When their foster-turned-adoptive mother suddenly dies, four brothers struggle to keep open the doors of her beloved Harlem knitting shop. Romance Grade: 3.5 Fiction Grade: 4.5 Mama Joy adopted 4 boys and raised them in New York above a knitting store. She had a habit of taking young kids under her wing and helping mold… Continue reading Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
“A bold, lovely, and haunting story of loss, hope, and the redeeming power of friendship.” — Lauren Oliver, author of Before I Fall Grade: 4.5 Disclaimer: this book will break your heart! It’s never explained how, but in this world you get a call on your last day to alert you it’s your last day.… Continue reading They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
“And perhaps the humans did create their God. But does that make him less real? Take this arch. They created it. Now it exists.” -Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni Grade: 4.0 Topping out at 512 pages and 25 listening hours this book is brimming with magical realism, history, hope, lost dreams, and love that crosses the globe… Continue reading The Golem And The Jinni By Helene Wecker
