literature

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised

Deborah, sixteen, is hounded by private tormentors that separate her from the outside world as she is engulfed in the dark inner kingdom of her schizophrenia. She joins a mental hospital with her parents’ hesitant and scared assent, where she would spend the next three years battling for her sanity with the support of a […]

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Morning Glory Milking Farm

Morning Glory Milking Farm

Morning Glory Milking Farm provides full-time hours, comprehensive benefits, and competitive income with no experience required… but there’s a catch. The customer consists of Grade A certified prime beef, as well as the macho, beefy attributes that go with it. Violet never imagined herself milking minotaurs for a living, but she’s determined to turn the

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Herald of Shalia

Herald of Shalia

In Pluma Territory, anyone could live in peace, whether they were a snake-haired gorgon, a colourful slime woman, or a fifteen-foot-tall Oni. Many of the creatures had never dreamed of living in peace, so it was only natural that they would journey from all across the continent to reach his area. If only the humans

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Come Back to Me

Come Back to Me

Please come back to me. That was the last thing I said to him before leaving. Always. That was the final thing he said to me. Kit Ryan, a Marine and local lothario on vacation in sunny California, finds himself dangerously drawn to his best friend’s sister, Jessa – the one lady he can’t have.

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Late to the Party

Late to the Party

She’s never shown up late at a party or crashed one. She’s never been kissed, to begin with. It isn’t just because she is gay that this is the case. It’s because she and her two best pals, Maritza and JaKory, spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than out in public.

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Inside Out and Back Again

Inside Out and Back Again

Four starred reviews were given to this compelling narrative about one girl’s year of transition, dreams, pain, and healing, including one from Kirkus, who called it “enlightening, tragic, and unexpectedly hilarious.” Thanhha Lai discusses how and why she incorporated her personal experiences into Hà’s story in an author’s note. An interview with the author, a

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If You’re Reading This

Reading This

Mike was seven years old when his father was killed in Afghanistan under unclear circumstances. Mike’s mother is overworked and overprotective eight years later; his younger sister Mary has no connection to the father she barely remembers; and Mike knows he’s missing out on everyday high school life in his quest to be “the man

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Songs for the End of the World

Songs for the End of the World

This is the narrative of a small group of people who are caught in the middle of a disaster.Elliot is a New York first responder who is trying to overcome his previous failures and do the right thing. Emma is a pregnant singer who is getting ready to lead a benefit concert for the outbreak’s

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Brown Girl in the Ring

Brown Girl in the Ring

The city’s elite have fled, sealed it behind barriers, and abandoned it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover archaic modes of life, such as farming, bartering, and herbal knowledge. However, the wealthy now want a harvest of bodies, so they prey on the helpless of the streets. With nowhere else to turn,

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