Tag Archives: Pulitzer Prize

Book Club Kit: The Reivers

Posted on September 7, 2011 by pinallibraries

The Reivers by William Faulkner First Published: 1962 10 Copies & Reading Guide The Reivers is a picaresque that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucius Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family’s … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: The Grapes of Wrath

Posted on January 31, 2011 by pinallibraries

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck First Published: 1939 10 Copies & Reading Guide Set against the background of dust bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of the Joad family, who, like thousands of others, are forced … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Olive Kitteridge

Posted on January 17, 2011 by pinallibraries

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout First Published: 2008 Pulitzer Prize: 2009 AJPL: 6 Copies & Reading Guide PCLD: 10 Copies & Reading Guide This collection of interconnected short stories takes place in a small Maine town. They tell us the … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: The Good Earth

Posted on December 10, 2010 by pinallibraries

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck First Published: 1931 Pulitzer Prize: 1932 10 Copies & Reading Guide The Good Earth is the powerfully moving story of peasant Wang Lung–Of the family he founded that would one day become a … Continue reading →