The epic hero Beowulf is reimagined as a five-year-old fighter guarding her candy and toy hoard from the gloom of grown-ups.
Category: staff recs
“Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix” by Caleb Roehrig
A Romeo & Juliet LGBTQ+ retelling following a relationship between Romeo and Mercutio’s brother Valentine.
“Something More” by Jackie Khalilieh
A coming-of-age story about Jessie, a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her new autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school.
“Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang
Author June witnesses the freak accident death of her friend and best-selling author, Athena, and steals her unpublished work and passes it off as her own under the name Juniper Song.
“The Painting” (2011), dir. Jean-Francois Laguionie
The characters within a painting rebel against the artist who drew them and learn how to create their own identities.
“Reminders of Him” by Colleen Hoover
One mistake does not an evil person make.
“Spare” by Prince Harry
The book goes into detail about the many trials and tribulations Prince Harry faces as a member of the royal family.
“The Dispossessed” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Shevek, a brilliant scientist in a utopian socialist society, visits the world where his people came from: a capitalist planet much like modern-day Earth.
“Sweet and Sour” by Debbi Michiko Florence
Mai is furious with her best friend Zach for his awful behavior two summers ago… only problem is, he has no idea what he did.
“Waiting for Tom Hanks” by Kerry Winfrey
Don’t look for love in all the wrong places.