The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea is a true story about 26 men who attempt to cross the border from Mexico into the US. Only 12 survive.
If you've read this book, please leave a comment about it and whether you think it would be of interest to a wide audience of 30,000 university readers.
The purpose of this blog is to enable people to provide comments on books being considered by the selection committee. You can also see the comments of the selection committee members. State what you like and dislike about the books listed and whether you think it would be appropriate as the campus reading book and why. Thank you. Caution: There are spoilers in the comments to the posts.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Over and Under
Over and Under by Todd Tucker is a story of two 14-year old boys having a nice summer whle their fathers are involved in differing sides of a labor struggle.
It is a 2009 Alex Award winner.
If you've read this book, please leave a comment about it and whether you think it would be of interest to a wide audience of 30,000 university readers.
It is a 2009 Alex Award winner.
If you've read this book, please leave a comment about it and whether you think it would be of interest to a wide audience of 30,000 university readers.
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