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Black Water Sister
by Zen Cho
Jessamyn Teoh is closeted, broke and moving back to Malaysia, a country she left when she was a toddler. So when Jess starts hearing voices, she chalks it up to stress. Drawn into a world of gods, ghosts, and family secrets, Jess finds that making deals with capricious spirits is a dangerous business. As Jess fights for retribution, she’ll also need to regain control of her body and destiny. If she fails, the Black Water Sister may finish her off for good.
4.04 on Goodreads
Magreete’s Harbor
by Eleanor Morse
A literary novel set on the coast of Maine during the 1960s, tracing the life of a family and its matriarch as they negotiate sharing a home. Margreete’s Harbor tells the story of ten years in the history of a family: a novel of small moments, intimate betrayals, arrivals and disappearances that coincide with America during the late 1950s through the turbulent 1960s.
3.95 on Goodreads
Under the Tulip Tree
by Michelle Shocklee
Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter who accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers’ Project. There, she meets Frankie Washington, a 101-year-old woman with a captivating past. While Frankie’s story challenges Rena, it also connects the two women. But will this bond of respect and friendship be broken by a revelation neither woman sees coming?
4.28 on Goodreads
Brood
by Jackie Polzin
Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. This book is a meditation on life and longing.
3.73 on Goodreads
A Children’s Bible
by Lydia Millet
Twelve eerily mature children, contemptuous of their parents, decide to run away from their lakeside mansion. This prophetic and heartbreaking story of generational divide offers a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.
3.76 on Goodreads
The Bromance Book Club
by Lyssa Kay Adams
Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott’s marriage is in major league trouble. Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville’s top alpha men.
3.92 on Goodreads
The Four Winds (e-Book)
by Kristin Hannah
Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.
4.48 on Goodreads
The Index of Self-Destructive Acts
by Christopher Beha
The day Sam Waxworth arrives in New York to write for The Interviewer, a street-corner preacher declares that the world is coming to an end. While that might not be true, Beha’s characters are headed for apocalypses of their own making.
4.07 on Goodreads
Shadows in Death
by J.D. Robb
Lt. Eve Dallas is about to walk into the shadows of her husband’s dangerous past. As Eve and the team follow leads to Roarke’s hometown in Ireland, the race is on to stop the shadow making his next move . . .
4.38 on Goodreads
Apeirogon
by Colum McCann
Colum McCann’s most ambitious work to date, Apeirogon–named for a shape with a countably infinite number of sides–is a tour de force concerning friendship, love, loss, and belonging.
4.28 on Goodreads
Ready Player Two
by Ernest Cline
In a sequel to “Ready Player One,” Wade Watts discovers a technological advancement and goes on a new quest.
3.68 on Goodreads
A Deadly Education
(The Scholomance #1)
Naomi Novik
A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets.
4.09 on Goodreads
To Be a Man
by Nicole Krauss
A collection of short fiction, National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestselling author, explores what it means to be in a couple, and to be a man and a woman in that perplexing relationship and beyond.
3.98 on Goodreads
The Exiles
by Christina Baker Kline
In this gorgeous novel, Christina Baker Kline brilliantly recreates the beginnings of a new society in a beautiful and challenging land, telling the story of Australia from a fresh perspective, through the experiences of Evangeline, Hazel, and Mathinna. While life in Australia is punishing and often brutally unfair, it is also, for some, an opportunity: for redemption, for a new way of life, for unimagined freedom.
4.15 on Goodreads
Legends of the North Cascades
by Jonathan Evison
After his wife’s death, a man brings his young daughter to live in a cave he has found in the Cascade mountains. Once there, his daughter begins to sense the presence of other people in the cave, a mother and son who retreated there during the last ice age in an effort to survive. This beautifully rendered and cinematic tale is an immensely satisfying read about the love between a parent and child.
3.82 on Goodreads
No One is Talking About This
by Patricia Lockwood
Fragmentary and omniscient, incisive and sincere, No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound, modern meditation on love, language, and human connection from a singular voice in American literature. Short-listed for the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
3.77 on Goodreads
All Things in Time
by Sue Buyer
The story of two feisty women in the post-WWII years: their careers, and their personal lives, calculated and otherwise. Written with rare and wise perspective by the 90+-year-old, former journalist Sue Buyer
4.0 on Goodreads
People Like Her
by Ellery Lloyd
A razor-sharp, wickedly smart suspense debut about an ambitious influencer mom whose soaring success threatens her marriage, her morals, and her family’s safety.
3.34 on Goodreads
Trio
by William Boyd
From one of Britain’s bestselling and best loved writers comes an exhilarating, tender novel that asks the vital questions: what makes life worth living? And what do you do if you find it isn’t?
3.75 on Goodreads
The Book of Two Ways (e-Book)
by Jodi Picoult
Dawn Edelstein is on a plane when the flight attendant announces: prepare for a crash landing. The shocking thing is, her final thoughts are not of her husband, but a man she last saw fifteen years ago. As the story unfolds, Dawn’s two possible futures unspool side by side, as do the secrets and doubts long buried beside them.
3.65 on Goodreads
How to Raise an Elephant
by Alexander McCall Smith
The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she’s faced with a two-ton case.
4.23 on Goodreads
Dark Tides (The Fairmile #2)
by Philippa Gregory
Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, the golden streets of Venice, and the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, wealth, a child, and home.
3.83 on Goodreads
All The Devils Are Here
by Louise Penny
In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past, or his own family.
4.53 on Goodreads
The Return
by Nicholas Sparks
A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.
4.04 on Goodreads
Bitter Pill
by Fern Michaels
Managing a painful career setback with the help of an online support group and a secret boyfriend who goes mysteriously missing, a neuroscientist is declared a person of interest when she is asked to identify the body of a stranger.
3.98 on Goodreads
The Order
(Gabriel Allon #20)
by Daniel Silva
From Daniel Silva, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The New Girl and The Other Woman, comes a stunning new action-packed thriller of high stakes international intrigue featuring the enigmatic art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon.
4.15 on Goodreads
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams
by Richard Flanagan
From the author of the Booker Prize-winning The Narrow Road to the Deep North comes a wrenching novel of family, climate change, and the resilience of the human spirit–an elegy to our disappearing world. Anna’s aged mother is dying and Anna begins to see that she and others around her are vanishing too, though no one else notices. An ember storm of a novel that lays bare the interconnectedness of humans and the natural world, and makes an impassioned plea to avert our shared fate
3.82 on Goodreads
Gold Diggers
by Sanjena Sathian
Neil is an oft-stoned Berkeley history grad student studying the California gold rush. He reunites with his high school crush, Anita, in Silicon Valley where they resurrect their habit of gold theft–only now, the stakes are higher and Anita and Neil must pull off one last heist. An Indian-American magical realist coming of age story, spanning two continents, two coasts, and four epochs. In razor sharp and deeply funny prose, Sathian captures what it is to grow up as a member of a family, a diaspora, and the American meritocracy.
3.7 on Goodreads
The Committed
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The long-awaited new novel from one of America’s most highly regarded contemporary writers, The Committed follows the Sympathizer as he arrives in Paris as a refugee. There he and his blood brother Bon try to escape their pasts and prepare for their futures by turning their hands to capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing.
4.04 on Goodreads
The Committed
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The long-awaited new novel from one of America’s most highly regarded contemporary writers, The Committed follows the Sympathizer as he arrives in Paris as a refugee. There he and his blood brother Bon try to escape their pasts and prepare for their futures by turning their hands to capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing.
4.04 on Goodreads
These Ghosts Are Family
by Maisy Card
Stanford Solomon has a shocking, thirty-year-old secret. And it’s about to change the lives of everyone around him. Stanford Solomon is actually Abel Paisley, a man who faked his own death and stole the identity of his best friend.
3.71 on Goodreads
Leave the World Behind
by Rumaan Alam
A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. Alam explores how our closest bonds are reshaped—and unexpected new ones are forged—in moments of crisis.
3.85 on Goodreads
Temporary
by Hilary Leichter
In Temporary, a young woman’s workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in search of steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own.
3.85 on Goodreads
Anxious People (e-Book)
by Fredrik Backman
A poignant, charming novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined.
4.28 on Goodreads
A Wild Winter Swan
by Gregory Maguire
Exploring themes of class, isolation, family, and the dangerous yearning to be saved by a power greater than ourselves, Gregory Maguire conjures a haunting tale of magical realism that illuminates one young woman’s inevitable journey to adulthood.
3.31 on Goodreads
Troubles in Paradise (Paradise #3)
by Erin Hilderbrand
Travel to the bright Caribbean one last time in the satisfying conclusion to the nationally bestselling Winter in Paradise trilogy by Elin Hilderbrand.
3.96 on Goodreads
When We Were Vikings
by Andrew David McDonald
When Zelda finds out that her brother has resorted to some questionable—and dangerous—methods to make enough money to keep them afloat, Zelda decides to launch her own quest. Her mission: to be legendary.
3.87 on Goodreads
The Sentinel
by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Jack Reacher intervenes on an ambush in Tennessee and uncovers a conspiracy.
4.1 on Goodreads
Comrade Koba
by Robert Littell
A tight, captivating story of a naive child’s encounters with a Soviet dictator, the 20th novel by Robert Littell
3.97 on Goodreads
Dead Lies Dreaming
(Dead Lies Dreaming #1)
by Charles Stross
In a world where magic has gone mainstream, a policewoman and a group of petty criminals are pulled into a heist to find a forbidden book of spells that should never be opened.
4.12 on Goodreads
Juneteenth
by Ralph Ellison
As a young man, Sunraider was Bliss, an orphan taken in and raised to be a preacher. Bliss’s history encompasses the joys of young southern boyhood; bucolic days as a filmmaker, lovemaking in a field in the Oklahoma sun. And behind it all lies a mystery: how did this chosen child become the man who would deny everything to achieve his goals? An extraordinary book, a work of staggering virtuosity. With its publication, a giant world of literature has just grown twice as tall.
3.63 on Goodreads
Peaces
by Helen Oyeyemi
The prize-winning, bestselling author of Gingerbread; Boy, Snow, Bird; and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours returns with a vivid and inventive new novel about a couple forever changed by an unusual train voyage. A spellbinding tale from a star author, Peaces is about what it means to be seen by another person–whether it’s your lover or a stranger on a train–and what happens when things you thought were firmly in the past turn out to be right beside you.
3.39 on Goodreads
The Rib King
by Ladee Hubbard
Upstairs, Downstairs meets Parasite: The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage in America in this intricately woven and masterfully executed historical novel, set in the early twentieth century that centers around the black servants of a down-on-its heels upper-class white family.
3.58 on Goodreads
The Liar’s Dictionary
by Eley Williams
An exhilarating and laugh-out-loud debut novel from a prize-winning new talent which chronicles the misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world.
3.58 on Goodreads
A Bright Ray of Darkness
by Ethan Hawke
The first novel in nearly twenty years from the acclaimed actor/writer/director –a blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes. Searing, raw, and utterly transfixing, A Bright Ray of Darkness is a novel about shame and beauty and faith, and the moral power of art.
3.9 on Goodreads
The Shadow Box
by Luanne Rice
After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn’t know who she can trust. But her well-connected husband, Griffin—who is running for governor—is her prime suspect. A haunting thriller about how far one wife is willing to go to expose the truth—and the lengths someone will go to stop her.
4.21 on Goodreads
Midnight Library (e-Book)
by Matthew Haig
Nora Seed finds herself faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.
4.2 on Goodreads
Something Worth Doing
by Jane Kirkpatrick
Based on a true story of a pioneer for women’s rights, this novel will inspire you to believe that some things are worth doing–even when the cost is great.
4.8 on Goodreads
Attack Surface
by Cory Doctorow
Most days, Masha was sure she’d chosen the winning side. When her targets were strangers it was easy to ignore the collateral damage; but when they hit close to home, Masha realizes she has to make a difficult choice.
4.09 on Goodreads
The Living Dead
by George A. Romero, Daniel Kraus
It begins with one body. A pair of medical examiners find themselves facing a dead man who won’t stay dead.
3.84 on Goodreads
What Are You Going Through
by Sigrid Nunez
A woman describes a series of encounters she has with various people in the ordinary course of her life
3.89 on Goodreads
The Stone Wall
by Beverly Lewis
Anna is eager to begin a new chapter in her life as a Lancaster County tour guide in the picturesque area where her Plain grandmother once stayed.
4.33 on Goodreads
The Color of Air
by Gail Tsukiyama
From the New York Times bestselling author of Women of the Silk and The Samurai’s Garden comes a gorgeous and evocative historical novel about a Japanese-American family set against the backdrop of Hawai’i’s sugar plantations.
3.78 on Goodreads
The Burning
by Tim Madigan (adapted by Hilary Beard)
Delving into history that’s long been pushed aside, this is the true story of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre, with updates that connect the historical significance of the massacre to the ongoing struggle for racial justice in America. This adaptation is for ages 12-18.
4.45 on Goodreads
Girl Up
by Laura Bates
Hilarious, jaunty and bold, GIRL UP exposes the truth about the pressures surrounding body image, the false representations in media, the complexities of a sex and relationships, the trials of social media and all the other lies they told us.
4.13 on Goodreads
She Come By It Natural
by Sarah Smarsh
Infused with Smarsh’s trademark insight, intelligence, and humanity, She Come By It Natural is a sympathetic tribute to the icon Dolly Parton and—call it whatever you like—the organic feminism she embodies.
3.84 on Goodreads
Lawns into Meadows
by Owen Wormser
Landscape designer Owen Wormser makes a case for the power and generosity of meadows. In a world where lawns have wreaked havoc on our natural ecosystems, meadows offer a compelling solution.
4.46 on Goodreads
The Bird Way
by Jennifer Ackerman
The author contends that recent research on how birds communicate, work, play, parent, and think reveals that the creatures are remarkably intelligent; and that humankind is not alone in using language and tools or constructing complex structures and manipulating other creatures.
4.19 on Goodreads
God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul
by Mark Buchanan
With practical insight and biblical reflections, Buchanan provides specific walking exercises to implement the practice of going “God speed.” Whether walking around the neighborhood or hiking in the mountains, walking offers the potential to awaken your life with Christ as it revives body and soul.
4.19 on Goodreads
A Promised Land (e-Book)
by Barack Obama
This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama’s conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.
4.44 on Goodreads
The Art of Showing Up
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
The Art of Showing Up offers a roadmap to true connection with your friends, your family, and yourself.
3.92 on Goodreads
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
by Robert D. Putnam,
with Shaylyn Romney Garrett
An eminent political scientist’s brilliant analysis of economic, social, and political trends over the past century
4.1 on Goodreads
Eastern State Penitentiary: A History
by Paul Kahan
The Eastern State Penitentiary spent more than a century as the fortress that everyone feared. This thoroughly researched volume presents the history of this revolutionary penitentiary.
3.83 on Goodreads
Seed to Dust: Life, Nature, and a Country Garden
by Marc Hamer
In this life-enhancing book Marc takes us month-by-month through his experiences both working in the garden and outside it, as the seasons’ changes lead him to reflect on his past and future. We learn about gardening folklore and wisdom, the joys of manual labor, and his path from solitary homelessness to family contentment. Beautifully illustrated, Seed to Dust is a moving and restorative account of a life lived in harmony with nature.
4.49 on Goodreads
How to They/Them
by Stuart Getty
This charming and disarming guide unpacks all your questions with a fun, visual approach. From a real-deal they/them-using gender queer writer, this book makes it humorous and easy to learn so that everyone can get it. It’s about gender expression and the freedom to choose how to identify. While they might only be for some, that freedom is for everyone!
4.41 on Goodreads
Memory Making Mom
by Jessica Smartt
What’s the solution to gaining the balanced, meaningful life you desire with your family? Create traditions that bring joy and significance. Break through the distractions and create lasting memories.
4.34 on Goodreads
Running with Raven
by Laura Lee Huttenbach
In 1975 Robert “Raven” Kraft, a high school dropout and aspiring songwriter, made a New Year’s Resolution to run eight miles on Miami’s South Beach each evening. Over 125,000 miles later, he has not missed one sunset. The amazing story of one man, his passion, and the community he inspired.
4.13 on Goodreads
Solutions and Other Problems
by Allie Brosh
Allie Brosh returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays — including humorous childhood stories; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; as well as reflections on the absurdity of modern life.
4.27 on Goodreads
A Life on Our Planet
by David Attenborough
The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day – the loss of our planet’s wild places, its biodiversity. We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited. All we need is the will to do so.
4.54 on Goodreads
Sitting Pretty
by Rebekah Taussig
A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.
4.58 on Goodreads
An Inventory of Losses
by Judith Schalansky
A beautiful evocation of twelve specific treasures that have been lost to the world forever, and that, taken as a whole, open mesmerizing new vistas of how to think about extinction and loss.
3.54 on Goodreads
Rewild Yourself: Making Nature More Visible in our Lives
by Simon Barnes
We’re not just losing the wild world. We’re forgetting it. We’re no longer noticing it. This book features numerous spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer to home.
3.72 on Goodreads
Repair Revolution: How Fixer are Transforming our Throwaway Culture
by John Wackman & Elizabeth Knight
Every year, millions of people throw away countless items because they don’t know how to fix them. Ultimately, do-it-yourself repair is a way of caring for our lives, our communities, and our planet.
4.00 on Goodreads
The Happiest Man on Earth
by Eddie Jaku
Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day and now believes he is the ‘happiest man on earth’. Published as Eddie turns 100, this is a powerful, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.
4.69 on Goodreads
Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas
by Glenn Kenny
For the thirtieth anniversary of its premiere comes the vivid and immersive history behind Martin Scorsese’s signature film Goodfellas , hailed by critics as the greatest mob movie ever made.
3.76 on Goodreads
Speak, Okinawa
by Elizabeth Miki Brina
A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman’s journey to understanding her complicated parents–her mother an Okinawan war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran–and her own, fraught cultural heritage.
4.4 on Goodreads
Mama You Are Enough
by Claire Nicogossian
Claire teaches practical solutions, skills and strategies to help mothers move away from being controlled by their negative emotions and anxieties surrounding parenting, and into a place of well-being and balance.
4.46 on Goodreads
How to Quit Alcohol in 50 Days
by Simon Chapple
Simon Chapple is a Certified Alcohol Coach who has helped thousands of people change the way that alcohol features in their lives. He’ll give you a structured way to find complete freedom from alcohol – for now, or forever.
4.67 on Goodreads
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat
by Aubrey Gordon
From the creator of Your Fat Friend, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias facing plus-size people that will move us toward creating an agenda for fat justice.
4.44 on Goodreads
Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind
by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Combining vivid animal encounters with philosophical reflections and the latest news from biology, Metazoa reveals that even in our high-tech, AI-driven times, there is no understanding our minds without understanding nerves, muscles, and active bodies.
3.96 on Goodreads
Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism
by Sharyl Attkisson
The five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter uncovers how partisan bias and gullibility are destroying American journalism.
4.43 on Goodreads
More Myself: A Journey
by Alicia Keys
In More Myself, Alicia shares her quest for truth―about herself, her past, and her shift from sacrificing her spirit to celebrating her worth.
4.17 on Goodreads
The Trying Game: Get Through Fertility Treatment and Get Pregnant Without Losing Your Mind
by Amy Klein
A reassuring, no-nonsense guide to both the emotional and practical process of trying to get pregnant, written with the honesty of a woman who has been in the trenches.
4.37 on Goodreads
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of human-caused climate change truly believe it? The task of saving the planet will involve a great reckoning with ourselves—with our all-too-human reluctance to sacrifice immediate comfort for the sake of the future. Only collective action will save our home and way of life.
3.72 on Goodreads
Rethink the Bins
by Julia L.F. Goldstein, PhD.
Have you heard that recycling is broken? Let’s fix it. If you want to reduce the amount of waste you generate but aren’t sure where to begin, Rethink the Bins shows you how.
4.23 on Goodreads
Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening
by Matt Mattus
A comprehensive and highly practical study of the art of growing flowers, Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening presents expert tips on growing both annuals and biennials (including native and heirloom species) alongside 300+ lush photographs.
4.26 on Goodreads
Preparing for a Better End
by Dan Morhaim with Shelley Morhaim
Dan Morhaim, an emergency medicine physician and former Maryland state legislator, guides readers through the medical, legal, and financial maze of end-of-life care. Meanwhile, Shelley Morhaim draws on her experience as a therapeutic music practitioner for hospice and hospital patients to offer compassion to readers facing hard decisions.
4.5 on Goodreads
Island Zombie: Iceland Writings
by Roni Horn
Contemporary artist Roni Horn first visited Iceland in 1975 at the age of nineteen, and since then, the island’s treeless expanse has had an enduring hold on Horn’s creative work. Here are his musings on a secluded region that perpetually encourages a sense of discovery.
3.57 on Goodreads
Earth Energy Meditation
by Susan Shumsky, DD
Practical insight and advice for working with the chakra that serves as the foundation for awakening well-being throughout our body and our life. Earth Energy Meditations helps us reconnect with the earth and primal energies with powerful, easy-to-use methods of guided meditation, affirmation, visualization, breathing, and physical movements.
3.45 on Goodreads
Sway: Unraveling Unconcious Bias
by Pragya Agarwal
At a time when race politics, the gender pay gap and diversity and inclusivity in the workplace are dominating our conversations, understanding how unconscious bias functions within all of us is more important than ever. The book encourages readers to think, understand and evaluate their own biases in a scientific and non-judgmental way.
3.94 on Goodreads
How to Build Dry-Stacked Stone Walls
by John Shaw-Rimmington
Covers all of the essential elements of dry stone building and provides color photographs of exemplary projects.
4.03 on Goodreads
American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland
by Marie Mutsuki Mockett
American Harvest is an extraordinary evocation of the land and a thoughtful exploration of ingrained beliefs, from evangelical skepticism to cosmopolitan assumptions.
4.03 on Goodreads
COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and How to Stop the Next One
by Debora MacKenzie
In a gripping, accessible narrative, a veteran science journalist lays out the shocking story of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic happened and how to make sure this never happens again
4.05 on Goodreads
Coming Soon
Storm of Dogs (Survivors #6)
by Erin Hunter
Now that Sweet has taken his place, the dogs should finally be able to find peace in their new home. But they must constantly keep watch for signs of Blade and her Fierce Dogs, and Lucky’s dreams are troubled by visions of a terrifying future.
4.47 on Goodreads
Rory Branagan: Detective
by Andrew Clover & Ralph Lazar
Meet RORY BRANAGAN – he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not ACTUALLY. But he IS the best detective in town. First in a hilarious seven-book, comedy-crime series for readers of 8+.
3.89 on Goodreads
Courting Darkness
by Robin LaFevers
As Sybella and Gen’s paths draw ever closer, the fate of everything they hold sacred rests on a knife’s edge. Will they find each other in time, or will their worlds collide, destroying everything they care about?
3.89 on Goodreads
American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
Three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant and action-packed.
3.88 on Goodreads
Audacity
by Melanie Crowder
The inspiring story of Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights led to the largest strike by women in American history.
4.17 on Goodreads
Carry On (Simon Snow #1)
by Melanie Crowder
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right.
4.21 on Goodreads
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal–including her friend Roger. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors?
3.99 on Goodreads
Mrs. Dole is Out of Control
by Dan Gutman
A.J. and the gang are graduating! But the out-of-control PTA president is turning the whole thing into a huge ceremony complete with fireworks, a petting zoo, and a flyover by the Blue Angels! Is moving up to third grade such a big deal? And what could possibly go wrong?
4.13 on Goodreads
The One Thing You’d Save
by Linda Sue Park
If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class. Illustrated with black-and-white art by Robert Sae-Heng.
4.21 on Goodreads
This is All Your Fault
by Aminah Mae Safi
Set over the course of one day, This Is All Your Fault is a smart and voice-driven YA novel that follows three young women determined to save their indie bookstore.
3.49 on Goodreads
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
by Frederick Joseph
From the perspective of the friend everyone should have, Frederick Joseph offers an essential read for white people who want to be better about race—and people of color who long to see their experiences validated.
4.48 on Goodreads
The Garden and the Glen
by Elizabeth Moseley
Illustrated by Maggie Green
A fable about character and the courage to be different.
5.0 on Goodreads
Other Words for Smoke
by Sarah Maria Griffin
When the house at the end of the lane burned down, none of the townspeople knew what happened. A tragedy, they called it. Only Mae and Rossa know what happened that fateful summer.
3.87 on Goodreads
Beetle & the Hollowbones
by Aliza Layne
An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall.
4.27 on Goodreads
The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)
by David Levithan
Aidan disappeared for six days. Six agonizing days. Then, just as suddenly as he vanished, Aidan reappears. The story he tells is simply. . . impossible. But it’s the story Aidan is sticking to. Being on Aidan’s side would mean believing in the impossible. But how can you believe in the impossible when everything and everybody is telling you not to?
3.24 on Goodreads
We Were Promised Spotlights
by Lindsay Sproul
Senior year is almost over, and everything seems perfect. Now Taylor just has to figure out how to throw it all away. Taylor’s desperate to leave home. Also? She’s completely in love with her best friend, Susan. Lindsay Sproul’s debut is full of compelling introspection and painfully honest commentary on what it’s like to be harnessed to a destiny you never wanted.
3.61 on Goodreads
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both.
4.28 on Goodreads
Into the Heartless Wood
by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Epic, heartbreaking, and darkly atmospheric, Into the Heartless Wood is the story of impossible love between a monstrous tree siren and a boy who lives at the edge of her wood.
4.15 on Goodreads
The Berlin Boxing Club
by Robert Sharenow
Sydney Taylor Award-winning novel Berlin Boxing Club is loosely inspired by the true story of boxer Max Schmeling’s experiences following Kristallnacht.
4.18 on Goodreads
The Queen’s Assassin (The Queen’s Secret #1)
by Melissa de la Cruz
When a surprise attack brings Shadow and Cal together, they’re forced to team up as assassin and apprentice to hunt down a new sinister threat to Renovia.
3.44 on Goodreads
Night of the Dragon (Shadow of the Fox #3)
by Julie Kagawa
As darkness rises and chaos reigns, a fierce kitsune and her shadowy protector will face down the greatest evil of all.
4.34 on Goodreads
Leonard (My Life as a Cat)
by Carlie Sorosiak
He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his planet or remain with his new human friend in a humorous, heart-tugging story from the author of I, Cosmo.
4.49 on Goodreads
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
by Stephan Pastis
An endearingly bumbling hero in a caper whose peerless hilarity is accompanied by a whodunit twist. With perfectly paced visual humor that gets you snorting with laughter making this a comics-inspired story that truly stands apart from the pack.
3.92 on Goodreads
Instant Karma
by Marissa Meyer
Pru begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals—not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed, love and hate . . . and fate.
3.81 on Goodreads
Watch Over Me
by Nina LaCour
Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that’s why she said yes to the opportunity: living in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below…but she hadn’t known about the ghosts.
3.94 on Goodreads
The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo #5)
by Rick Riordan
At last, the breathtaking, action-packed finale of the #1 bestselling Trials of Apollo series is here!
4.56 on Goodreads
Snowhook
by Jo Storm
Hannah steals away with the four family dogs tied to an old dogsled. All she has to do is make it to the nearest cabin and find a working phone to save the day.
3.34 on Goodreads
Spin
by Lamar Giles
Paris Secord’s (aka DJ ParSec) career–and life–has come to an untimely end. Suspicion trumps grief in this high-stakes game of public accusations and sabotage.
3.69 on Goodreads
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The Great Eggscape!
by Jory John
Illustrated by Pete Oswald
Shel (an egg) isn’t a huge fan of group activities, especially when he’s made to be “It” for a game of hide-and-seek. After a morning of hiding and seeking, somebody’s still missing. Will the dozen eggs friends ever be reunited?
3.73 on Goodreads
Captain Green and the Plastic Scene
by Evelyn Bookless
Illustrated by Danny Deeptown
Fresh out of Superhero School, Captain Green gets a call. Dolphin is tangled up in plastic, and there’s trouble for Seagull and Turtle too. When our brave superhero rushes off to help, he finds himself on a major mission: saving sea creatures from plastic.
4.63 on Goodreads
Gustavo the Ghost is Shy
by Flavia Z. Drago
This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to make friends is perfect for the spooky season — or anytime.
4.23 on Goodreads
Friends Stick Together
by Hannah E. Harrison
This sweet and moving friendship story shares an important message of acceptance for every reader–whether they’re a Rupert or a Levi.
4.06 on Goodreads
What is Given from the Heart
by Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by April Harrison
The Temples have lost everything in a fire, and the church is collecting anything that might be useful to them. James thinks hard about what he can add to the Temple’s “love box,” but what does he have worth giving?
4.46 on Goodreads
Flubby is Not a Good Pet
by Jennifer E. Morris
Flubby is a big, sleepy cat who refuses to sing, catch, or even jump! But when a scary situation brings Flubby and his owner together, they realize they really do need each other–and that makes Flubby a good pet after all.
3.75 on Goodreads
Not a Stick
by Antoinette Portis
A celebration of the power of imagination. Experience the thrill of the moment when pretend feels so real that it actually becomes real!
4.18 on Goodreads
Robobaby
by David Wiesner
The arrival of a new baby in a robot family is a festive occasion. A shout‑out for girl scientists and makers, and a treat for all young robot enthusiasts.
3.24 on Goodreads
Accordionly
by Michael Genhart
Illustrated by Priscilla Burris
A grandson’s clever thinking helps find a way for everyone to share the day as two cultures become one family.
4.02 on Goodreads
When Angels Sing
by Michael Mahin
Illustrated by Jose Ramirez
There were a lot of bands in San Francisco but none of them sounded like this. Had Carlos finally found the music that would make his angels real?
4.05 on Goodreads
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by Michaela Goade
When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people’s water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth’s most sacred resource. An urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption.
4.52 on Goodreads
Gigantosaurus: The Lost Egg
When Gigantosaurus stomps onto the scene, everyone gets a big surprise – but it’s not as surprising as what eventually hatches from the little lost egg!
3.25 on Goodreads
A New Day
by Brad Meltzer
Illustrated by Dan Santat
This rambunctious and big-hearted story of kindness reminds us that when we appreciate each other a little bit more, all the days of the week can be brand-new days where everything is possible.
4.24 on Goodreads
Come Home Already!
by Jory John
Illustrated by Benji Davies
Duck wants to hang out with Bear. But Bear’s gone fishing for a whole week. What will Duck do while Bear is gone? How will he survive without his best pal?!
3.79 on Goodreads
And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
Illustrated by Henry Cole
In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango’s family is not like any of the others. This illustrated children’s book fictionalizes the true story of two male penguins who became partners and raised a penguin chick in the Central Park Zoo.
4.24 on Goodreads
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring
by Kenard Pak
In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, a young boy observes how the season changes from winter to spring.
3.67 on Goodreads
The Word Collector
by Peter H. Reynolds
Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him — short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower.
4.5 on Goodreads
Outside, Inside
by LeUyen Pham
A moving picture book celebrating essential workers and the community coming together to face the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
4.5 on Goodreads
Stand Up! Speak Up!
by Andrew Joyner
Celebrate young climate change activists in this charming story about an empowered girl who ultimately speaks up to inspire her community.
3.67 on Goodreads
Grandma’s Purse
by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Spend the day with Mimi and her granddaughter in this charming picture book about the magic found in Mimi’s favorite accessory.
4.10 on Goodreads
The Poop Song
by Eric Litwin
Illustrated by Claudia Boldt
A satisfyingly silly picture book sing-along about pooping—a topic kids find hilarious and parents find necessary! Perfect for families potty training.
3.85 on Goodreads
Kaia y las abejas
por Maribeth Boelts
ilustrado por Angela Dominguez
Kaia es del tipo valiente. Como el pimiento picante más valiente. Pero hay una cosa que la asusta: ¡LAS ABEJAS! Y ahora mismo, miles de abejas viven en su techo porque el padre de Kaia es apicultor. Kaia y las abejas es una historia honesta e identificable sobre la valentía y la compasión, así como la importancia de las abejas para nuestro mundo.
3.81 on Goodreads
Bowwow Powwow
by Brenda J. Child
Illustrated by Jonathan Thunder
Uncle’s stories inspire visions in Windy Girl’s head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress dancers–all with telltale ears and paws and tails.
3.7 on Goodreads
Cool Cuts
by Mechal Renee Roe
African-American boys and their cool hair are celebrated in this bright, joyful read-together picture book that will have boys everywhere repeating the book’s chorus: “I am born to be awesome!”
3.88 on Goodreads
Child of the Universe
by Ray Jayawardhana
Illustrated by Raúl Colón
A meditation on the preciousness of one child and the vastness of the universe, this picture book shares the measure of a parent’s love along with the message that we are all connected to the broader cosmos.
3.88 on Goodreads
Thanks to the Animals
by Allen J. Sockabasin
Illustrated by Rebekah Raye
This delightful story is a wonderful example of both the subtle directness and the deep awareness of our relation to the natural world that characterizes the very best American Indian traditional storytelling.
3.98 on Goodreads
Hooray for Hat!
by Brian Won
Elephant wakes up grumpy—until ding, dong! What’s in the surprise box at the front door? A hat! HOORAY FOR HAT! An irresistible celebration of friendship, sharing, and fabulous hats.
4.05 on Goodreads
Attack of the Underwear Dragon
by Scott Rothman
Illustrated by Pete Oswald
Brave knights, fire-breathing dragons, and underwear — every kid’s favorite things in one book.
3.64 on Goodreads
The Shortest Day
by Susan Cooper
Illustrated by Carson Ellis
In this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper’s beloved poem heralds the winter solstice.
3.90 on Goodreads
Kiyoshi’s Walk
by Mark Karlins
Illustrated by Nicole Wong
Where do poems come from? This beautiful picture book about a young aspiring poet and his grandfather shows that the answer lies all around us–if we take the time to look.
4.08 on Goodreads
Fish
By Brendan Kearney
Meet Finn the fisherman and his dog, Skip, in this illustrated story book for young children that teaches them about plastic pollution and recycling.
4.24 on Goodreads
My Body Belongs to Me
Created by pro familia
Illustrated by Dagmar Geisler
Now every parent, grandparent, or teacher can explain to a child the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching in a way that young boys and girls can understand.
3.82 on Goodreads
Just Being Dalí
by Amy Guglielmo
Illustrated by Brett Helquist
This kid-friendly picture book biography celebrates the irrepressible individuality of Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.
3.82 on Goodreads
Fox and Raccoon
by Lesley-Anne Green
The first in a new picture book series featuring sweet felted creatures and a little village you won’t soon forget!
4.0 on Goodreads
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
by Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by Laura Freeman
Discover the incredible story of a young daughter of immigrants who would grow up to be the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American ever elected Vice President of the United States in this moving picture book biography of Kamala Harris.
4.29 on Goodreads
A Stone for Sascha
by Aaron Becker
A girl grieves the loss of her dog in an achingly beautiful wordless epic from the Caldecott Honor–winning creator of Journey.
4.3 on Goodreads
Jules vs. the Ocean
by Jessie Sima
A young girl is determined to impress her older sister by building elaborate sandcastles, even if that means standing up to the ocean and its smash-happy waves!
4.2 on Goodreads
A Map into the World
by Kao Kalia Yang
Illustrated by Seo Kim
A story of a young girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world. As this curious girl explores life inside her house and beyond, she collects bits of the natural world. But who are her treasures for?
4.3 on Goodreads
The World Needs More Purple People
by Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart
Illustrated by Daniel Wiseman
A purple person is an everyday superhero! How do you become one? That’s the fun part!
3.86 on Goodreads
