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and grilling about where he was "from," and he wondered if this acting thing would ever work out. is funny without trying too hard, and his tone is accessible even as he takes the reader deep into worlds

In Young's story, loosely set in the world of her Fable series, strong young Bryn fights for her own I was thrilled to find that Young's wonderful, signature strong-young-female protagonist-in-a-man's-world

Eva's curiosity, enthusiasm for the world, and embracing of new experiences begin to seep into Isabel's

from our 200 years of American history. 03 The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World This is a 416-page book perfect for those planning to explore the world--or those who want to "travel , public life, and social situations ranging from 1860 to the present and from countries around the world

unleashed a power within her story that somehow allows her mermaid character Sylvia to manipulate the real world The Penny-in-Los-Angeles storyline offers some hilarious (and often cringey) peeks at the world of movie-making

those who follow the new, and Vasya's gloriously persistent bravery, even when anyone with any sense would The weight of the world is on Vasya's shoulders in this book as she attempts to survive while saving

There was no word for property among her people, yet the British stole her people's land and asserted The girl's confusion about the word "savages" was particularly poignant; she hears it used by the British (However, why this evil character would continue seeking out and lingering around the others was not clear to me; I imagined that this person would likely light out for other places and wreak random havoc Kline also authored Orphan Train (which I really liked) and A Piece of the World (which I loved).

protected from artificial radio wave interference, where the secrets of the universe can be revealed by the world's Yet Kurczy's nonfiction explores the treasure of a promise of quiet in a world largely filled with noise

emergence and progression of his depression, recounting his overwhelming emotions, the pressures of the world Haig lists positive things in the world (they're referred to in the book's title) that comprise his motivations

column "Eric Reads the News," shares his thoughts, experiences, and reflections about life and the world I carry the structure of their bones around my insides...and try to tell the world, '...They were more Her disparate life experiences ultimately led her to think deeply about her place in the world, her responsibility

intimate solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters, themselves, and the world been around 100 years, but it doesn't feel like enough, and they each want to leave their mark on the world

wondrous bravery and the sometimes dark and destructive forces surrounding collectors venturing through worlds mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about her existence and the world Harrow has crafted a lovely adventure through different wonderfully imagined worlds (including the early but sometimes dark and destructive forces surrounding the explorers and collectors venturing through worlds

these experiences in contrast to his prior life and heartbreaking knowledge of the free, if difficult, world trials, and adventures. 03 Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood Lockwood is a poet, and her view of the world the details of the affair at the center of this story might make me feel uncomfortable at best and would

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, author of Normal People and the more recent book Beautiful World Frances is studying and writing poetry and regularly performing spoken-word pieces with her longtime The detail with which Frances picks apart and analyzes each nuance, each look, and each word she notices

newest novel by Rachel Hawkins, Lux is a frustrated young woman who's just done what she said she never would But the couple's grand plans to sail the world have come to a standstill.

sucking thumbs after a crisis, free use of each other's last initials, innocence about aspects of the world hooked, witnessing Hartnett's delightfully faulted, oddball characters making their way in a messy world

cold life, steeped in lascivious writings--has left her both innocent to the workings of the outside world and also closely acquainted with the details of intimacies with which most young ladies of the time would I wasn't certain how Waters would resolve the layers of deceit, secrets, and desires for revenge at play

The next day, the world is changed. Carls have cropped up in cities throughout the world.

In Year of Wonders, Brooks shapes a vivid world that comes to life because of the author's painstaking

going to be able to suspend my disbelief as I dove into the story, but Ivey engrossed me fully in the world Ivey's book To the Bright Edge of the World was also wonderful, and will appear on the upcoming Greedy Ji Lin is a young girl who would have dreamed of becoming a doctor if society would allow it, but she's dragons talk and are haughty and greedy and intensely loyal to their riders, and yes, there are lots of world What other books would you include on this list? What fairy tales for grown-ups have you loved?

Originally formed in order to hunt down and rid the world of lingering Nazis, the Museum's mission has After four decades of successfully ridding the world of cruelty and destruction one person at a time, may know too much about where the bodies are buried--literally--to be allowed to drift away into the world I never would have predicted the twists.

sought-after newspapers and books to families who rarely emerge from the woods but for whom the written word is a window to the greater world.

01 A Burning by Megha Majumdar “Many years ago I would have been asking why is this happening? political party, and Lovely, an outcast who might be able to save Jivan by serving as an alibi, if anyone would But when they unexpectedly cross each other's paths, the world's seams split, offering a glimpse into involvement in the much-maligned and persecuted women's suffrage movement; and a romantic attraction that would

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sally Rooney's newest novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You; the 01 Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney “I will probably continue to make poor life decisions

The world-building felt a little unfinished, but the adventure story was compelling, with women fighting

of this book, you might also like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Romantic Novels Set in the World

solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters, each other, themselves, and the world As though, in a way, I was not capable of taking in everything that was happening in this world.

of Tokyo Ever After: a heretofore-unknown princess finds herself and searches for her place in the world That our shared DNA would act as opposite ends of a magnet pulling us together?

which is fine—but they’re also about social change and challenging the status quo, such as who the world team of Christina Lauren also authored the books The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words

Lu layers a fantastical alternate fairy world over a framework of the imagined point of view of Wolfgang Lu layers a fantastical alternate fairy world over a framework of the imagined point of view of Wolfgang Interestingly, the siblings reportedly really did construct an imagined world and called it the Kingdom

Originally formed in order to hunt down and rid the world of lingering Nazis, the Museum's mission has may know too much about where the bodies are buried--literally--to be allowed to drift away into the world Charlotte's various views on the world are absolute gems, and I love spending time in her point of view

together to locate a legendary ship before it falls into the hands of the wrong people, people who would The third book is titled The Worst of All Possible Worlds. 03 Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott

cute neighborhood bartender leads to an unplanned pregnancy, and suddenly everything changes in Eve's world

of the random literary event invitations he's received and to put together a makeshift tour of the world

Widow Hills. 02 Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Migrations features a tragic ecological setup of a world Franny is taking her research equipment and heading to Greenland to track the last Arctic terns in the world Migrations follows Franny as she travels farther from civilization and safety--and as she considers what it would Christina Baker Kline also authored Orphan Train (which I really liked) and A Piece of the World (which

accounts and young Alexandra Green's observations, the reader begins to understand that women in Alex's world This is a gloriously feminist tale in which women force the world to consider rethinking their roles

So when Tom begins to fall for the French teacher at school, it may renew his faith in the world and Haig dives into Hazard's wonder at new experiences and his and other characters' perspectives on the world

fascinated by the library, the talk of literature, ideas, and plays, and by grown-up discussions of the world

with PTSD than action, and I missed the faster pacing of other books, but I love being in SecUnit's world

Stone is taking her research equipment and heading to Greenland to track the last Arctic terns in the world Migrations follows Frannie as she travels farther from civilization and safety--and as she considers what it would

Because the restrictive Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous

meeting everyday people and hearing their compelling, singular stories from forty countries around the world your household wants to do these things while you test their creations), The New Classics Cookbook would Jonathan Meiburg The subtitle of Meiburg's bird-focused book is The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's

Bossy Book Gift Ideas: Science and the Natural World Shhh! What You Have promises to transform your pantry offerings into "bright, bold meals from around the world

Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by Norse mythology while imagining his novels' many fantastical worlds to short bursts of reading or gobbling it up all at once. 03 Atlas Obscura: Explorer's Guide for the World's illustrations take the reader over mountains, into forests, and under the sea to see aspects of the natural world I would read anything Newman wrote, and I suspect that she's the perfect playful but practical author

What a satisfyingly rich world and story—yet I’m still dying for a long, detailed interview in which

Lucrezia's shrinking world made me feel claustrophobic on her behalf and paranoid about everyone's potential may have created a situation in which she has fewer options than her constrained existence as a lady would (Robin's sister, introduced in book one) expects adventure when she agrees to help save the magical world an opportunity to write about her mother and gain deeper understanding of her, or whether doing so would

In her newest memoir Bomb Shelter, Mary Laura Philpott explores her worries about and views of the world

relationships with her volatile mother and her incarcerated father, all the while figuring out her place in the world To the world he was a bad man. To me, he was my dad who did a bad thing.

of taking advantage of the opportunities provided by privilege, and envisions rebuilding a more just world

01 A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World And there may be no law left except what you make of it, Now Griz and his dog are making their way through the world. of the frequent reckless, life-and-death, sometimes ill-advised decision-making in a postapocalyptic world some major issues (consorting with the gruesomely brutal enemy; the prospect of folding back into the world She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells