FICTION
When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky by Margaret Verble
Two Feathers, a young Cherokee horse-diver on loan to Glendale Park Zoo from a Wild West show, is determined to find her own way in the world. Two’s closest friend at Glendale is Hank Crawford, who loves horses almost as much as she does. He is part of a high-achieving, land-owning Black family. Neither Two nor Hank fit easily into the highly segregated society of 1920s Nashville.
The Rehearsals by Annette Christie
Megan Givens and Tom Prescott are heading into what is supposed to be their magical wedding weekend on beautiful San Juan Island. But with two difficult families, 10 years of history, and all too many secrets, things quickly go wrong. After a disastrous rehearsal dinner they vow to call the whole thing off—only to wake up the next morning stuck together in a time loop. Are they really destined to relive the worst day of their lives, over and over? And what happens if their wedding day does arrive?
Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly
Ava Kirilova has reached the very top of her profession. After years and years of hard graft, pain and sacrifice as part of the London Russian Ballet Company, allowing nothing else to distract her, she is finally the poster girl for Swan Lake. Even Mr K — her father, and the intense, terrifying director of the company — can find no fault. Ava has pushed herself ahead of countless other talented, hardworking girls, and they are all watching her now.
Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara Hveberg
Rakel has always been more comfortable with numbers than with people. A gifted woman with a rare talent for math, she has never mastered the art of making friends. At 19, she moves to Oslo to attend university. There she meets Jakob, a brilliant older teacher who becomes fascinated by Rakel’s quick mind. Jakob is struck by the similarities between Rakel and Sofja Kovalevskaja, the first woman to become a professor of mathematics, and the subject of the novel he is writing.
NONFICTION
All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told by Douglas Wolk
The superhero comic books that Marvel Comics has published since 1961 are the longest continuous, self-contained work of fiction ever created: over half a million pages to date, and still growing. Thousands of writers and artists have contributed to it.. Eighteen of the hundred highest-grossing movies of all time are based on parts of it. Yet not even the people telling the story have read the whole thing. So, of course, that’s what Wolk did: he read all 27,000+ comics that make up the Marvel Universe thus far, from Alpha Flight to Omega the Unknown.
How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America by Priya Fielding-Singh PhD
Whether it’s worrying about how far pantry provisions can stretch or whether there’s enough time to get dinner on the table before soccer practice, all families have unique experiences that reveal their particular dietary constraints and challenges. Fielding-Singh lays bare the limits of efforts narrowly focused on improving families’ food access. Instead, she reveals how being rich or poor in America impacts something even more fundamental than the food families can afford: these experiences impact the very meaning of food itself.
Creation: A fully illustrated, panoramic world history of art from ancient civilization to the present day by John-Paul Stonard
Creation tells the extraordinary story of how people all over the globe, from prehistory to the present day, have created images in order to understand the world they inhabit. It explores the remarkable endurance of this creative impulse, and by tracing the diversity of artistic forms through the ages, offers a comprehensive and exhilarating introduction to world art.
The “Mr. Big” Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions by Mark Stobbe
There are people in prison who got away with murder until they told the boss of a powerful criminal gang all about it. When the handcuffs were snapped on, the killers learned they’d been duped ― that “Mr. Big” was actually an undercover police officer. These killers ended up with lots of time to think about how tricky police can be. In this captivating book, we learn why Mr. Big is so good at getting killers to confess ― and why he occasionally gets confessions from the innocent as well.
CHILDREN’S
Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird by Bethany Hegedus
Nelle Harper Lee grew up poor in rural Alabama, but she was rich in ideas, family and close friends. She was a scrappy tomboy who preferred overalls and climbing trees to frilly dresses and ‘girly stuff.’ She preferred to watch her Daddy try cases in court to going to movies. From him she learned a strong sense of justice. Above all she loved reading and telling stories. She and her best friend, Tru, would spend hours every summer observing their neighborhood and pounding out their stories on a typewriter. Nelle would grow up to write To Kill a Mockingbird, considered one of the greatest American novels of all time, based on her own childhood. Her old friend Tru grew up to become Truman Capote and he helped Nelle move to New York City and find a publisher. After writing what is widely considered to be a perfect novel, Nelle retired from the spotlight stating simply, “I have said all I have to say.”
Ages: 8-12
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