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Louise Gornall
Seventeen-year-old Norah has agoraphobia and OCD, and she has remained inside her house for four years except for therapy appointments. Even collecting groceries left at the door is difficult for her. When she tries to pull the bags indoors with a stick, she meets her new neighbor, Luke. Luke’s presence helps Norah begin to take steps toward embracing life beyond her home.
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BullDavid ElliottBull presents a verse retelling of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Poseidon opens the story with rap-style humor, and the telling recasts the familiar Greek myth through a contemporary, rowdy, darkly comic approach. Rather than retelling the material in conventional prose, the book uses poetry as its form and includes back matter. The result focuses on the figures of Theseus, the Minotaur, Minos, and Poseidon within a newly framed mythological narrative.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Million JunesEmily HenryJune, the first female firstborn in the O’Donnell family, feels pursued by her family’s mythic and complicated legacy. As her final year of high school approaches, she wants to leave Five Fingers, Michigan, along with its ghosts, and see the world. Meanwhile, the O’Donnell and Angert families have been feuding for generations. A daughter and son from those families fall in love while trying to learn the truth behind strange magic and a curse affecting both bloodlines.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh BrothersDeborah HeiligmanThis biography follows the intertwined lives of Vincent and Theo van Gogh through their letters, shared ambitions, disappointments, and personal struggles. Before dedicating himself to drawing and painting at age 27, Vincent works in an art auction house and ministers to poor people. Theo, a younger brother and successful art dealer, offers both financial and emotional support while encouraging Vincent to use more color in his work. The account also addresses both brothers’ experiences of despair and Vincent’s periods of sadness, withdrawal, and instability.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details