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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 

Genre: Historical Fiction

Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, this debut novel tells the heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee, his father, and his first love Keiko Okabe. Check Availability 

Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel

Genre: Science Fiction

Set in the days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. (Goodreads) Check Availability 

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 

Genre: Nonfiction Memoir

Traces the author’s adventurous trek along the Appalachian Trail past its natural pleasures, human eccentrics, and offbeat comforts. Check Availability

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Genre: YA Fiction

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter  witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Check Availability 

X: a Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz

Genre: Historical Fiction

‘X’ follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today. Check Availability

Educated by Tara Westover

Genre: Nonfiction Memoir

Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty and of the grief that comes with severing the closest of ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one’s life through new eyes and the will to change it. Check Availability

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Genre: Graphic Fiction

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Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Genre: Fiction Mystery

*2023-2024 Great Michigan Read

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