#BooksoftheWeek: Toni Morrison, Martin Luther King Jr, and Rabbits

Looking for a good book to read? Every week, ZODML spotlights three great books from our extensive collection to inspire readers to try out books they might not have previously heard of. The selections fall under three major categories – fiction, non-fiction and children and young adult literature – so there’s a book to suit every taste. All of the books selected are available to borrow at our Community Library. Also check out our archives to see which books have been selected in the past. 
Fiction: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel and winner of the 1977 National Book Critics Circle Award, Toni Morrison follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to the place of his family’s origins, introducing an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins. Non-Fiction: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King, Jr. Using Stanford University's voluminous collection of archival material, including previously unpublished writings, interviews, recordings, and correspondence, King scholar Clayborne Carson has constructed a remarkable first-person account of Dr. King's extraordinary life. Beginning with his boyhood, the book portrays King's education as a minister, his ascendancy as a leader of the Montgomery bus boycott, his pivotal role in the civil rights demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and his complex relationship with the Kennedy brothers, President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Malcolm X, and numerous other leading figures of his time. Children and Young Adults: Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since there has been a garden at the House. All the animals of the Hill are very excited about the new Folks moving in, and they wonder how things are going to change. It’s only a matter of time before the animals of the Hill find out just who is moving in, and they may be a little bit surprised when they do. Rabbit Hill won the Newbery Medal in 1945. What's your #BookoftheWeek? Share with us in the comments or tweet @ZODML! And if you haven't found one yet, be sure to check out more Toni Morrison novels, autobiographies and children's literature available to borrow from ZODML.