The Book of Unknown Americans
Author: Cristina Henriquez
A dazzling, heartbreaking page-turner destined for breakout status: a novel that gives voice to millions of Americans as it tells the story of the love between a Panamanian boy and a Mexican girl: teenagers living in an apartment block of immigrant families like their own.After their daughter Maribel suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras leave México and come to Ameri….Read More
14 Books Similar to The Book of Unknown Americans
Bellweather Rhapsody
Fifteen years ago, a murder-suicide in room 712 rocked the grand old Bellweather Hotel and the young bridesmaid who witnessed it, Minnie Graves. Now hundreds of high school musicians have… Continue Reading Posted in: Ghost Mysteries, Ghost Suspense, High School Students, Hotels
Behold the Dreamers
A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream—the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New… Continue Reading Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Fiction, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
The Vanishing Half
Twins, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds: one black and one white.The Vignes sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction
Mice
An electrifying psychological thriller about a mother and daughter pushed to their limits. Shelley and her mom have been menaced long enough. Excused from high school where a trio of… Continue Reading Posted in: Anxiety, Psychological Fiction, Suspense Thrillers, Young Adult Fiction
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
A novel of the cruelty of war, and tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love.Richard Flanagan's story — of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted by a love affair… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical Asian Fiction, Historical Japanese Fiction, Illustrated, Railroads In Literature, Text
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
This is what we long for: the profound pleasure of being swept into vivid new worlds, worlds peopled by characters so intriguing and real that we can't shake them, even… Continue Reading Posted in: Australia & Oceania Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
The House on Mango Street
Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Hispanic American Literature & Fiction, Hispanic American Teenage Girls, Illinois Chicago, Literature
Fortune’s Favorites
They were blessed by the gods at birth with wealth and privilege. In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Historical
Girl in Translation
Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures.When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong… Continue Reading Posted in: Asian American Literature & Fiction, Chinese Fiction, Coming of Age Fiction, New York (State) New York Brooklyn
Americanah
From the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun, a dazzling new novel: a story of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria who… Continue Reading Posted in: Australia & Oceania Literature, Cultural Heritage Fiction, Fiction, History, Nigerians
The Master Butchers Singing Club
A powerful novel from one of the most celebrated American writers of her generation, and the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction 2012 Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Germans, Historical German Fiction, Native American Literature, World War (1914 1918)
Salvage the Bones
A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't… Continue Reading Posted in: 2005, African American Literature, Fiction, Hurricane Katrina, Literary Fiction, Motherless Families
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.