- Location(s): Kentucky, Pennsylvania
- Genre(s): Novella
- Era(s): 19th Century
When Cy Bellman, American settler and widowed father of Bess, reads in the newspaper that huge ancient bones have been discovered in a Kentucky swamp, he leaves his small Pennsylvania farm and young daughter to find out if the...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Romance
- Era(s): Modern
They may be twin sisters, but Lizzie and Penny Berry are complete opposites – Penny is blonde, thin and outrageous: Lizzie quiet, thoughtful and definitely not thin. The one trait they do share is a desire to DO something...
- Location(s): Jordan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 2000s
This is a brilliant and revelatory first novel by a woman who is both an Arab and an American, who speaks with both voices and understands both worlds. Through the narratives of four cousins at the brink of maturity,...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC), West Virginia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
When Jamie Paddock learns of his father’s suicide, memories of his childhood in West Virginia come roaring back. One of the few people in his town to ever make it out, Jamie’s living in New York City now, developing...
- Location(s): Cumbria
- Genre(s): Fiction, Horror
- Era(s): Contemporary
They tried to cage us. But a Weyward woman belongs to the wild. We cannot be tamed. In 2019, Kate flees an abusive relationship in London for Crows Beck, a remote Cumbrian village. Her destination is Weyward Cottage, inherited...
- Location(s): Wales
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1930s
It is 1938 and on an island off the coast of Wales, Manod is trying to imagine her future. Her choices are stark: she must either stay and look after her father’s house, in the wild landscape that drove...
What A Waste: Rubbish, Recycling, and Protecting Our Planet
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
In this informative book on recycling for children, you will find everything you need to know about our environment. The good, the bad, and the incredibly innovative. From pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This educational...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
From the author of the BBC’s children’s book Blue Planet II, this book takes you on a breathtaking tour of our planet – from towering mountaintops, through grasslands, jungles, rivers, deserts, polar wildernesses and into the blue ocean –...
- Location(s): Australia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): late 20th century
Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the...
- Location(s): Idaho
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): N/A
Perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Meg Rosoff and Daniel Woodrell, What Beauty There Is is an unforgettable debut novel that is as compulsive as it is beautiful, and unflinchingly explores the power of determination, survival and love. When...
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