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Books to Read When You're Back Home Visiting

Whether it's on class break, over the holidays, for a special occasion, or whatever, if you're going back to the old homestead for a while, these books might make excellent companions while traveling to get there, tucked in bed at night, experiencing a lull in activities, or whatever. Happy reading! 🏡
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2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas (Marie-Helene Bertino)
2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas
1
Marie-Helene Bertino
A Christmas Memory (Truman Capote)
A Christmas Memory
2
Truman Capote
A Long Way Home: A Memoir (Saroo Brierley)
A Long Way Home: A Memoir
3
Saroo Brierley
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
4
Fredrik Backman
A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It
5
Norman MacLean
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6
Betty Smith
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
8
Jacqueline Woodson
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
9
Fredrik Backman
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
10
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
11
Imbolo Mbue
Books for Living (Will Schwalbe)
Books for Living
12
Will Schwalbe
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
13
Colm Toibin
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)
Cheaper by the Dozen
14
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Christmas at Thompson Hall and Other Christmas Stories (Anthony Trollope)
Christmas at Thompson Hall and Other Christmas Stories
15
Anthony Trollope
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
16
Stella Gibbons
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
17
Kevin Kwan
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Benjamin Stevenson)
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
18
Benjamin Stevenson
Fair and Tender Ladies (Lee Smith)
Fair and Tender Ladies
19
Lee Smith
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
20
Fannie Flagg
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
21
Bernardine Evaristo
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail (Ben Montgomery)
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
22
Ben Montgomery
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
23
Robert Kolker
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
24
Yaa Gyasi
If We're Being Honest (Cat Shook)
If We're Being Honest
25
Cat Shook
Jeeves and Wooster Series (P. G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves and Wooster Series
26
P. G. Wodehouse
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
27
Celeste Ng
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
28
Louisa May Alcott
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
29
Larry McMurtry
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
30
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Marrying Mozart (Stephanie Cowell)
Marrying Mozart
31
Stephanie Cowell
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
32
David Sedaris
Mercury (Amy Jo Burns)
Mercury
33
Amy Jo Burns
Miller's Valley (Quindlen)
Miller's Valley
34
Quindlen
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
35
Ransom Riggs
Mom & Me & Mom
Mom & Me & Mom
36
Montana 1948 (Larry Watson)
Montana 1948
37
Larry Watson
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
38
Elizabeth Strout
Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson)
Nothing to See Here
39
Kevin Wilson
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
40
Elizabeth Strout
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