Read Around North America Challenge

Recommended Challenge Books (260)

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Washington Black : A Novel by Esi Edugyan EN

Rating: 4 3 Votes

Country: North America /

Barbados

Description:

Winner of the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize A dazzling, original novel of slavery and freedom, from the author of the international bestseller Half-Blood Blues When two English brothers arrive at a Barbados sugar plantation, they bring with them a darkness beyond what the slaves have already known. Washington Black – an eleven year-old field slave – is horrified to find himself chosen to live in the quarters of one of these men. But the man is not as Washington expects him to be. His new master is the eccentric Christopher Wilde – naturalist, explorer, inventor and abolitionist – whose obsessio... continue

Genre fiction

Tags: Female author

Recommended: 20 Feb 2022

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Flickering Shadows : A Novel by Kwadwo Agymah Kamau EN

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Country: North America /

Barbados

Description:

Offers a portrait of village life on a Caribbean island, where love and honor are complicated by political manipulation and religious corruption

Genre fiction

Tags: Male author

Recommended: 20 Feb 2022

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How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House : A Novel by Cherie Jones EN

Rating: 3 1 Vote

Country: North America /

Barbados

Description:

A debut novel in the tradition of Zadie Smith and Marlon James, from a brilliant Caribbean writer, set in Barbados, about four people each desperate to escape their legacy of violence in a so-called "paradise." In Baxter Beach, Barbados, moneyed ex-pats clash with the locals who often end up serving them: braiding their hair, minding their children, and selling them drugs. Lala lives on the beach with her husband, Adan, a petty criminal with endless charisma whose thwarted burglary of one of the Baxter Beach mansions sets off a chain of events with terrible consequences. A gunshot no one was m... continue

Genre fiction Historical fiction Mystery

Tags: Set in BARBADOS Female author

Recommended: 09 Apr 2022

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The Girl with the Hazel Eyes by Callie Browning EN

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Country: North America /

Barbados

Description:

The beautiful island of Barbados, world-renowned for white sand beaches and tranquil blue seas, became the scene of an international crime in 1967. Forty years after Susan Taylor's whistle-blowing novel, 'The Unspeakable Truth' became the most famous novel by any Caribbean author, she reaches out to a young writer to write her biography. Lia Davis has no idea why Susan would choose her, but there's more to Susan's story than meets the eye. The Girl with the Hazel Eyes will show you just why there is trouble in paradise.

Genre fiction Historical fiction Romance Historical

Tags: Set in BARBADOS Female author

Recommended: 27 Sep 2022

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Fire In The Canes by Glenville Lovell EN

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Country: North America /

Barbados

Description:

A new arrival on a Caribbean island dominated by the cane fields, fifteen-year-old Midra falls under the spell of the island prince, whose African ancestry brings Midra a revelation from the ancient past

Genre fiction Romance

Tags: Set in BARBADOS Male author

Recommended: 01 Nov 2022

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Redemption in Indigo : A Novel by Karen Lord EN

Rating: 4 25 Votes

Country: North America /

Barbados

Description:

When Paama leaves her husband, she attracts the attention of the undying ones who present her with the Chaos Stick, which allows her to manipulate the subtle forces of the world.

Genre fiction Fantasy Magical realism Romance

Tags: Female author

Recommended: 08 May 2023

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The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso EN

Rating: 4 10 Votes

Country: North America /

Barbados

Description:

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Read this funny, sharp, delicately woven story of two women’s complicated relationship set in post-apartheid South Africa. Hortensia and Marion are next door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers behind them. Both have recently been widowed. Both are in their eighties. And both are sworn enemies, sharing hedge and hostility pruned with zeal. But one day an unforeseen event forces the women together. Could long-held mutual loathing transform into... continue

Genre fiction

Tags: Set in SOUTH AFRICA Female author

Recommended: 16 May 2023

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Beka Lamb : by Zee Edgell EN

Rating: 3 1 Vote

Country: North America /

Belize

Description:

Subtle yet rich descriptions of culture, society, and family life in Belize adorn Zee Edgell’s beautifully narrated story of a short time in the life of 14-year-old Beka Lamb. Through flashbacks, points on politics and independence are animated, since the political struggles for independence in Belize reflect Beka’s own developing maturity and need to assert herself. Two main features of this heartwarming story are Beka’s penchant for lying and her relationship with her older friend Troycie, whose troubling choices lead her down a self-destructive path. The pride of winning an essay contest at... continue

Genre fiction Historical fiction Young Adult

Tags: Set in BELIZE Female author

Recommended: 20 Feb 2022

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On Heroes, Lizards and Passion : Seven Belizean Short Stories by Zoila Ellis EN

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Country: North America /

Belize

Description:

"Seven short stories vividly depicting different facets of Belize's reality. From the country's rural areas to New York City, we accompany Belizean women and men as they go through the joys and hardships of life. Zoila Ellis demonstrates a definite ability to perceive and reproduce situations and characters, heightening the emotional impact of everyday events and rendering them into fine literature"--Page 4 of cover

Genre fiction Short story

Tags: Female author

Recommended: 20 Feb 2022

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