The Ancient Greek myth of Theseus, retold from the perspective of the Minotaur at the center of the labyrinth.
Category: staff recs
“The Best at It” by Maulik Pancholy
Rahul enters seventh grade with one mission: to find one activity that he can be the BEST at.
“Positively 4th Street” by David Hajdu
Hajdu expertly captures a brief window of the Folk Revival movement between 1960-1966.
“The Spectacular” by Fiona Davis
A thrilling story about the dreams and drive of one woman’s journey in the mid to late 1900s.
“Home Front” by Kristin Hannah
One family’s journey to peace when the soldier mom goes to war.
“The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
This novel combines family secrets with forgotten history.
“Amber and Clay” by Laura Amy Schlitz
In Ancient Greece, a stable-boy-turned-philosophy-student and a devotee to the wild goddess Artemis cross paths in the most unexpected way.
“The Love of my Life” by Rosie Walsh
Well-meaning omissions of the truth will explode at the worst possible times.
“How to Read a Book” by Monica Wood
Three people who are tied to the same drunk-driving accident accidentally meet up at a Portland book shop, and their lives intersect in transformative ways.
“Marvelous Marvin” by E. J. Finocchio, D.V.M.
The true story of an unwanted dog as he tells of his journey to become an official greeter for the RISPCA.