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2020 Book Club Reading List

A tale of old and new worlds colliding. In 1665,Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Inspired by a true story and narrated by the irresistible Bethia, Caleb's Crossing brilliantly captures the triumphs and turmoil of two brave, openhearted spirits who risk everything in a search for knowledge at a time of superstition and ignorance.

After creating a prosperous life in Iran, a Jewish family may be forced to abandon everything as a revolution looms on the horizon.
 

When her talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her.  

Drawn by a promise of "wisteria and sunshine," four English ladies rent a medieval castle on the Italian Riviera. Although each is very different from the others in personality, all find common ground and renewed feelings of love and hopefulness amid the countryside's natural beauty. 

We are inviting you to join our first online book to discuss a profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the bond between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power of forgiveness. One of last year's highly recommended books including the New York Times and NPR.

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel. Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.