Daily Deals: A Pulitzer Prize novel, a classic, a couple of YAs
So Big by Edna Ferber. $ 1.99
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and widely considered to be Edna Ferber’s greatest achievement, So Big is a classic novel of turn-of-the-century Chicago. It is the unforgettable story of Selina Peake DeJong, a gambler’s daughter, and her struggles to stay afloat and maintain her dignity and her sanity in the face of marriage, widowhood, and single parenthood. A brilliant literary masterwork from one of the twentieth century’s most accomplished and admired writers, the remarkable So Big still resonates with its unflinching view of poverty, sexism, and the drive for success.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith . $ 1.99
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The American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the century.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
—New York Times
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Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles. $ 2.99 at AMZN only
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After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama.
Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain—people you care about leave without a backward glance. So when her older sister comes home after abandoning her ten years earlier, with her hot new stepson in tow, Ashtyn wants nothing to do with either of them. Then she comes up with a plan that would finally give her the chance to leave, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and get the future she wants?
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Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler . $ 2.99 at AMZN | Google Play.
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I’m telling you why we broke up, Ed. I’m writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened.
Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.
A 2012 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
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Daniel Handler, who writes the Lemony Snicket books, uses Handler for his adult/YA books. I read The Basic Eight ages ago and really liked it. This one sounds great AND it has Maira Kalman’s illustrations, so it’s a no-brainer for me. This plus Jayne’s great review of the Joshilyn Jackson novel makes this a good/bad day for the credit card.
I loved A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when I read it growing up. When I started listening to Recorded Books from the library, this was one of my first selections and I fell in love with Barbara Rosenblatt’s narration.
@LeeF:
LOVE Barbara Rosenblatt! What an amazing voice artist. She absolutely MADE the Amelia Peabody series for me.
@JessP:
For me it was the Mrs. Pollifax series. Not to hijack this thread but the list of books that BR has brought to life for me must be close to 100, ranging from Black Rainbow (Barbara Michaels) to Bridgette Jones to Tales of the City.