“Portrait of a Thief”
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Fiction: “Portrait of a Thief” by Grace D. Li
Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now. Will Chen plans to steal them back. A senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son who has always been his parents’ American Dream. But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible — and illegal — job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago.
Nonfiction: “Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life” by Brianna Madia
A woman defined by motion, Brianna Madia bought a beat-up bright orange van, filled it with her two dogs Bucket and Dagwood, and headed into the canyons of Utah with her husband. “Nowhere for Very Long” is her deeply felt, immaculately told story of exploration — of the world outside and the spirit within.
Youth: “Northwind” by Gary Paulsen
When sickness decimates his fishing camp, an orphan named Leif flees north in a cedar canoe, journeying along a brutal but beautiful coastline.
“Northwind”
