Librarian’s Pick: Wine Girl – Victoria James
"At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the country's youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Even as Victoria was selling bottles worth hundreds and thousands of dollars during...
Librarian’s Pick: Before I Called You Mine – Nicole Deese
"After many matchmaking schemes gone wrong, there's only one goal Lauren is committed to now--the one that will make her a mother. But to satisfy the adoption agency's requirements, she must remain single, which proves to be a problem when Joshua appears. With an...
Owl’s Nest Review: Positively Izzy by Terri Libenson
Middle school is hard for everyone, from the smartest kid in your grade to the kid who’s having a hard time paying attention in class. Positively Izzy features the stories of Izzy and Brianna. Izzy loves Drama Club, but doesn’t show the same enthusiasm for any other...
Librarian’s Pick: The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix
"Patricia Campbell's life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she's always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only thing keeping her sane is her book...
Librarian’s Pick: The Escape Artist – Helen Fremont
"Fremont writes with wit and candor about growing up in a household held together by a powerful glue: secrets. Her parents, profoundly affected by their memories of the Holocaust, pass on, to both Helen and her older sister, a penchant for keeping their lives neatly,...
Librarian’s Pick: The Girl With The Louding Voice – Abi Dare
"Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way to get a louding voice, the ability to speak for herself and decide her own future. But instead, Adunni's father sells her to be the...
Librarian’s Pick: Separation Anxiety – Laura Zigman
"Judy never intended to start wearing the dog. But when she stumbled across her son Teddy's old baby sling during a halfhearted basement cleaning, something in her snapped. So: the dog went into the sling, Judy felt connected to another living being, and she's...
Owl’s Nest Review: The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
Sisters Viji and Rukku are trying to survive in a world that doesn’t care for homeless runaways. Afraid and unsure how to survive, the sister’s fortunes change when they meet Muthi and Arul. Young Muthi and Arul share their home, a bridge, with the girls. They teach...
Librarian’s Pick: In Five Years- Rebecca Serle
"Where do you see yourself in five years? Dannie Kohan lives her life by the numbers. She is nothing like her lifelong best friend;the wild, whimsical, believes-in-fate Bella. Her meticulous planning seems to have paid off after she nails the most important job...
Librarian’s Pick: The Jetsetters – Amanda Eyre Ward
"When seventy-year-old Charlotte Perkins submits a sexy essay to the Become a Jetsetter contest, she dreams of reuniting her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a handsome Manhattan venture capitalist who can&;t seem to find a partner; and...