Books To Pack In Your Carry-On Bag

June 2, 2017

I never hesitate to re-read a good book and these are all titles I would pack in my carry-on to read again!

A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

April 25, 2016

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena follows Havaa, an eight-year-old living in a rural village in Chechnya. Havaa watches her father be "disappeared" by those in power at the time. Her neighbor, Akhmed, smuggles her into a hospital where she is placed in the care of an unfeeling surgeon.

The Invention Of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

March 16, 2016

Sarah received a slave for her eleventh birthday. Neither little girl could anticipate the way in which their relationship would shape their futures.

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

February 3, 2016

Each chapter depicts the parallel stories of a blind, Parisian girl and a German Nazi Youth. Anthony Doerr's writing is emotional and strikingly real. It's as if each important detail is a flower and Doerr takes the time to gently water it so the petals unfurl one by one.

Whistling Past The Graveyard by Susan Crandall

January 19, 2016

This book is set in 1963 small town Mississippi. It stars Starla Claudelle, a 9 year old spit fire with red hair and a personality to match.

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

January 11, 2016

Hoffman weaves history, magic, mythology, and religion into an inspiring novel.

The Storyteller by Jodi Piccoult

January 5, 2016

This book was sad and predictable. Typically, I like to cheer my protagonist on! Here, I wanted to bop her over the head with this fat book and tell her to get over herself right quick.