If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come is a celebration of queer love, a gripping speculative narrative, & an urgent, conversation-starting book about depression, mental health, & shame.
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“Babe in the Woods” by Jude Hopkins is a novel set in rural New York in 1995, following the life of Hadley Todd. Hadley, a 35-year-old woman, returns to her hometown after living in Los Angeles to be near her father and to write. She hopes to channel her recent heartbreak into a play about the last moment of a woman’s innocence.
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Inheriting Her Ghosts
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Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan is a deliciously swoony queer YA romance featuring a diverse cast of
characters from across the LGBTQ+ family that you are guaranteed to fall in love with.
‘I want what the straight kids have. Even just for a couple of days . . .’
Seventeen-year-old gay boy Max might be out and proud but he’s usually too busy checking his nail polish to
check his privilege.
So, when he says he wishes he could have the ‘easy’ life straight kids enjoy, Max gets more than he
bargained for. He wakes up to find his wish has come true – not only have his feelings for boys vanished, so
has his lifelong best friend Dean.
With his world turned upside down and relationships in tatters, can Max find his way back to the life he took
for granted, and maybe even win the heart of the guy he thought could never be his . . .?
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Give My Regards to Nowhere: A Director’s Tale by Richard Engling | 4-Star Book Review
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Chicago director Dwayne Finnegan has a long shot at the big time and only two obstacles: himself, and everyone he knows.
Dwayne’s got an idea of how to direct Shakespeare’s least-favorite play that could set him on the road to Broadway. We’re talking Bob Fosse choreography, Jimi Hendrix guitars, and the hottest cast in the city of Chicago. But when the show’s producer cuts out with the cash, Dwayne decides to produce the show himself, putting his marriage and his meager finances at risk. What could go wrong?
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Explore the fascinating link between gender stereotypes in fairy tales and real-world life with Only Prince Charming Gets to Break the Rules: Gender and Rule Violation in Fairy Tales and Life by Anne Bealle.
This thought-provoking book carefully analyzes 200 folktales and fairy tales from around the world, uncovering a universal disparity in how male and female characters are punished for breaking the rules. Through a blend of thorough research and literary investigation, the book sheds light on how these stereotypes affect our families, politics, and education.
A powerful feminist critique of social norms, this academic yet accessible exploration shows how our most cherished tales shape our cultures.
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Girl on the Run and The Doktor’s Daughter by Nancy McDonald
It’s 1933 in Berlin. The Nazis have seized power, and for thirteen-year-old Amelie Meyer life is changing in ways she never could have imagined.
Her new teacher is picking on Jewish students, her friends are starting to shun her for not joining their Aryan youth group and her father is getting remarried. As tensions mount at home and school, Amelie embarks on a perilous journey – with nothing less than her whole future at stake.
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Underneath the Fireflies by Marianne Scott
No matter where Grace Walker goes, her extra sensory power goes with her. She’s an empath and she sees things — terrible things. After a tragic accident at the place where she works, she decides to take a mental-health break on a remote West Coast island. But she no sooner gets to Galliano Island when a vision of the murder of an Indigenous woman draws her into a disturbing and threatening dilemma.
#MurderMystery #Thriller
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Doctoroo and the Case of the Picnic Pirates by Dr. Rachel Wellner
Will Doctoroo discover why bear cubs in the Tumbling Potomac Pirates won’t practice their somersaults, cartwheels, or handsprings in time for the cubs to perform on the Fourth of July?
Encourages healthy eating habits in a fun way for kids.
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Lifeline to a Soul takes the reader inside the fence and chronicles the victories and challenges one man faced as a first-time teacher in the strange world of prison life. Enter #giveaway for a chance to win. #memoir #bookTwt #nonfiction
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