North America. Mental illness.Nakano, Takeo Ujo. Within the Barbed Wire Fence. Rushdie, Salman. East, West.Tan, Amy. The Hundred Secret Senses. San Francisco and China.Tan, Amy. The Kitchen God’s Wife (China and San Francisco. Chinese American families, mother and daughter theme.Tan, Amy. Saving Fish from Drowning.Vassanji, M. G. The In-Between World of Vikram Lall. Describes the world of South Asian immigrants in Kenya.Vassanji, M.G. No New Land. (South Asian immigrants in Toronto.)India: Adiga, Aravind. The White Tiger.Badami, Anita Rau. Tamarind Mem (Mother/daughter theme.)Badami, Anita Rau. The Hero’s Walk Baldwin, Shauna Singh. What the Body Remembers (Family issues: traditional marriage. Political issues: Departure of the British, changes in Indian society, Sikhs caught in the crossfire of tensions between Hindus and Muslims.)Davidar, David. The House of Blue MangoesDesai, Anita. Fasting, Feasting.Desai, Kiran. The Inheritance of Loss.Irani, Anosh. The Song of Kahunsha. Street children in Mumbai.Kaye, M.M. The Far Pavilions.Kirchner, Bharti. Darjeeling.Ondaatje, Michael. Anil’s Ghost (Sri Lanka, political upheaval, main character who straddles two worlds --- Sri Lanka and the West, strong political, human rights theme.) Mistry, Rohinton. A Fine Balance. (1970’s during Indira Gandhi’s leadership. Set in a time of political turmoil. State of Emergency.) Mistry, Rohinton. Family Matters. Generational differences. Aging. The influence of the past on the present.Mistry, Rohinton. Such a Long Journey. (Mumbai, India. Then called Bombay. 1971. Political and social change. Effect on family life. Turbulent political period)Mulladi, Amulya. A Breath of Fresh Air. Fiction set around the true life event of the gas leak at the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in 1984. Mulladi, Amulya. The Mango Season.Narayan, R.K. The Man-Eater of Malgudi. Roberts, Gregory David. Shantaram. Written by an Australian. Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Set in1969. Family saga.Rushdie, Salman. Midnight’s Children. Starts with the period of India’s independence.Rushdie, Salman. The Moor’s Last Sigh.Rushdie, Salman. The Satanic Verses.Rushdie, Salman. Shalimar the Clown. Seth, Vikram.? A Suitable Boy? (A wonderful book about India in the early 1950's.? The story takes place a few years after the partition of the country into India and Pakistan.) Sidhwa, Bapsi. Water. Set in India in 1938 during the period of Mahatma Gandhi’s rise to power. This is the story of traditional India and the fate of child brides.Sidhwa, Bapsi. Cracking India (Set during the period of the partition of India into India and Pakistan).Sundaresan, Indu. The Twentieth Wife (Historical novel recounts stories of India’s distant past during the days of the Mughal Empire.)Sundaresan, Indu. The Feast of Roses.Umrigar, Thrity. The Space Between Us.Vassanji, M. G. The Assassin’s Song.Vassanji, M. G. A Place Within: Rediscovering India. A memoir.Ireland: Doyle, Roddy. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Enright, Anne. The Gathering Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. (Set in Ireland. Early 20th century. The artist and his society.) McCourt, Frank. Angela’s AshesMcGahern, John. Amongst Women Isolation/Extremes of Climate: Morgan, Bernice. Random Passage Morgan, Bernice. Waiting for Time Morrissey, Donna. Kit’s Law Proulx, Annie. The Shipping News Israel:Grossman, David. The Book of Intimate GrammarGrossman, David. To the End of the LandGrossman, David. See Under: LoveLatin American authors, settings, themes: (Magical realism) Allende, Isabel. Daughter of Fortune ? Allende, Isabel. Eva Luna Allende, Isabel. The House of Spirits Allende, Isabel.? Portrait in SepiaEsquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico is the setting of this story.)Garca Márquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude Garca Márquez, Gabriel. Love in the Time of CholeraMalaysia:Au, Tash. The Harmony Silk FactoryMemoirs:Choy, Wayson. Not Yet: A memoir of living and almost dying. This may be Wayson Choy’s most powerful work. It describes his serious health issues to which the title refers and gives a glimpse of his life so far.Mental Health (The Human Mind): Findley, Timothy. HeadhunterFindley, Timothy. The Piano Man’s Daughter Fowles, J. The Collector.Lamb, Wally. She’s Come Undone Lamb, Wally. I Know this Much is True Mulladi, Amulya. Serving Crazy with CurryModern Urban Life: Coupland, Douglas. Generation X Coupland, Douglas. Girlfriend in a Coma Coupland, Douglas. Shampoo Planet Moral dilemma:Edwards, Kim. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter Stedman, M. L. The Light between OceansSteinbeck, John. The Winter of our DiscontentMother/Daughter Relationships: Badami, Anita Rau. Tamarind Mem. Set in India.Chang, Lan Samantha. InheritanceKidd, Sue Monk. The Invention of WingsMorrissey, Donna. Kit’s Law Shields, Carol. Unless Tan, Amy. The Kitchen God’s Wife (China, Chinese American families, mother daughter theme.) Native People: Armstrong, Jeannette. SlashHighway, Tomson. Kiss of the Fur QueenKing, Thomas. Green Grass, Running WaterKing, Thomas. Medicine RiverWiebe, Rudy. A Discovery of Strangers Old Age: Anderson-Dargatz, Gail. A Recipe for BeesIgnatieff, Michael. Scar TissueMistry, Rohinton. Family Matters Murdoch, Iris. Bruno’s DreamRichler, Mordecai. Barney’s Version Swift, Graham. Last OrdersOrdinary Existence: Shields, Carol. Larry’s PartyShields, Carol. The Stone Diaries Political Intrigue: Chen, Nien. Life and Death in Shanghai.Matar, Hisham. In the Country of MenOndaatje, Michael. Anil’s Ghost (Civil War in Sri Lanka) Psychology/Psychoanalysis: Findley, Timothy. HeadhunterFindley, Timothy. Pilgrim Lamb, Wally. I Know this Much is True Laurence, Margaret. The Diviners MacLennan, Hugh. The Watch that Ends the Night Quebec:Hébert, Anne. KamouraskaRomance (Gothic): Du Maurier, Daphne. The Glass Blowers Du Maurier, Daphne. My Cousin Rachel Du Maurier, Daphne. Frenchman’s Creek Du Maurier, Daphne. Jamaica InnDu Maurier, Daphne. The King’s General Du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca Science Fiction: Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot Asimov, Isaac. Pebble in the Sky (Dystopia/Utopia); (Time Travel/Time Warp) Asimov, Isaac. The Rest of the Robots Bradbury, Ray. Martian ChroniclesBradley, Marion Zimmer. Darkover SeriesBurgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game (Alien Beings) Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Shadow (Alien Beings) Clarke, Arthur C. 2001: A Space Odyssey Clarke, Arthur C. 2010: Odyssey TwoClarke, Arthur C. 2061: Odyssey Three Crichton, Michael. The Lost WorldDoyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The Lost World Herbert, Frank. Dune. Herbert, Frank. Dune Messiah Herbert, Frank. Children of Dune Lewis, C.S. Out of the Silent Planet McCarthy, Cormac. The RoadRobinson, Kim Stanley. Green Mars.Sagan, Carl. Contact Verne, Jules. Journey to the Center of the Earth. (Lost Worlds.) Verne, Jules. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Vonnegut, Kurt. Cat’s Cradle Vonnegut, Kurt. Player Piano (Describes a world run by a super computer and completely dominated by machines.)Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five Wells, H.G. The Time Machine. (Time Travel/Time Warp) Self-esteem issues: Lamb, Wally. She’s Come Undone Morrison, Toni. The Bluest Eye (Identity, self-esteem issues.) Slavery:Kidd, Sue Monk. The Invention of WingsSouth Africa: Coetzee, J.M.?DisgraceCoetzee, J.M.? Elizabeth Costello? (Not really about South Africa, but written by a South African author.? Nobel Prize winner.)Coetzee, J.M. Youth? (South African author.? The story is set in England and South Africa. A coming of age story)Courtenay, Bryce. The Power of OneCourtenay, Bryce. TandiaGordimer, Nadine. July’s People Gordimer, Nadine. My Son’s StoryGordimer, Nadine. None to Accompany MeGordimer, Nadine. The Pick-UpPaton, Alan. Cry the Beloved Country (Classic novel about apartheid.)South Asian settings and/or themes: Mukherjee, Bharati. Desirable Daughters.Mukherjee, Bharati. The Tree Bride.Mulladi, Amulya. The Mango Season.Ondaatje, Michael. Anil’s Ghost (Sri Lanka, political upheaval, main character straddles two worlds --- Sri Lanka and the West, strong political, human rights theme.)Vassanji, M.G. The Book of Secrets. A view of the South Asian community in East Africa. Vassanji, M.G. The In-Between World of Vikram Lall. (The world of South Asians in East Africa during a time of political change.)Through the eyes of children:Azzopardi, Trezza. The Hiding PlaceGrossman, David. See under: loveMatar, Hisham. In the Country of Men (Set in Libya.)Ricci, Nino. Lives of the SaintsUtopian Literature: Bunyan, John. Pilgrim’s Progress de Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quijote Hilton, James. Lost HorizonSkinner, B.F. Walden TwoTwain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn West Indian Novels: Bissoondath, Neil. A Casual Brutality Clarke, Austin. The Origin of WavesClarke, Austin. The Polished HoeDanticat, Edwidge. Breath, Eyes, MemoryDanticat, Edwidge. The Farming of BonesNaipaul, V.S. House for Mr. Biswas Naipaul, V.S. Miguel StreetNaipaul, V.S. Mimic MenWomen/Gender Roles: Atwood, Margaret. The Edible Woman? Atwood, Margaret.? Life Before Man ? Atwood, Margaret.? Bodily Harm Chang, Lan Samantha. InheritanceKidd, Sue Monk. The Invention of WingsLaurence, Margaret. A Jest of GodWorld War I:Barker, Pat. RegenerationBoyden, Joseph. Three Day Road. Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms (Love and war on the Italian Front during World War I.)Itani, Frances. DeafeningUrquhart, Jane. The Stone Carvers World War II: Baldwin, Shauna Singh. The Tiger Claw.Ballard, J.G. Empire of the Sun.Blake, Sarah. The Postmistress.Charlesworth, Monique. The Children’s War.de Bernières, Louis. Captain Corelli’s MandolinDunmore, Helen. The SiegeFindley, Timothy. Famous Last Words Findley, Timothy. You Went Away Hegi, Ursula. Stones from the RiverLee, Janice Y.K. The Piano Teacher (Set in Hong Kong in the 1940s.) Michaels, Anne. Fugitive PiecesMowat, Farley. And No Birds Sang Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient Steinbeck, John. The Moon is Down Compiled by R.Gibbs. Librarian, M.D.H.S. Edited. September, 2014. ................
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