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THE TOP 10 FIRESIDE BOKS Bestselling Books For the month of May 2020 rought to you by Title Author Description 1 Things They Carried Tim O'Brien The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company and the character Tim O'Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. 2 I Know Why the Caged Maya Angelou Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in racially charged Arkansas in the 1930s brings to vivid life a world which most Americans had no idea existed. Bird Sings Ralph Waldo Ellison Invisible Man (2nd An African-American man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility. 3 Edition) 4 One and Only Ivan Katherine After 27 years spent behind the glass walls of his endosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle, but occupies himself with television, his friends, and painting. But then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, and sees their home, and his art, through Appplegate new eyes. 5 Catch-22 (50th Anniversary Edition) Joseph Heller Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. 6 Great Gatsby (90th Anniversary) E Scott Fitzgerald This quintessential novel of the Jazz Age tells the story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. 7 Ender's Game (01 Orson Scott Card Once again, the Earth is under attack from Alien "buggers". The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. He is a tactical and strategic master. And a child. Ender) Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (00 Hunger Collins Games) It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus now is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. 8. Suzanne Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things Jenny Lawson In her humor memoir tinged with just enough tragedy and pathos, Jenny Lawson examines her own experience with severe depression and a host of other conditions, and explains how it has led her to live life to the fullest. 6. Set adrift by his pirate crew, Pocket of Dog Snogging--last seen in The Serpent of Venice--washes up on the sun- bleached shores of Greece, where he hopes to dazzle the Duke with his comedic brilliance and become his trusted fool. 10 Shakespeare for Squirrels Christoper oore * Order online or by phone for curbside pickup * Make the World FRONTIIESMAN Give You Time to Read! BEST OF THE VALLEY 2015-2019 BOKS 720 S. Alaska St., Palmer 907-745-2665 Order online now for curbside pick-up! www.goodbooksbadcoffee.com Toastofthe Town FIRESIDE spiewy THE TOP 10 FIRESIDE BOKS Bestselling Books For the month of May 2020 rought to you by Title Author Description 1 Things They Carried Tim O'Brien The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company and the character Tim O'Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. 2 I Know Why the Caged Maya Angelou Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in racially charged Arkansas in the 1930s brings to vivid life a world which most Americans had no idea existed. Bird Sings Ralph Waldo Ellison Invisible Man (2nd An African-American man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility. 3 Edition) 4 One and Only Ivan Katherine After 27 years spent behind the glass walls of his endosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle, but occupies himself with television, his friends, and painting. But then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, and sees their home, and his art, through Appplegate new eyes. 5 Catch-22 (50th Anniversary Edition) Joseph Heller Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. 6 Great Gatsby (90th Anniversary) E Scott Fitzgerald This quintessential novel of the Jazz Age tells the story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. 7 Ender's Game (01 Orson Scott Card Once again, the Earth is under attack from Alien "buggers". The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. He is a tactical and strategic master. And a child. Ender) Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (00 Hunger Collins Games) It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus now is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. 8. Suzanne Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things Jenny Lawson In her humor memoir tinged with just enough tragedy and pathos, Jenny Lawson examines her own experience with severe depression and a host of other conditions, and explains how it has led her to live life to the fullest. 6. Set adrift by his pirate crew, Pocket of Dog Snogging--last seen in The Serpent of Venice--washes up on the sun- bleached shores of Greece, where he hopes to dazzle the Duke with his comedic brilliance and become his trusted fool. 10 Shakespeare for Squirrels Christoper oore * Order online or by phone for curbside pickup * Make the World FRONTIIESMAN Give You Time to Read! BEST OF THE VALLEY 2015-2019 BOKS 720 S. Alaska St., Palmer 907-745-2665 Order online now for curbside pick-up! www.goodbooksbadcoffee.com Toastofthe Town FIRESIDE spiewy