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The God of Small Things<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0812979656&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Arundhati Roy, India
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> India
Genre<\/strong>: Historical Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe debut book of Arundhati Roy, “The God of Small Things” takes place in Kerala, India. It touches on complex family and cultural dynamics as well as “love laws” and forbidden love. It’s poignant, poetic, and portraying the ripple effect of the small decisions. Roy weaves the story together for readers through her non-sequential narrative, leading them to a deep pool to ponder beside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nThe Book Thief <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1770495991&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Markus Zusak, Australia
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Germany
Genre<\/strong>: Historical Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\nSet in Nazi Germany and narrated by Death, this book is for those who don’t need a happy ending. Zusak toys with the idea of goodness and evil in this heartwrenching story about little Germany girl and her love for words. Those who appreciate good prose will also enjoy Zusak’s brilliant use of imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nReading Lolita in Tehran<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0812979303&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Azar Nafisi, Iran\u00a0
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Iran
Genre<\/strong>: Memoir<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis memoir steps into the living room of Azar Nafisi, an educator who teaches her young Iranian students the hope and beauty to be found in literature. As they study literary classics, the women also learn to see each other despite their different backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nOne Hundred Years of Solitude <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0060883286&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, Colombia
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Colombia
Genre<\/strong>: Magical Realism<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis book shows the beauty of magical realism in the Latin American community. You can go on a fantastical journey into a beautiful, secluded village, where one family strives to create a place of utopia only to find that history plays out in cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nI Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0316322407&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Malala Yousafzai
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Pakistan
Genre<\/strong>: Nonfiction Memoir<\/p>\n\n\n\nMalala Yousafzai, youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, tells her story of refusing to be silenced. Shot in the head by the Taliban and miraculously surviving, Yousafzai is a representation of the power of hope and courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nThe Kite Runner<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=159463193X&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Khaled Hosseini, Afghanistan
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Afghanistan
Genre<\/strong>: Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\nA tragic novel of two young boys in Kabul, The Kite Runner tells us what we already know: a life can unravel from one decision. The conflict between truth and lies, family and friendship will captivate you throughout this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nThirteen Months of Sunrise<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1910974390&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Rania Mamoun, Sudan
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Sudan
Genre<\/strong>: Short Story Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\nA collection of short stories translated from Arabic, “Thirteen Months of Sunrise” gives readers a taste of Sudanese life through Mamoun’s poetic words. Her stories are sensual and melancholic, showing true Sudanese humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0679775439&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Haruki Murakami, Japan
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Japan
Genre<\/strong>: Magical Realism<\/p>\n\n\n\nLooking to be caught in the world of magical realism again? Toru Okada, the main character of “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,” starts out looking for his cat, and then his wife, in Tokyo and discovers a whole other world tinged with the aftermath of World War II. The non-linear narrative of Murakami makes this book all the more mesmerizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\nMagdalena<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1891386298&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=airportparkin-20\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Philippines
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Philippines
Genre<\/strong>: Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn Magdalena, Brainard tells the story of three different generations of Filipino women. Brainard leans over to readers and whispers about family secrets, forbidden love, cultural influences of the war in the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAuthor: <\/strong>Arundhati Roy, India The debut book of Arundhati Roy, “The God of Small Things” takes place in Kerala, India. It touches on complex family and cultural dynamics as well as “love laws” and forbidden love. It’s poignant, poetic, and portraying the ripple effect of the small decisions. Roy weaves the story together for readers through her non-sequential narrative, leading them to a deep pool to ponder beside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Markus Zusak, Australia Set in Nazi Germany and narrated by Death, this book is for those who don’t need a happy ending. Zusak toys with the idea of goodness and evil in this heartwrenching story about little Germany girl and her love for words. Those who appreciate good prose will also enjoy Zusak’s brilliant use of imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Azar Nafisi, Iran\u00a0 This memoir steps into the living room of Azar Nafisi, an educator who teaches her young Iranian students the hope and beauty to be found in literature. As they study literary classics, the women also learn to see each other despite their different backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, Colombia This book shows the beauty of magical realism in the Latin American community. You can go on a fantastical journey into a beautiful, secluded village, where one family strives to create a place of utopia only to find that history plays out in cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai, youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, tells her story of refusing to be silenced. Shot in the head by the Taliban and miraculously surviving, Yousafzai is a representation of the power of hope and courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Khaled Hosseini, Afghanistan A tragic novel of two young boys in Kabul, The Kite Runner tells us what we already know: a life can unravel from one decision. The conflict between truth and lies, family and friendship will captivate you throughout this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Rania Mamoun, Sudan A collection of short stories translated from Arabic, “Thirteen Months of Sunrise” gives readers a taste of Sudanese life through Mamoun’s poetic words. Her stories are sensual and melancholic, showing true Sudanese humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Haruki Murakami, Japan Looking to be caught in the world of magical realism again? Toru Okada, the main character of “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,” starts out looking for his cat, and then his wife, in Tokyo and discovers a whole other world tinged with the aftermath of World War II. The non-linear narrative of Murakami makes this book all the more mesmerizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Author: <\/strong>Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Philippines In Magdalena, Brainard tells the story of three different generations of Filipino women. Brainard leans over to readers and whispers about family secrets, forbidden love, cultural influences of the war in the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> India
Genre<\/strong>: Historical Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nThe Book Thief <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Germany
Genre<\/strong>: Historical Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nReading Lolita in Tehran<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Iran
Genre<\/strong>: Memoir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nOne Hundred Years of Solitude <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Colombia
Genre<\/strong>: Magical Realism<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nI Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Pakistan
Genre<\/strong>: Nonfiction Memoir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nThe Kite Runner<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Afghanistan
Genre<\/strong>: Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nThirteen Months of Sunrise<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Sudan
Genre<\/strong>: Short Story Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Japan
Genre<\/strong>: Magical Realism<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nMagdalena<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Setting:<\/strong> Philippines
Genre<\/strong>: Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n