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A Year of Reading: A Month-By-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You and Your Book Group - Page 4

This list is taken from Elisabeth Ellington and Jane Freimiller's 2002 guide to literature. Each month is broken down into five categories (Crowd-Pleaser, Classic, Challenge, Memoir, and Potluck) and includes discussion questions for each book. This list includes the main books for each category as well as other books by those authors and read-a-likes.
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Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
121
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
122
Colson Whitehead
Pearl's Secret (Neil Henry)
Pearl's Secret
123
Neil Henry
Slaves in the Family (Edward Ball)
Slaves in the Family
124
Edward Ball
The Sweeter the Juice (Shirlee Haizlip)
The Sweeter the Juice
125
Shirlee Haizlip
In the Garden of Our Dreams (Shirlee Haizlip)
In the Garden of Our Dreams
126
Shirlee Haizlip
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
127
Alex Haley
The Hairstons (Henry Wiencek)
The Hairstons
128
Henry Wiencek
The Farming of Bones (Danticat)
The Farming of Bones
129
Danticat
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
130
Edwidge Danticat
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
131
Edwidge Danticat
The Butterfly's Way (Edwidge Danticat)
The Butterfly's Way
132
Edwidge Danticat
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
133
Julia Alvarez
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
The Kingdom of This World
134
Alejo Carpentier
Texaco (Patrick Chamoiseau)
Texaco
135
Patrick Chamoiseau
In the Palm of Darkness (Mayra Montero)
In the Palm of Darkness
136
Mayra Montero
They Forged the Signature of God (Viriato Sencin)
They Forged the Signature of God
137
Viriato Sencin
Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
Jasmine
138
Bharati Mukherjee
The Tiger's Daughter (Bharati Mukherjee)
The Tiger's Daughter
139
Bharati Mukherjee
Wife (Bharati Mukherjee)
Wife
140
Bharati Mukherjee
The Holder of the World (Bharati Mukherjee)
The Holder of the World
141
Bharati Mukherjee
Leave It to Me (Bharati Mukherjee)
Leave It to Me
142
Bharati Mukherjee
Desirable Daughters (Bharati Mukherjee)
Desirable Daughters
143
Bharati Mukherjee
Darkness (Bharati Mukerjee)
Darkness
144
Bharati Mukerjee
The Middleman and Other Stories (Baharati Mukherji)
The Middleman and Other Stories
145
Baharati Mukherji
Days and Nights in Calcutta (Bharati Mukherjee and Clark Blaise)
Days and Nights in Calcutta
146
Bharati Mukherjee and Clark Blaise
The Sorrow and the Terror (Bharati Mukherjee)
The Sorrow and the Terror
147
Bharati Mukherjee
Letters of Transit (Andre Aciman)
Letters of Transit
148
Andre Aciman
The Writer on Her Work, Volume II (Janet Sternburg)
The Writer on Her Work, Volume II
149
Janet Sternburg
Bharati Mukherjee (Fakrul Alam)
Bharati Mukherjee
150
Fakrul Alam
The Fiction of Bharati Mukherjee (R.K. Dhawan)
The Fiction of Bharati Mukherjee
151
R.K. Dhawan
The Hero's Walk (Anita Rau Badami)
The Hero's Walk
152
Anita Rau Badami
A New World (Amit Chaudhuri)
A New World
153
Amit Chaudhuri
Arranged Marriage: Stories
Arranged Marriage: Stories
154
Sister of My Heart
Sister of My Heart
155
Love, Stars, and All That (Kirin Narayan)
Love, Stars, and All That
156
Kirin Narayan
Motherland (Vineeta Vijayaraghavan)
Motherland
157
Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
Bread Givers (Anzia Yezierska)
Bread Givers
158
Anzia Yezierska
Hungry Hearts (Anzia Yezierska)
Hungry Hearts
159
Anzia Yezierska
Salome of the Tenements (Anzia Yezierska)
Salome of the Tenements
160
Anzia Yezierska
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