Immigrant Stories Challenge 2013

To my surprise, I rocked the Immigrant Stories Challenge last year, so I'm signing up again.

Hosted by Books in the City, I'm going to be a little bolder and aim for 'Fully assimilated: 6+ books'. (I did 15 last year!)  Go me!

Read

Edward Belfar, Wanderers
Suzanne Desrochers, Bride of New France
Avery Hays, The Sixth
Jason M. Hough, The Darwin Elevator
K.B. Laugheed, The Spirit Keeper
Chris Pavone, The Expats
Donald Michael Platt, House of Rocamora 
Paullina Simons, Children of Liberty
Susan Tekulve, In the Garden of Stone
Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni

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