Meghan Gilliss’s debut is a brilliant and heartbreaking novel about addiction, doubt, marriage, motherhood, and learning to see in the dark.
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The Lost Girls of Willowbrook: A Heartbreaking Novel of Survival Based on True History by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Girl, Interrupted meets American Horror Story in 1970s Staten Island, as the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Collector blends fact, fiction, and the urban legend of Cropsey for a haunting story about a young woman mistakenly imprisoned at Willowbrook State School – the real state-run institution that Geraldo Rivera would later expose for its horrifying abuses.
American Fever by Dur e Aziz Amna
American Fever marks the entrance on the international literary scene of the brilliant fresh voice of Dur e Aziz Amna.
The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden
A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself in a hilarious and poignant debut from an exciting new voice.
Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
A delicious summer read and an exploration of family, responsibility, ambition and loss, Vacationland is sure to be a novel to embrace and get lost in.
It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler
For the Geller sisters, all is not what it seems, and everything is about to change. Join them as they mourn the loss of a parent, face the quagmires of their existence, and find the way to their best lives.
Crazy to Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein
Looking for a fun, laugh-filled novel full of heart that will run the gamut of emotions (but mostly you’ll be laughing)? Marilyn Simon Rothstein has outdone herself with Crazy to Leave You, her third novel published by Lake Union.
The Road to After by Rebekah Lowell
This poignant debut novel in verse is a portrait of healing, as a young girl rediscovers life and the soothing power of nature after being freed from her abusive father.
French Braid by Anne Tyler
No one reflects the potholes and small successes of American life like Anne Tyler does. With her unfailing eagle eyes … More
The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee
Gr. 9-12 ***Starred Review*** Following his beloved mother’s suicide, Adrian Montague—a Lord-to-be who suffers from acute anxiety—receives her personal affects. … More
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