They gave them away Monday on the beach, in the water, in jail, on the bus and in senior centers.
Books. Boxes of books.
Here were this year's freebies:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
Author: Sherman Alexie
Wintergirls Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Author: Maya Angelou
Friday Night Lights Author: H.G. Bissinger
Kindred Author: Octavia Butler
Ender's Game Author: Orson Scott Card
Little Bee Author: Chris Cleave
The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins
Blood Work Author: Michael Connelly
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Author: Junot Diaz
Because of Winn Dixie Author: Kate DiCamillo
Zeitoun Author: Dave Eggers
Peace Like a River Author: Leif Enger
A Reliable Wife Author: Robert Goolrick
Q is for Quarry Author: Sue Grafton
The Kite Runner Author: Khaled Hosseini
A Prayer for Owen Meany Author: John Irving
The Stand Author: Stephen King
The Poisonwood Bible Author: Barbara Kingsolver
The History of Love Author: Nicole Krauss
The Namesake Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
The Things They Carried Author: Tim O'Brien
Bel Canto Author: Ann Patchett
My Sister's Keeper Author: Jodi Picoult
Housekeeping Author: Marilynne Robinson
Lovely Bones Author: Alice Sebold
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Author: Rebecca Skloot
Just Kids Author: Patti Smith
The Glass Castle Author: Jeannette Walls
The Book Thief Author: Markus Zusak
