Ordinary Grace

by William Kent Krueger

Rating: 4.00 (1 ratings)

First published 2013

In the summer of 1961, 13-year-old Frank Drum's world is upended when a tragic death rocks his close-knit Minnesota community. As Frank grapples with grief and confusion, he uncovers a tangled web of family secrets, betrayal, and the bittersweet loss of innocence. Krueger's poignant coming-of-age tale explores the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable sorrow.

Genres: fiction, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, coming-of-age, family-drama

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Minnesota

Period: 1961

307 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books

Content warnings: death

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