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Missing, Presumedby Susie Steiner Missing, Presumed, by Susie Steiner is an armchair mystery novel that tells the tale of a fictional high profile disappearance case in Cambridgeshire, England. Edith Hind, daughter of Lady Miriam Hind and Ian Hind, a prominent London physician, suddenly disappears without a trace. The apartment she shares with her fiancé, Will, […]
The Mountain StoryBy Lori Lansens I love survival stories and Lori Lansens’ The Mountain Story doesn’t disappoint. At 18 years of age, Wolf Truly has faced many challenges in his life. His mother died when he was very young, and his father, Frankie, is a drinker, a gambler, and not much of a dad. After […]
by Rob Buyea Featuring a mixed up group of sixth graders, this novel explores the struggles faced by each student and how they evolve to become better human beings by their teachers. When they first enter class, the students discover their assigned teacher is replaced by retiree Mrs. Woods, a no-nonsense straightforward educator. Along with […]
The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris The Magic Misfits is a fun, quirky middle grade book by actor Neil Patrick Harris. It begins with Carter, a young boy who lives with his Uncle Sly, a street con artist who forces Carter, a young magician, to assist him with his pick-pocketing. Having had enough […]
Exit West by Moshin Hamid In the futuristic, magical novel Exit West by Moshin Hamid, Saeed and Nadia meet in an evening class in an unidentified country that is under siege and about to explode into war. Saeed is contemplative and reserved while Nadia is fiercely independent and confident. As their friendship develops, the fighting […]
by Garth NixLady Truthful Newington (aka Newt) will inherit her family’s treasure, the Newington Emerald, on her eighteenth birthday. The emerald is a beautiful gemstone, but more than that, it also bestows its wearer with magical powers.Unfortunately, the emerald disappears one dark and stormy night, and Newt sets off to recover it. As no well-bred […]
by Benjamin Alire SaenzThe opening lines of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina go something like this: Happy families are all alike, but unhappy families are unhappy in their own way. Salvador Silva and his adoptive father, Vicente, seem like a stereotypical happy family. Salvador is a fairly content and well-adjusted teenager, about to start his final […]
By: Chelsea SedotiThe Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett is a coming of age story with a unique voice. In a sleepy American town where nothing of interest ever happens, a young woman goes missing during a camping trip with her boyfriend. Hawthorne, a high school student who once knew the missing person, Lizzie Lovett, integrates […]
Station Eleven By Emily St. John Mandel A famous actor has a heart attack on stage as he performs King Lear; a paramedic-in-training jumps out of the audience to perform CPR; and a 7-year-old actress watches her mentor pass away. Outside the theatre, snow is falling, and a deadly flu is quickly spreading across the […]
by Neal ShustermanImagine a world where humanity has conquered death. There’s no more disease, hunger, poverty, ageing, or death by accident. Sounds really neat, right?Until you consider there’s also no pain. Or joy. Or any intense feelings. People sort of drift along in life, “turning the corner” (resetting to a younger physical age) every so […]