10 best books of January, according to Amazon's editors

The 10 best books of January, 2012, according to Amazon's editors.

7. 'Running the Rift,' by Naomi Benaron

Jean Patrick Nkuba, a boy growing up in Rwanda, suddenly finds every aspect of his life affected by the conflict breaking out between the Hutus and the Tutsis. Jean Patrick is a Tutsi but wants to become a runner in the Olympics despite the slim chances of a Tutsi ever being chosen to represent Rwanda. After the violence starts, finding the ones he loves becomes the challenge that supersedes all else.

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