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1) Zeitoun
Author
Publisher
McSweeney's Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
351 p.
Language
English
Description
Dave Eggers is the New York Times best-selling author of the critically lauded A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Here he chronicles the Kafka-esque tribulations of Syrian-American Abdulrahman Zeitoun in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. His story is a moving testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
306 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ben Sherwood's second novel, Charlie St. Cloud is a New York Times best-seller and was even made into a major motion picture. The novel follows 28-year-old Charlie, who's racked by guilt over his brother Sam's untimely death and now spends his days as caretaker in the cemetery where Sam is buried. There, every evening, Charlie meets Sam for a game of catch.