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Silver Sparrow

Silver Sparrow
  • Author(s): Tayari Jones
  • Location(s): Atlanta
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon’s two families – the public one and the secret one. When the daughters from each family meet and form a friendship, only one...

Silver Spurs and a Twelve Pound Heart

Silver Spurs and a Twelve Pound Heart
  • Author(s): Helen Newman Wood
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): RomCom, Fiction
  • Era(s): Current Day

Katie Holland (24) has completed her Equine degree and coaching course, enjoyed two consecutive winters eventing and playing Polo in New Zealand and has her sights firmly set on becoming a top event rider. But her father has had...

Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle

Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle
  • Author(s): Amos Tutuola
  • Location(s): Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle is the fabulous tale of Simbi, a rich and beautiful girl with a wonderful singing voice. She tires of her comfortable lifestyle, and decides that she must come to know poverty...

Simmer Down

Simmer Down
  • Author(s): Sarah Smith
  • Location(s): Maui, Hawai'i
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Food and Drink
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen. Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn’t be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mum serve up mouth-watering Filipino...

Simon Ships Out: How one Brave, Stray Cat Became a Worldwide Hero

Simon Ships Out: How one Brave, Stray Cat Became a Worldwide Hero
  • Author(s): Jacky Donovan
  • Location(s): China
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1940s

When Simon, an orphaned young cat, is smuggled on board HMS Amethyst, his simple life amidst the streets of Hong Kong is transformed into an adventure fit for heroes. Bringing joy and compassion to those on board, Simon is...

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
  • Author(s): Becky Albertalli
  • Location(s): Georgia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Young Adult
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually...

Simpatía

Simpatía
  • Author(s): Rodrigo Blanco Calderon, Daniel Hahn (translator), Noel Gonzalez Hernandez (Translator)
  • Location(s): Venezuela
  • Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Simpatia is set in the Venezuela of Nicolas Maduro amid a mass exodus of the intellectual class who have been leaving their pets behind. Ulises Kan, the protagonist and a movie buff, receives a text message from his wife,...

Sing Like a Canary

Sing Like a Canary
  • Author(s): Isobel Blackthorn
  • Location(s): Lanzarote
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Retired police officer Marjorie Pierce is on her way to Lanzarote to track down her old informer, Billy McKenzie. Billy ended Marjorie’s career, and she needs an explanation; an apology. Present and past soon collide when gangsters Eric and...

Sing Me a Secret

Sing Me a Secret
  • Author(s): Julie Houston
  • Location(s): Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When the news that pop-superstar Lexia Sutherland is returning to Westenbury, not everyone is thrilled by the news – including Lexia. There are too many memories she doesn’t need to face – or need re-surfacing. Meanwhile, Juno Sutherland just...

Sing to the Moon

Sing to the Moon
  • Author(s): Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
  • Location(s): Uganda
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): timeless

For one little Ugandan boy, no wish is too big. First he dreams of reaching the stars and then of riding a supernova straight to Mars. But on a rainy day at his grandfather’s house, he is brought down...

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