I just pulled it out to make room for putting back Flatland, but this novel by James Agee certainly appeals as a down-to-earth, exciting reality story, judging by the back cover:
"There’s nothing quite like the excitement of coming upon a book and suddenly having it explode at you and fill you with wonder. Such a book is A Death in the Family." — Saturday Review
I’m afraid I’m burying myself in reading lately, avoiding issues that need be faced and dealt with eventually.
But then, there’s a couple of hundred books on the shelves that need to be read.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology