A thrilling story about the dreams and drive of one woman’s journey in the mid to late 1900s.
Category: staff recs
“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.
“Do Fish Sleep?” by Jens Raschke
One child’s journey through her changing feelings about her little brother, who has leukemia.
“Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez
Justin writes a viral Reddit post about his curse where every woman he dates goes on to find their soulmate the second they break up. Emma has this same problem, so she slides into his DMs and they band together to break their curses by “dating” each other so they will both be able to find their soulmates after they break up.
“Girl One” by Sara Flannery Murphy
First-person story of one special woman and her journey into self-discovery while looking for her missing mother.