Zoe, in the throes of a quarter-life crisis, uses cartoons and storytelling to reframe how she views her life.
Category: staff recs
“Boxes for Katje” by Candace Fleming
One well-meaning child benefits an entire town in a foreign country.
“Privilege of the Sword” by Ellen Kushner
The eccentric Mad Duke of Tremontaine decides to teach his niece, Katherine, how to become a swordmaster rather than marry her off to an eligible nobleman.
“A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins
This is a prequel to The Hunger Games following President’s Snow origin story and the 10th Hunger Games.
“Shiver” by Maggie Stiefvater
If you’re like me and think Bella chose the wrong one in Twilight…
“The Marriage Game” by Alison Weir
Another masterpiece by Alison Weir telling the story of Elizabeth I and the mounting pressure she was under to take a husband during her rein.
“Enter the Body” by Joy McCullough
All the women who die in Shakespeare tragedies meet under the stage trapdoor to discuss the parallels between their lives, and how they might choose to rewrite their stories.
“Return to the Secret Garden” by Susan Moody
In an unofficial sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, the friendship of Mary, Colin, and Dickon is tested by world wars, unhappy marriages, and the tumultuous jazz age.
“None of the Above” by I. W. Gregorio
A teenage girl finds out she was born intersex and everything she knew about herself changes in an instant.
“Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I” by Tracy Borman
This book tells the interesting story of Anne Boleyn’s relationship and influence over her daughter, Elizabeth I.