a touch of humor, well-crafted characters and strong writing make this a book to recommend." - School Library Journal, starred review "A genuinely moving exploration of the pain of separation." - The New York Times Book Review Danticat is a master." - Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming It's a book I want to give my daughter, my sister, my best friend. New York Public Library Best Books for Teens selection NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Literary Workīank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016 "Readers will connect with Danticat's immediate, poetic language." - Booklist "The excellence of the writing and the resilient outlook of both first-person fictions set a high standard for this series." - The Horn Book
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Trinity Sight by Jennifer GivhanStruggling with fragmented memories and self-doubt, an increasingly terrified Eva fears that she might have been involved in both murders. She soon falls under suspicion as a potential suspect, and her past rises to the surface, dredging up the truth about an eerily similar death from her childhood. When her husband, a beloved university professor and the glue that holds their family together, is taken into custody for the shocking murder of their friend, Eva doesn't know whom to trust-least of all, herself. When Eva's husband is arrested for the murder of a friend, she must confront her murky past and embrace her magick to find out what really happened that night on the river.Įva Santos Moon is a burgeoning Chicana artist who practices the ancient, spiritual ways of brujería and curanderisma, but she's at one of her lowest points-suffering from disorienting blackouts, creative stagnation, and a feeling of disconnect from her magickal roots. "Award-winning Mexican-American and Indigenous author Jennifer Givhan brings us an exquisitely written, spell-binding psychological thriller―weaving together folk magick with personal and cultural empowerment―that is perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic. He describes his group of friends but focuses especially on the newest boy in their group, Adrian Finn. The actual story begins with his childhood in a British prep school. They are all themed around water, including steam, a drain, a river, and a bathtub. The Sense of an Ending begins as Tony Webster reminisces, revealing certain images that have stuck with him over his long life. The Sense of an Ending has been adapted into a 2017 movie directed by Ritesh Batra and starring Michelle Dockery, Jim Broadbent, and Charlotte Rampling. It was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2011 and nominated for the Costa Book Awards that same year. The Sense of an Ending was critically acclaimed by the majority of reviewers, although some found its bleak tone off-putting. Exploring themes such as death, regret, and reminiscence, The Sense of an Ending is noted for its unconventional narration: both parts are narrated by Tony, but they skip back and forth between Tony’s teen years with Adrian and the arrival of a mysterious document during his twilight years. When the past catches up with Tony, he is forced to confront the paths that he and his friends have taken in life. Narrated by a retired man named Tony Webster, the book centers around his friendship with a young man named Adrian Finn back when he was in school, and the events that eventually tore them apart. The Sense of an Ending is a 2011 novel by British author Julian Barnes. 6/30/2023 0 Comments Midnight crossroad book seriesIt’s only at the very end of the book that the action heats up and you get hit with a surprising ending. Similar to the first book in the Stackhouse series, this is a meandering supernatural mystery that focuses on the strange residents of a small town. I’m a fan of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series (far more than the TV series, past season 2 anyways), so after I saw that this series has been adapted for TV I thought I’d skip that step and just read the book instead. But if you stay a while, you might learn the truth… If you stop at the one traffic light in town, then everything looks normal. And there’s new resident: Manfred Bernardo, who thinks he’s found the perfect place to work in private (and who has secrets of his own). There’s a diner (although those folk who are just passing through tend not to linger). There’s a pawnshop (where someone lives in the basement and runs the store during the night). It’s a pretty standard dried-up western town. Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and Davy Road. |