By Gaslight By Steven Price In the foggy, gaslit streets of London, 1885, William Pinkerton of the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency has arrived from Chicago. The dark, hulking Pinkerton has not come on official business, but rather to track down his father’s old nemesis, Edward Shade. Although Pinkerton senior, also a detective, is known for […]
New KidBy Jerry Craft Jordan Banks is in grade 7 and has been sent to a new school. But instead of going to art school, as he’d hoped, he is attending a very prestigious private school called Riverdale Academy Day School. Jordan’s parents want the best for him, but he doesn’t exactly fit in […]
the farmThe Farm by Joanne Ramos The Farm is the nickname of the luxury estate, Golden Oaks, at which reside a number of women, mostly immigrants from the Philippines. These women are at Golden Oaks because they have agreed to commit 9 months of their lives to producing the perfect offspring for anonymous women who […]
Everything EverythingBy Nicola YoonMadeleine (Maddy) Wittier has spent all eighteen years of her life in a bubble. She suffers from a rare immune deficiency called Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) which prevents her from leaving her house and limits her mother, Pauline, and her nurse, Carla, for company. Madeleine has no complaints about her life, not […]
Everything UnderBy Daisy Johnson Everything Under is the story of Gretel, and her mother, Sarah – how they were separated and, sixteen years later, how they were reunited. But it is much more complicated than that. Gretel was raised by Sarah on a houseboat on a river in England. This is an England of the […]
Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting by Jennifer Traig As one who enjoys the quirks of history, this book is right up my alley. Told from a rather personable perspective, this book presents a well researched accounting of some of the most horrifying, hilarious, and outrageous parenting practices that have trended in […]
Fake BloodBy Whitney Gardner As Grade 6 begins, A.J. is feeling a little left behind. His two best friends, Ivy and Hunter, have had amazing adventures throughout the summer, like bungee jumping and climbing to the top of Mount St. Helens. A.J.’s summer consisted of reading 10 books and winning some cool shades from the […]
by Taylor Jenkins Reid Having just finished reading the amazing Daisy Jones and the Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid, I was hungry for other titles by this amazing author. First to arrive on my holdshelf was Maybe in Another Life and I was certainly not disappointed. Have you ever wondered what would have happened […]
Harold & Hog Pretend for Real!By Dan Santat Harold the elephant and Hog are best friends. They can’t wait to pretend to be Elephant and Piggie! But Harold is too carefree to be Gerald, and Hog is to careful to be Piggie. What will they do? When they suddenly get the idea to switch roles, […]
Just JaimeBy Terri Libenson Jaime and Maya have been friends forever, but lately they seem to be growing apart. They’ve formed a group with Celia and Grace, but it seems to Jaime that the three other girls are subtly making fun of her. She just doesn’t seem to fit anymore. For her part, Maya isfeeling […]