![]() ![]() There he meets a young student who is the picture of Peter and is forced to confront the past he believed was gone.” (Amazon) In the years that follow he slowly builds a new life, teaching near his hometown. But when Peter takes his own life, Fee blames only himself. When the director is arrested, Fee tries to forgive himself for his silence. But when Fee learns how the director treats his section leaders, he is so ashamed he says nothing of the abuse, not even when Peter, his best friend, is in line to be next. “Twelve-year-old Fee is a shy Korean American boy and a newly named section leader of the first sopranos in his local boys’ choir. Readers will identify with Knisley s frustration, her fears, her compassion, and her attempts to come to terms with mortality, as she copes with the stress of travel complicated by her grandparents’ frailty.” (Goodreads) Edinburgh by Alexander Chee She is aided in her quest by her grandfather’s WWII memoir, which is excerpted. (The book’s watercolors evoke the ocean that surrounds them.) In a book that is part graphic memoir, part travelogue, and part family history, Knisley not only tries to connect with her grandparents, but to reconcile their younger and older selves. In the next installment of her graphic travelogue series, Displacement, Knisley volunteers to watch over her ailing grandparents on a cruise. “In her graphic memoirs, New York Times-best selling cartoonist Lucy Knisley paints a warts-and-all portrait of contemporary, twentysomething womanhood, like writer Lena Dunham ( Girls). If you’re planning what to read for your next readathon, hoping to break through a reading slump or book hangover with a quick read, or need to meet your reading challenge goal with a few books you can read in one sitting, this list has you covered.ĭescriptions graciously supplied from publisher descriptions and condensed when necessary.ĭisplacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley (Graphic Memoir) A mix of narrative styles and genres, the 50 books in this essential list of the best short books are all under 250 pages. ![]() ![]() It only seems right to follow that up with this list of 50 must-read short books. In a previous mega list here on Book Riot, I highlighted 50 must-read books over 500 pages. Twitter: Instagram: All posts by Sarah S. Sarah is the founder of Broke By Books blog and runs a tarot reading business, Divination Vibration. Sarah has also written for Electric Literature, Kirkus Reviews, Audible, Psych Central, and more. Davis holds a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master's of Library Science from Clarion University, and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. ![]()
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