If you are a reader, you know how books can help you escape all your problems and make you feel better when things seem overwhelming. Author Sara Nisha Adams show us how well this works in her book, The Reading List.
After Mukesh's wife dies he does not know how to communicate with his granddaughter, Priya. She always had a special connection with her grandmother. They would read the same books and discuss them. Mukesh is lonely and wants to discover a way to start a conversation with Priya. He stops by the local library and meets Aleisha, another lonely teen working behind the checkout desk.
Aleisha is working when she finds what appears to be a forgotten list of books in the back of a returned copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. She starts reading the books on the list to escape the painful problems that face her at home. When Mukesh asks her for a book recommendation she starts sharing the books from the list with him. They begin books and discussing them and create relationship that helps both of them. Each reader is able to relate something in their life and situation to the book they are reading.
It is always amazing when you can find a connection to your own life through the books you read. It is also fabulous when the books can help you feel better. The list of books Adams chose are all great books ;
To Kill a Mockingbird
Life of Pi
Pride and Prejudice
Little Women
Beloved
A Suitable Boy
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