Morris admits it was difficult to think about the last three books she read that were about, “something other than pregnancy because that list could go on forever, because we are expecting our first child, a baby girl, in September,’’ she said.

But here are three to come to mind:

1. “Life of Pi’’ by Yann Martel: “The Life of Pi’’ is a story about a young boy in Pondicherry, India, who explores the different religions of the world. Pi is the son of a zookeeper and learns many of life’s tough lessons in the unforgiving setting of the zoo. After selling the zoo, his father packs up his family and many of the zoo’s animals and heads for Canada on a freighter. After a traumatic shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift on a 26-foot lifeboat with a dangerous combination of animals, including a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The story continues as an imaginative tale about the struggles to stay alive while adrift in shark-infested waters for 227 days with a 450-pound Bengal tiger.

2. “For One More Day’’ by Mitch Albom: From the Author of “Tuesdays With Morrie’’ and “The Five People You Meet In Heaven,’’ this book is yet another winner. For “One More Day’’ is a story about a grieving son who has lost his mother, failed his daughter so often he is not invited to her wedding, and even fails at his attempted suicide. Chuck “Chick’’ Benetto turns to alcohol for peace of mind, and in his stupor, he is visited by his mother’s ghost, Pauline. Together the two revisit the past helping “Chick’’ to see a brighter future.

3. “The House of the Scorpion’’ by Nancy Farmer: Longing to play with the children outside his window, Matt finally escapes from his house after six years and injures himself in the process. The children rush Matt to the Big House, where he is kept as a prisoner in a small room, where Matt is tormented by his caregiver and the other children. The story is set amongst poppy fields in the country of Opium, once known as Mexico. The poppy fields are controlled by Matteo Alacran, otherwise known as El Patron, a 142-year-old drug lord. Over the course of events, Matt finds out he is the clone of Matteo Alacran and like the other clones will eventually be used as spare parts. After the collapse of Matteo Alacran, Matt finds out that the old man will need his heart to stay alive. In order for Matt to stay alive, he must make a daring escape. Unbelievably, this book is a piece of children’s literature. “The House of the Scorpion’’ won the National Book Award, the Michael L. Printz award, and was a Newberry Honor Book, three very prestigious children’s literature awards.