Best National Book Award 2020 with Captivating Stories

This beautifully written book by Tayari Jones is a masterpiece that is long-listed in the category of national book award for fiction and also made through the selection of Oprah's book club. This book is packed with well-developed characters, powerful, compelling and complex story-line.

It is full of twists and turns. The emotional depth will bring teary eyes at moments. This is the kind of book that will keep the reader hooked on till the end. The best thing is that you can not guess what will come next so there will be lots of excitement while reading this book.

The writer carefully highlighted critical issues like race, marriage, relationships, responsibilities, effects of faulty judgment system and portrayed all these with an exciting story. If you are a fan of interesting and unpredictable story-line then this book is perfect for you.

Plot:

The African American couple Roy and Celestial starts their new life after marriage with lots of hope and dreams. Both of them have exciting and challenging careers. But as they finally learn to pace with life and settle down something very tragic and unpleasant happens.

Roy gets arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime he didn't even commit. Meanwhile, overtime Celestial gets lonely and finds comfort in Andre, his childhood best friend and best man at the wedding. But after five years, suddenly Roy's appeal gets accepted and he returns to Atlanta to spend his life with Celestial.

What will happen next? Can this marriage be saved? To know the answers you need to finish this national book awards for Fiction book.

This amazing novel by Christopher Paul Curtis is a finalist in the national book award for Fiction book. This is a powerful, historical and compelling novel with educational values and positive messages. At first, it may seem difficult to read because of the use of dialect but after a few pages, this won't be a problem.

The best thing about this book is that Curtis brought the fictional characters to life. The story is about a young boy and his life getting changed due to crucial incidents. The story also highlights the harsh and awful truths of that time.

Plot: 

Charlie, a twelve years old boy, loses his father in an accident and his life gets complicated after that. Responsibilities weighing on his shoulders at such a young age makes his life difficult. At that time Captain Buck, an evil fearsome man claims money saying his father owed him the debt.

Getting puzzled in this situation little charlie agrees on a deal with Captain Buck to track some folks who were accused of stealing. The deal seems okay until he gets to know the true identities of the fugitives. Knowing the truth he experiences overflowing emotions.

Torn between his guilty conscience and the fear of getting killed by Captain Buck Charlie has to decide what to do next. Will Charlie take the right decision neglecting the fear of death? Get your answers by finishing this book. 

Hey, Kiddo is a graphical novel where the author portrayed his own life story and ups and downs in a relate-able way. This engaging book has an emotional depth that will break you into tears while reading. Both suitable for teens and adults this book is also the finalist for a national book award.

The powerful impact of the story will help you to find hope in difficult times. This book will be helpful for those who work with kids experiencing neglectful upbringing. This is the story of the life that many kids are living.

Story-line:

A young boy named Jarrett lives a different life than most of the kids due to complicated family background. His mother is a drug addict, who spends most of her lifetime in jails, rehab or taking treatments for her bad health conditions. He also doesn't know anything about his father, even his name is unknown to him.

Growing up with his grandparents, he took interest in drawings as a way of expressing his emotions or making friends and getting attention.

Hey, Kiddo is an excellent memoir about growing up in a messed up family and finding the way of adjusting or coping with the harsh situations.

American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin is the finalist for a national book award in poetry. The critics acknowledged it as one of the best poetry books of 2018. The book contains 70 meaningful poems that hold the true meaning of poetry.

All the poems start with the same title but each of them is individual and conveys a different meaning. Each poem is full of surprises and turning points so the reader cannot guess the ending. They were all written during the early times of Trump's Presidency.

Wonderful criticism, creative wordplay, and strongly built structure of each poem make them so unique and lovable. The poems also indicate the problems arising due to racial tensions. Beautiful writing has its own emotional depth. It recollects the dreams and nightmares of the past eras.   

This book is finely suitable for poem lovers. 

This book is not random like most of the books instead it has a dark and deep side. It is a psychological fiction that tells the story of a twin. The story lets you take a walk on the inside mind of the characters.

This type of story can help you understand the abnormal psychology of psychic. The characters of this story are strange, shallow people with complicated minds.

Story-line:

The story is about twin sisters who are complete opposites. One sister, named Abigail is a sex addict, on the other hand, the other sister named Dorcas is fond of a simple life and works as a librarian.

The plot twist introduces the sisters with a sexually predatory, megalomaniac man Conrad. After that, the story turns into a new direction and lifts the curtains from the dark and black sides. 

This book is the finalist for the national book award 2017 for fiction. The story aims at hard choices of life. It also focuses on delicate topics like the importance of parent-child bonding for mental growth, struggles, decision making and similar issues. The emotional depth of the story will touch your heart. This book is definitely a good read.

Plot:

One morning Denim Guo's mother polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant leaves for her job and never returns. Separated at such a young age Denim stays confused, unbalanced and demented. Later he is adopted by a family and gets a new name, Daniel Wilkinson. But he fails to adjust with his new identity, stays at a loss and grows into a directionless young man.

The story is described from both Denim and polly's perspective. 

This book is a national book award winner. The story is about a girl trying hard to escape from slavery. In every step, she deals with horrifying situations but the hope and her thirst towards freedom keep her motivated. The powerful and engaging story will grasp your attention.

The story is both brutal and beautiful. It will take you on a historical journey at that time. The feelings of the enslaved people are well portrayed through this novel. If you are interested in knowing about the era of slavery, brutality then this book is perfect for you.

Story-line:

Cora a young girl, takes initiative to free her from the hell and torture of slavery. Cora's journey to different destinations awaits her with new challenges. Unsure of what will happen next Cora goes on a journey with fellow slaves to free them from the pain and bondage. 

This adventurous tale of a brave young woman will truly encourage you and leave an impact on the heart.  

This book is a sum of 20 best prize-winning short stories that were chosen from thousands and published throughout the previous year on different literary magazines. The book contains both stories from well-known writers and emerging voices.

It also contains details that inspired the writer to write the story or how he got the inspiration. There is also a section where jurors explained why they chose the story. Besides the stories, this additional information is also interesting.

This book is very suitable for short story lovers because they can get the best collections altogether. If you are one of them then go get your copy.