With the Fire on High
by Elizabeth Acevedo
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From Like Water for Chocolate to Ratatouille, writers have recognized the power of food to evoke strong feelings and nostalgic memories. Elizabeth Acevedo ...
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Beyond the Book: The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy
In With the Fire on High, protagonist Emoni has a baby at the end of her freshman year of high school and makes some life-changing choices. Her strong support system, which not every teen mother has, gives Emoni an excellent chance at keeping both ... Beyond the Book
Lanny
by Max Porter
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At once beautifully poignant and hauntingly grotesque, Max Porter's Lanny is like an unexpected treasure you count yourself lucky to have found. The titular character is a ...
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Beyond the Book: The Ancient Druids
It is likely that when you hear mention of the ancient Druids or Druidism, certain images arise–perhaps there are flowing white robes or oak leaves involved, there are also probably long, bushy beards and maybe a sprig of mistletoe. Over ... Beyond the Book
Call Me American
by Abdi Nor Iftin
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As a boy growing up in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Abdi Nor Iftin loved watching action movies in a makeshift theater. By doing so, he learned enough English to ...
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Beyond the Book: Qat
As a young boy growing up in war-torn Mogadishu, the capital of the East African country of Somalia, Abdi Nor Iftin and his brother Hassan often looked for enterprising ways to support their family. They stumbled onto a lucrative business when they ... Beyond the Book
The Last Collection
by Jeanne Mackin
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The Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin follows the lives of two internationally celebrated designers, Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, as they navigate the ...
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Beyond the Book: Wartime Restrictions on Fashion
Jeanne Mackin's novel, The Last Collection, brings to life the vibrant fashion scene in Paris on the eve of World War II. Once set in motion the war had a profound influence on women's clothing across the globe. Parisian fashion was not especially ... Beyond the Book
Beirut Hellfire Society
by Rawi Hage
A searing and visionary novel set in 1970s Beirut that asks what it means to live through war.
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The Guest Book
by Sarah Blake
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Families today are squeezed on every side - from high childcare costs and harsh employment...
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I don't write a lot of reviews but this book is one I just can't stop thinking about. I listen to a lot of audiobooks because of my long commute and I had a hard time ...
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The Electric Woman
by Tessa Fontaine
The story of a young woman who runs away with the circus sounds a bit trite, but Fontaine tells the story of a year in her own life, and it is captivating. She joins The ...
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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
No matter what else is written in 2019 this will always be among my top three fiction books of the year. Through the eyes of Kya Clark, an abandoned child. Delia Owens ...
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The Guest Book
by Sarah Blake
The lives of three generations of Miltons spanning most of the 20th century on the Eastern Seaboard sometimes appalls, always intrigues, and never bores. Grappling with ...
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is a novel published in the year 2007 to unprecedented acclaim, and the novel turned to be a huge critical and popular ...
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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This book has a teenage male protagonist but readers of all ages and genders will be able to relate to the difficulties he faces. Darius's Persian ancestry makes him a ...
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