Wish List II

Some more books on my list...

5. Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize). "Morrison paints a somber picture of the brutal effects of slavery. It examines both the mental and physical trauma caused by slavery as well as its effect on survivors. The book follows the story of Sethe (pronounced "Seth-uh") and her daughter Denver as they try to rebuild their lives after having escaped from slavery."

6. The Namesake (2003) by Jhumpa Lahiri (Author of Pulitzer Prize-winning Interpreter of Maladies). "The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they know."

7. Cosmos (1980) by Carl Sagan (astronomer, astrochemist, author, Cornell professor). "Cosmos was first and foremost intended to help the public better understand astronomy and astrophysics. Although the focus of the book is on astronomy and the world outside of the earth, it is also about human perception of the Cosmos throughout history. It is a history of how our matter originated in the stars, how consciousness sprang from that dead matter, and how unique our planet is."

8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) by Jeff Kinney. "Kinney's popular Web comic, which began in 2004, makes its way to print as a laugh-out-loud 'novel in cartoons,' adapted from the series. Middle school student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year's worth of drama."