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A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that remind him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that draws Theo into the art underworld. The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art.

The kit contains 9 books, tips for starting your book club, summary, and discussion questions.

Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers-some willingly, some unwittingly-have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.

This kit contains 14 books, tips for starting your bookclub, and discussion questions.