This is the 2012 RIF RAFF BOOK CLUB list.

We will try to meet the last Sunday of each month unless there is a conflict. Please call to set up the meeting if your selection is being read. Check the web site at http://condor.depaul.edu/~rstuba for for past book lists and exciting links. Send e-mail comments prior to the meeting date to: rifraffbc@hotmail.com . And you could always give us a call for details of the meeting if you are interested in discussing any of the books.


SUNDAY January 29, 2012 - PK

Nightmare Alley

by William Linsey Gresham 275 pages

Circus performer who thinks he is better than the geeks gets his comeuppance.


Sunday February 26, 2012 - BC

Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson's First Spring Training

by Chris Lamb 233 pages

An in-depth examination of an important step in the integration of baseball.


SUNDAY March 25, 2012 - RL

Room

by Emma Donoghue 321 pages

A five year old narrates about his 11 x 11 room.


SUNDAY April 29, 2012 - SW

Seeking the Truth of Things

by Al Gini 156 pages

With humor, wit and penetrating self-revelation, the author exposes profound concerns that makes us human.


SUNDAY May 27, 2012 - PK

Bicycle Diaries

by David Bryne 320 pages

Frank views on urban planning, art and postmodern civilization.


SUNDAY June 24, 2012 - BC

Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth

by Chris Ware 380 pages

Graphic novel set in Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893.


SUNDAY July 29, 2012 - RW

Nose Down Eyes Up

by Merril Markoe 320 pages

Further adventures of Jimmy the talking dog.


SUNDAY August 26, 2012 - BC

Swamplandia

by Karen Russell 416 pages

Story of a 12-year old alligator wrestler who embarks on an improbable journey through the wilderness of Florida.


SUNDAY September 30, 2012 - PK

Work Song

by Ivan Doig 275 pages

Morrie Morris on the run from the Chicago mob is forced to explore the American spirit.


SUNDAY October 28 2012 - RS

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs 352 pages

Unfogettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience.


SUNDAY November 25, 2012 - SW

Keys of the Kingdom

by A. J. Cronin 344

Story of father Chisholm - a lesson in faith, tolerance and trust in God.


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