Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
MADE-UP
I really think of this as two books: there's the novel itself, a beautiful, thoughtful channeling of the great late-Roman emperor that is graced by an elegant, regal reticence and one of the rare powe... (Tom)
Something for the Pain: A Memoir of the Turf
by Gerald Murnane
TRUE
Gerald Murnane is a particular man: he doesn't like travel, or the ocean, or computers, and he's never been on a horse. And for over seventy years, even as he's become one of Australia's most acclaime... (Tom)
Thunder Boy Jr.
by Sherman Alexie and Yuyi Morales
MADE-UP
Thunder Boy Smith Jr., known as "Little Thunder," is named for his dad. He wants a new name of his own, though, to commemorate one of his cool achievements, a name like "Touch the Clouds," or "Not Afr... (Karlyn)
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