January 2024 Peek-A-Box
I-80 Reading Road Trip: California
We are off on our I-80 Reading Road Trip! First stop, California!
Known as the Golden State, California is home to almost 40 million people. California became a state in 1850 and the capital is Sacramento. Interstate 80 starts in hilly, bustling San Francisco and goes for approximately 205 through the state of California. This month enjoy books set in California or books about events that took place in California. There’s something for everyone this month: mystery, romance, biographies, and more!
Almonds are the official state nut of California, so enjoy a snack of healthy, delicious almonds as you read your books. And don’t forget the magnet for your refrigerator!
Participants will also receive a tactile map the United States with I-80 running through all the states. Keep track of where we’ve been!
Below is a sneak peak of the books for this month:
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy DB27689
Farewell to Manzanar: a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment by Jeanne W. Houston DB43194
Funny in Farsi: a memoir in growing up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas DB58685
The Golden Gate: a novel in verse by Vikram Seth DB24932
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers DB49737
L.A. Times by Stuart Woods DB38296
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh DB74148
Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende DB76732
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni DB87874
Pasadena by David Ebershoff DB54944
Pulp by Charle Bukowski DB40326
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon DB75523
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan DB71810
Watchers by Dean Koontz DB25982
The White Album by Joan Didion DB16125
Thanks for reading with the Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled!
