The Thing About Jellyfish
Genre: Fiction, YA I gave this book **** This is the story of 12-year-old Suzy who, during the summer after 6th grade, loses her best...
Ali Benjamin
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Genre: Fiction I gave this book **** This is the story of Juliette Ashton, who in 1945 publishes her second book, a collection of columns...
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Torch
Genre: Fiction I gave this book **** This is the story of a family: Theresa, Claire, Joshua and Bruce and what happens to them when...
Cheryl Strayed
The Year of Yes
Genre: Non-Fiction I gave this book **** This is the true story of how Rhimes, famed TV writer and producer of TV shows (such as Scandal,...
Shonda Rhimes
Salt to the Sea
Genre: Fiction, Young Adult I gave this book **** This is the story, based on true events, of Emilia, Florian, Joana and Alfred, all in...
Ruta Sepetys
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Genre: Fiction I gave this book **** This is the story of Eleanor Oliphant who is in her early 30’s, single, lonely and alone, shut out...
Gail Honeyman
An Exact Replica of My Imagination
Genre: Non-Fiction I gave this book **** This is the very sad story of McCracken’s first-born son’s death. He died in vitro at nine...
Elizabeth McCracken
A Long Way Home
Genre: Non-Fiction I gave this book **** This is the true story of Saroo Brierley’s childhood and his search for his family. As a...
Saroo Brierley
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Genre: Fiction I gave this book **** This is the life story of Li-yan, an Akha girl (ethnic minority living in the southern region of...
Lisa See
Born a Crime
Genre: Non-Fiction I gave this book **** This is the true story of Trevor Noah, son to a black mother and white father (Swiss ex-patriot)...
Trevor Noah
