“Everyone grieves differently. There’s no way to do it. It shows up some days, and it passes on other days.” After burning out last year, Angelica is ready to get her life back together. Thankfully she has amazing friends to support her…including Peri the Bear, the mascot of her town’s local theater. At her lowest…
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Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen
Willow loves the woods near her house. They’re calm and quiet, so different from her own turbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get the better of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods. There, she meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who can’t find her way back…
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
“Somebody,” said Jacques, “your father or mine, should have told us that not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished, and are perishing every hour–and in the oddest places!–for the lack of it.” Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between…
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid
“You can learn a lot about a culture from the things its people throw away, and the layers left behind are precisely why we have to dig.” Mesopotamia saw the first cities, devised the original writing system, sowed the early seeds of agriculture, and developed myths, medicine, and astronomy that all went on to influence…
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Zeinab Badawi
“After all, as a proverb from southern Africa says, ‘When the lions have historians, then the hunters will cease to be heroes.’” For too long, Africa’s history has been neglected. Dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, its past has been fragmented, overlooked and denied its rightful place in our global story. Now, Zeinab…
We Survived the Night by Julian Brave Noisecat
“Because, like so many other Indian men, Dad is a trickster through and through. He makes things out of the magic in his hands. He scatters stories all about his trail. Usually, he’s in the wind. But sometimes, he stays just a little while, lingering with the loved ones who celebrate his work, remember his…
And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun
“Things can happen anytime, anywhere. There is no way to account for every what-if.” When her older sister is found mysteriously drowned in the river that cuts through their small coastal town, Soojin Han disregards every rule and uses her ancestral magic to bring Mirae back from the dead. At first, the sisters are overjoyed,…
The Encyclopedia of Soups and Stews by The Coastal Kitchen
This cookbook offers an extensive collection of 300+ nourishing recipes for every season. Dive into a rich tapestry of flavors, from classic favorites like French onion soup and beef stew to exciting new twists with spicy ramen bowls and creamy chowders. Perfect for both culinary novices and experienced chefs, these recipes come with easy-to-follow instructions…
When Angels Speak of Love by bell hooks
” when angels speak of lovethey tell usall is union and reunion…” Written from the heart, When Angels Speak of Love is a book of 50 love poems by the icon of the feminist movement and most famous among public intellectuals. In beautiful, profoundly poetic terms, hooks challenges our views and experiences with love—tracing the…
The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas
“The lake was like a mirror, sky and earth lay there upside down.” The Birds tells the story of Mattis, a deeply sensitive, intellectually disabled young man living in a small house in the Norwegian countryside with his sister Hege. Eking out a modest living knitting sweaters, Hege encourages her brother to find work to…
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