Fiction, nonfiction, children’s books make reviewer’s list of best books for 2013
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Special to View
Little library patrons won’t want to be without “NO PIRATES ALLOWED! Said Library Lou” by Rhonda Gowler Greene, illustrated by Brian Ajhar.
“Memoirs of a Hamster” by Devin Scillian, illustrated by Tim Bowers is a kids’ book that’s partly for adults.
“The Man with the Violin” by Kathy Stinson and Dušan Petričić, postscript by Joshua Bell is packed with illustrations impossible to ignore.
“The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell” by William Klaber is based on a true story of a woman who lived as a man in the 1850s.
“The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman is one of those dark, dark fairy tales of which Gaiman is so famous.
Emma Donoghue’s “Astray” is a series of short stories evoking a quiet corner of existence on the periphery of the world.
“One Summer: America 1927” by Bill Bryson could be this years’ most relaxing read.
“The Snatchabook” by Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty is a charming bedtime read.
“Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline is based on real events in American history, in which New York City orphans were shipped across the U.S. and Canada in search for new families.
“The Wrap-Up List” by Steven Arntson tracks a teen’s bucket list when she finds that death is near.
“Pilgrim’s Progress” by Tom Kizzia starts out with a semi-confusing (but heart-poundingly brilliant) escape by two young women. You’re not sure who they’re running from, or why — but you find out soon enough that their father has sent them scurrying.
“Twelve Years a Slave” by Solomon Northup is a don’t-miss book.
In “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult, a loner befriends an elderly man who tells her about his past — and it’s horrifying, but not nearly as horrifying as what he asks her to do.
“Goat Mountain ” by David Vann tells the story of an 11-year-old boy and his first real hunting trip with the elders in his life.
“Bait” by J. Kent Messum is the story of a group of drug addicted castaways on a sandy island that will keep you turning the pages to the end.
In a year packed with JFK-assassination books, “Dallas 1963” by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis was the best.
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