I'm participating in Novellas in November again this year so I was pretty delighted to see that this month's six-degrees challenge is about novellas.
I decided to make a themed list this time around. All of these novellas started me down a reading or research path. Follow me down that path for explanations.
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| Black and White by Paul Volponi, c. 2005. Read in April 2012 199 pages After reading this book, I planned an author project for a class of high school juniors which culminated with a Zoom call with the author. It was one of the highlights of my teacher-librarian days. |
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| Mister Orange by Truus Matti, c. 2011. Read in February 2014 156 pages Part of the story focuses on the art of Piet Mondrian. I trip-trapped down a personal research rabbit-hole to learn more about Mondrian, his art, and the museums where it is displayed. |
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| The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, c. 1927. Read in November 2023 160 pages This book started me onto a Thornton Wilder tangent where I read a few other books by him or about him, including his famous play, Our Town. |
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| Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, c. 1955. Read in November 2024 122 pages This book is so unique I had to do additional research on it and the author, on surrealism, and magical realism. Want to know more? Click on the title for my review. |
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| What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella, c. 2024. Read in October 2025 133 pages The novel is about a woman with brain cancer. My research helped me learn that the author was struggling with the same cancer and has since died from it. |
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| The Stranger by Albert Camus, c. 1942. Reread in July 2026. 123 pages I first read this book in high school. When I went to see The Stranger at the movies this year, I decided a reread was in order. That led to extensive research about existentialism, absurdism, the author, and the time period. |
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