Canada
Canada
Book for February 2014
Group 2
Canada is a 2012 novel by American author Richard Ford. The novel follows 15-year-old Dell Parsons, who must learn to fend for himself after his parents are arrested for robbing a bank. The book also re-visits Great Falls, Montana, a setting that Ford frequently uses in his work.

Critical reception for Canada has been overwhelmingly positive, with The New Yorker comparing the book to William Maxwell's So Long, See You Tomorrow and Ford's previous book Wildlife. Praise for the novel centered on the book's narration, which is partially told from the viewpoint of an older Dell, and the book's clarity and simplicity. The Daily Telegraph cited Ford's "genius at capturing human frailty and its pitiful disguises" as a highlight while the Washington Post praised the book's "plainspoken lines".

The novel received the American Library Association's 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in fiction.
About the Author
Richard Ford
Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories.