Pick up one of the
following books at the library that were listed in the “Top Ten First Novels of
2013” in Booklist magazine.
The Death of Bees By Lisa O’Donnell.
In this deeply human page-turner, O’Donnell portrays two
sisters who have just buried their wretched parents behind their Glasgow
housing development and must now steer clear of their nosy neighbor.
Fellow Mortals By Dennis Mahoney.
Mahoney’s quietly powerful debut tracks the impact of a
sudden tragedy on a suburban neighborhood after a mail carrier accidentally
starts a fatal fire.
Lotería By Mario Alberto Zambrano.
Zambrano’s stunning and engaging debut takes the form of the
journal of 11-year-old Luz Castillo, who has been taken into the state’s
custody and only communicates by writing entries inspired by illustrations on
the cards for Lotería, a Mexican bingo-like game.
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie By Ayana Mathis.
Hattie, 16, flees Jim Crow Georgia and settles in
Philadelphia. As Mathias tracks Hattie’s long struggles and those of her many
children, she illuminates, with blazing insight, the crushed dreams and
complexly tragic legacy of the Great Migration.
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