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“From the author of Blind, a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story set during World War II in Shanghai, one of the only places Jews without visas could find refuge. Warsaw, Poland. The year is 1940 and Lillia is fifteen when her mother, Alenka, disappears and her father flees with Lillia and her younger sister, Naomi, to Shanghai,Continue reading “Someday We Will Fly by Rachel Dewoskin”

The Friendship War by Andrew Clements “On-point.”–Publishers Weekly “A girl accidentally starts a school fad, causing a rift with her best friend, in this latest novel from Clements. The funny, science-loving Grace is an endearing narrator–just the right person to document the strange but creative ways her classmates’ button obsession flourishes. A fun, charming storyContinue reading “A new book from the author of Frindle”

“For the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work, unable to find a job, and financially incapable of retiring, here’s a practical plan for getting past any blame or shame, overcoming denial, and finding a path to a new normal. Elizabeth White has an impressive resume, which includesContinue reading “55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Life by Elizabeth White”

“Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria, [Kerrison] innovatively adds a discussion of his only enslaved daughter, Harriet Hemings.”—The New York Times Book Review “The remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters—two white and free, one black and enslaved—and the divergent paths they forgedContinue reading “efferson’s Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America by Catherine Kerrison”

“On the first anniversary of the events at Parkland, the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Columbine offers an intimate, deeply moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors who became activists and pushed back against the NRA and feckless Congressional leaders—inspiring millions of Americans to join their grassroots #neveragain movement. Nineteen years ago, DaveContinue reading “Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen”

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“A gripping, sinister fable!”–MARGARET ATWOOD, via Twitter LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 MAN BOOKER PRIZE A dystopic feminist revenge fantasy about three sisters on an isolated island, raised to fear men “King has tenderly staked out a territory for his wife and three daughters, Grace, Lia, and Sky. He has lain the barbed wire; he hasContinue reading “The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh”

“A stirring and timely book.” —New York Times Book Review   After her father was murdered, María escaped in the middle of the night with her mother. Zaynab was out of school for two years as she fled war before landing in America. Her sister, Sabreen, survived a harrowing journey to Italy. Ajida escaped horrificContinue reading “We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai”

“From New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo, an utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother’s Mahjong debts. But when one of herContinue reading “Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo”

“Impossibly smart, full of beauty, heart and insight . . . Everyone should read this book.”–Tommy Orange “From the two-time NBCC Finalist, an emotionally resonant, fiercely imaginative new novel about a family whose road trip across America collides with an immigration crisis at the southwestern border–an indelible journey told with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, andContinue reading “Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli”