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In Miller’s historical novel, a young man is pulled into the Revolutionary War after his sibling is murdered. In 1776, Josiah Hartford becomes a soldier “quite by accident” after his…

by Max Brooks ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2020 Are we not men? We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War…

by Katherine Applegate illustrated by Patricia Castelao ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 17, 2012 How Ivan confronts his harrowing past yet stays true to his nature exemplifies everything youngsters need to…

by Colleen Hoover ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 8, 2020 An aimless young musician meets the girl of his dreams only to have his newfound happiness threatened by several inexplicable—and possibly…

by Judy Blume ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 8, 1998 The years pass by at a fast and steamy clip in Blume’s latest adult novel (Wifey, not reviewed; Smart Women, 1984)…

This debut memoir follows a father and his family in the Midwest joining the battle against the cancer attacking his daughter. In 2005, Schnabel and his wife, Colleen, were excited…

by Kathleen Glasgow ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 30, 2016 After surviving a suicide attempt, a fragile teen isn’t sure she can endure without cutting herself. Seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis, a white…

by Kathleen Glasgow ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 28, 2021 A gut-wrenching look at how addiction affects a family and a town. Emory Ward, 16, has long been invisible. Everyone in…

by Gabrielle Zevin ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2022 The adventures of a trio of genius kids united by their love of gaming and each other. When Sam Masur recognizes…

by Judy Blume ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 8, 1998 The years pass by at a fast and steamy clip in Blume’s latest adult novel (Wifey, not reviewed; Smart Women, 1984)…