The Goldfinch -- Donna Tartt, Hardcover Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction though she has no desire

though she has no desire to be a wife and mother

A New York Times and USA Today bestseller

Although we may use falsehoods to escape pain

which teaches children that social skills can make home life happier and school more successful

The Goldfinch -- Donna Tartt, Hardcover Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction though she has no desireA young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner from the author of The Secret History that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review). Theo Decker, a 13 year old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy