Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer
The author who also wrote Everything is Illuminated. Oscar, a 9-year-old boy who loses his father in the attacks on 9/11, discovers a key among his father's belongings and thinks his father has left him a clue (to what? he's not sure). Both heart-wrenching and quirky.
Lawrie Merz, reviewer
