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A historically valuable and visually stunning collection of personal musings on 20th-century Jewry.

Freedman presents her mother's personal musings across three continents in this nonfiction work.

"I have been writing in MY diary for a hundred years," Thea Dauphine Alice Kurtzig Arons once wrote in her private papers, adding, "It's my counterpart; my best trusted 'friend.'" Following her death, the author's mother (referred to throughout simply as Thea) left her daughter with boxes of diaries, scribblings, photos, and notes. The boxes remained in Freedman's attic until a move and the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic prompted her to go through their contents. What she found was a collection of ruminations and journal entries dating back decades. Told largely through Thea's own words, the narrative surveys what the author calls her mother's "extraordinary, ordinary, twentieth-century life." Arranged chronologically, the text begins with Thea's upbringing in Holland as the daughter of a prominent Jewish family that included noted architects, city council members, and scientists. In 1933, her future husband, a Berlin-based lawyer, had his right to practice law revoked by the Nazi regime, prompting him to relocate to Palestine (Thea joined him later). The rest of the book covers Thea's sweeping history, which included her time as a self-described Jewish "pioneer" in the Levant. For years, she lost contact with her family in Europe during the Holocaust (many of her closest relatives were killed in concentration camps), and she would eventually immigrate to the United States. The book connects Thea's life to some of the most important movements of the 20th century (her father, for instance, stated that Zionism was only for "homeless refugees" as he opposed her relocation to live on a Palestinian farm), but it is also full of deeply personal reflections on marriage and motherhood, and humorous commentary on driving in America (a place dominated by "idiots on the road"). The intimate diary entries are complemented by Freedman's contextualization and research on family members killed during the Holocaust, as well as ample ancillary materials that include a family tree, original poetry, and full-color reproductions of journal entries, handwritten notes, and family photographs.

A historically valuable and visually stunning collection of personal musings on 20th-century Jewry.

Review Posted Online: Sept. 11, 2025

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Freedman presents her mother's personal musings across three continents in this nonfiction work.

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Teens from different social spheres collaborate, investigating magical mysteries while navigating their shared attraction.

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A loving, courageous call to arms from Share Our Strength founder and executive director Shore. Shore’s book is hardly a standard nonprofit policy wonk’s approach to hunger and poverty. It’s full of surprises, not the least of which is that he believes that the days of the nonprofit charity organization are essentially over. In this era of unprecedented wealth, people are actually donating less to charity, and recent government cuts in welfare and food stamps bode ill for the hungry people of America. What is needed is nothing less than a paradigm shift, says Shore—an entirely new approach to social justice. The author proposes that nonprofits enter into sustained, profitable partnerships with corporations, ending the frustrating annual hand-to-mouth quest of nonprofit fundraising through long-term licensing agreements, marketing arrangements, and profit-sharing. (An example of this would be many public radio stations’ partnerships with Store-of-Knowledge novelty shops or American Express’s well-publicized “Charge for Hunger” alliance with SOS.) Shore, of course, provides many inspirational stories of how this is being accomplished across the country. He recounts moments when ordinary people crossed the line from inaction to action and began to make a difference, including an indefatigable Denver chef and a pots-and-pans salesman in Ohio who strive to involve their businesses with the fight to end hunger. In other cities, community action groups such as CityYear, the Chicago Children’s Choir, and Seattle’s unconventional Pioneer Human Services are putting community-wealth building into action, with impressive results. Shore is firmly committed to his views but never preachy; one of the most touching “Everyman” elements of the book is how he grounds SOS’s goal of saving children with raising his own two kids, Zach and Mollie. He realizes that “writing about children in the abstract has its dangers” and extends this to a greater dedication to resist objectifying or distancing America’s poor. Positively invigorating. Essential for community activists and business leaders alike. (Author tour)

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A sheltered teen with a passion for dance finds love, drama, and herself at a summer camp in Taiwan.

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THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT | Kirkus Reviews

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An inspirational novel about a disaster and an answered prayer by the author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2003).

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Twelve-year-old Hollis Woods, abandoned as a one-hour-old baby, was named after the part of Queens where she was found with a note pinned on her blanket: "Call her Hollis Woods." She has lived with a progression of foster families since then, running away whenever she feels the urge. Now she has landed at the home of Josie Cahill, a retired art teacher who reaches Hollis in new ways: by helping her develop her artistic talent. In addition, for the first time a foster parent needs Hollis more than Hollis needs her; Josie is starting to forget things, and Hollis vows to make sure that no one will take her away and put Josie in a retirement home. From the beginning, it's clear through Hollis's recollections that something awful happened at her previous foster home, something for which she feels responsible. The Regans had a son Hollis's age and were anxious to adopt her; while Hollis reciprocated their affection and has longed for a family her whole life, she fears she exacerbated existing family tensions and ran away. It's a relief when what happened is finally revealed; the accident for which Hollis blames herself was unfortunate, but not fatal or unforgivable. Giff ( All the Way Home, 2001, etc.) expertly portrays the intense, heartfelt emotions Hollis experiences and gives her talent and spunk; she is in no way pathetic, despite her perennial foster-childhood. The secondary characters are also completely drawn and are likable without being too good to be true. This touching story will leave readers pleasantly drained, satisfied with the happy ending, and eager for more about Hollis's future. (Fiction. 9-14)

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Where The Wildflowers Grow; Terah Shelton Harris

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The Plague has left a population divided between Elites and Ordinaries—those who have powers and those who don’t; now, an Ordinary teen fights for her life.

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Will hook readers with its gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded characters, and fantastic horror.

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Seeking a place to call home, Olivia uncovers long-buried secrets after arriving at Gallant.

Olivia Prior has always hoped for a place to belong and a family that cares for her. Instead, she's isolated at Merilance School for Independent Girls, with its strict matrons, shunned by students who ostracize and torment her for being mute. Olivia uses sign language, taught to her by a now-departed matron (although nobody else signs); treasures the journal belonging to the mother she doesn't remember; and can see ghouls. When she receives a letter from her uncle, Arthur Prior, inviting her to live at his manor, Olivia leaps at the chance. However, instead of the big, welcoming family she imagined, the opulent yet run-down Gallant only holds Matthew, her irritable cousin, and kindly caretakers Hannah and Edgar. Olivia unravels the ominous secrets of both her family and the house, where ghouls lurk around every corner and the dilapidated garden gate calls to her. The evolving relationships between Olivia and her found family shine, and themes of freedom, the self, and belonging are well depicted. The gripping writing and effective incorporation of horror elements, including haunting, inky artwork, are satisfyingly spine-tingling. Olivia's use of sign language and her artistic talents, part of the exploration of the importance of communication, are skillfully incorporated into the overall story. Olivia and the main cast are White.

Will hook readers with its gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded characters, and fantastic horror. (Fantasy. 12-adult)

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A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons (Adenashire, #2)

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A memoir from a woman pioneer of big wave surfing.

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BETWEEN THESE BROKEN HEARTS | Kirkus Reviews

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After years of running, two women fight to save their kingdoms and their lives.

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The discovery that he’s been cut off from the world beneath an invisible, impenetrable dome leads a Canadian teen into daunting challenges.

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Presents sharp social commentary folded into an all-too-believable dystopian setting.

In the mid-21st century, a Texas teen tries to plan for the future, while around her, people struggle with extreme weather cycles and other threats.

Stevie, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is working in a museum gift shop and saving for college. She has healthy relationships with her family (although her parents are "fighting about the end of the world"), and she spends her free time developing her photography skills. One day, a new interning artist piques her interest: Adam says he's Indigenous from Costa Rica but doesn't offer any more information, leading Stevie to wonder if he's lying. But when she presses him, Adam says he's a time traveler from 2201, 150 years in the future, and that he needs her help stealing an important piece of art for him to save because her "world is about to implode." The story's strong pacing allows ample room to explore multiple themes, including people who pretend to be Indigenous, exploitation of people and natural resources, museums' retention of sacred ceremonial items, climate change and environmental devastation, and pandemics. Stevie is a complex character who's dealing with anxiety. Her adoptive father is Black, and her younger brother, Levi, is Black Cherokee; their identities offer room for Rogers to naturally explore racism both from white people and between marginalized communities. Stevie's closest friends bring additional diversity to the cast and help ground Stevie, offering her different perspectives on the world.

Presents sharp social commentary folded into an all-too-believable dystopian setting. (Dystopian. 12-18)

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A biography of the Fox sisters, mysterious 19th-century mediums whose spirit circles led to the foundation of a new, highly influential religion.

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A heavy read about the harsh realities of tragedy and their effects on those left behind.

In this companion novel to 2013's If He Had Been With Me, three characters tell their sides of the story.

Finn's narrative starts three days before his death. He explores the progress of his unrequited love for best friend Autumn up until the day he finally expresses his feelings. Finn's story ends with his tragic death, which leaves his close friends devastated, unmoored, and uncertain how to go on. Jack's section follows, offering a heartbreaking look at what it's like to live with grief. Jack works to overcome the anger he feels toward Sylvie, the girlfriend Finn was breaking up with when he died, and Autumn, the girl he was preparing to build his life around (but whom Jack believed wasn't good enough for Finn). But when Jack sees how Autumn's grief matches his own, it changes their understanding of one another. Autumn's chapters trace her life without Finn as readers follow her struggles with mental health and balancing love and loss. Those who have read the earlier book will better connect with and feel for these characters, particularly since they'll have a more well-rounded impression of Finn. The pain and anger is well written, and the novel highlights the most troublesome aspects of young adulthood: overconfidence sprinkled with heavy insecurities, fear-fueled decisions, bad communication, and brash judgments. Characters are cued white.

A heavy read about the harsh realities of tragedy and their effects on those left behind. (author's note, content warning) (Fiction. 14-18)

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Ivy expected a quiet unmarried life, but now her family's fate rests on her ability to find a husband.

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An American teenager becomes entangled in a web of lies with a Soviet defector during the Cold War.

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Helping liberals get out of their own way.

Klein, a New York Times columnist, and Thompson, an Atlantic staffer, lean to the left, but they aren't interrogating the usual suspects. Aware that many conservatives have no interest in their opinions, the authors target their own side's "pathologies." Why do red states greenlight the kind of renewable energy projects that often languish in blue states? Why does liberal California have the nation's most severe homelessness and housing affordability crises? One big reason: Liberal leadership has ensnared itself in a web of well-intentioned yet often onerous "goals, standards, and rules." This "procedural kludge," partially shaped by lawyers who pioneered a "democracy by lawsuit" strategy in the 1960s, threatens to stymie key breakthroughs. Consider the anti-pollution laws passed after World War II. In the decades since, homeowners' groups in liberal locales have cited such statutes in lawsuits meant to stop new affordable housing. Today, these laws "block the clean energy projects" required to tackle climate change. Nuclear energy is "inarguably safer" than the fossil fuel variety, but because Washington doesn't always "properly weigh risk," it almost never builds new reactors. Meanwhile, technologies that may cure disease or slash the carbon footprint of cement production benefit from government support, but too often the grant process "rewards caution and punishes outsider thinking." The authors call this style of governing "everything-bagel liberalism," so named because of its many government mandates. Instead, they envision "a politics of abundance" that would remake travel, work, and health. This won't happen without "changing the processes that make building and inventing so hard." It's time, then, to scrutinize everything from municipal zoning regulations to the paperwork requirements for scientists getting federal funding. The authors' debut as a duo is very smart and eminently useful.

Cogent, well-timed ideas for meeting today's biggest challenges.

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There's not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn's head.

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The finely drawn characters capture readers' attention in this debut.

Autumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart; their mothers are still best friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is "quirky and odd," while Finny is "sweet and shy and everyone like[s] him." But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. Autumn's coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character. Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations.

There's not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn's head. (Fiction. 14 & up)

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The arrival of magic forces a Cape Town girl to examine how she faces-and avoids-her intense feelings.

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Penelope Ross’ mother struggles with opioid addiction.

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Deeply affecting and satisfying.

An erstwhile thief takes justice into her own hands in this riotous conclusion to the Little Thieves trilogy.

Vanja Ros, who reads white, has lived much of her life according to one clear principle. "When I was younger," she says, "I believed in what I called the trinity of want: pleasure, profit, and power." If Vanja's first adventure hinged on her greed and her second unpacked her relationship with intimacy and her demisexuality, then this final installment deals, unquestionably, with power. In the almost 16 months since Vanja abandoned the love of her life, Emeric Conrad, for his own good, she's fully embraced the mantle of the Pfennigeist. As the Penny Phantom, she can reach the people that the law-including Emeric and his fellow prefects-cannot. But as her reputation grows, Vanja begins to develop strange, unpredictable powers. Even more worryingly, royals across the empire have begun dropping dead with Vanja's signature red penny in their mouths. With Emeric on the case, Vanja's forced to confront the boy she left behind-and the choices she made at the crossroads of her life that led her here. Throughout, Owen unfurls a narrative that grapples with the limitations and obligations of power. Incisive social commentary, lush worldbuilding, some truly gorgeous turns of phrase, and evocative spot art from the author help bring this work to vivid life, but as with the earlier installments, its true beating heart lies in its characters.

Deeply affecting and satisfying. (author's note, glossary) (Fantasy. 14-18)

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Four lives converge in a kingdom reminiscent of ancient Egypt that’s full of magic and political intrigue.

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A Rhode Island teen who went from riches to rags when her parents divorced masterminds a scheme to get even with her father.

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Following the events of Iron Widow (2021), Wu Zetian brings the fight to the heavens in this second entry in a trilogy infused with Chinese lore.

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In this fairy-tale mashup, the witch’s daughter protects her village from both human and nonhuman monsters.

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THE GREAT COOL RANCH DORITO IN THE SKY | Kirkus Reviews

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A cunning tale in which a twin’s quest for justice pulls her closer to a killer while unraveling everything she thought she knew about her sister.

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Ren buried her past, Sunho’s memory was stolen from him: Together they seek to solve the mysteries of who they are in this series opener set in an East Asian fantasy world.

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What happens to the world after the dust from a revolution has settled?

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In 17th-century Rome, Tofana Apothecary helps women through sisterhood and botanicals in this novel that’s loosely inspired by real events.

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The boy she believed was the fated love of her life dies; now a 17-year-old girl must find a new future—and a new version of herself.

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The residents of Weymouth Island have a secret.

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There's not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn's head.

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The finely drawn characters capture readers' attention in this debut.

Autumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart; their mothers are still best friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is "quirky and odd," while Finny is "sweet and shy and everyone like[s] him." But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. Autumn's coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character. Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations.

There's not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn's head. (Fiction. 14 & up)

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A Filipina American teen in Albuquerque uses humor to navigate life's challenges.

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A 16-year-old girl living in a slightly alternate history faces coercive control and a new Dust Bowl.

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This literary DeLorean transports readers into the past, where they hope, dream, and struggle alongside beloved characters from Thomas' The Hate U Give (2017).

The tale begins in 1998 Garden Heights, when Starr's parents, Maverick and Lisa, are high school seniors in love and planning for the future. Thomas proves Game of Thrones -esque in her worldbuilding ability, deepening her landscape without sacrificing intimacy or heart. Garden Heights doesn't contain dragons or sorcerers, but it's nevertheless a kingdom under siege, and the contemporary pressures its royalty faces are graver for the realness that no magic spell can alleviate. Mav's a prince whose family prospects are diminished due to his father's federally mandated absence. He and his best friend, King, are "li'l homies," lower in status and with everything to prove, especially after Mav becomes a father. In a world where masculinity and violence are inextricably linked to power, the boys' very identities are tied to the fathers whose names they bear and with whose legacies they must contend. Mav laments, "I ain't as hard as my pops, ain't as street as my pops," but measuring up to that legacy ends in jail or the grave. Worthy prequels make readers invest as though meeting characters for the first time; here they learn more about the intricate hierarchies and alliances within the King Lord gang and gain deeper insight into former ancillary characters, particularly Mav's parents, King, and Iesha. Characters are Black.

A resounding success. (Fiction. 13-18)

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This literary DeLorean transports readers into the past, where they hope, dream, and struggle alongside beloved characters from Thomas' The Hate U Give (2017). The tale begins in 1998 Garden Heights, when Starr's parents, Maverick and Lisa, are high school seniors in love and planning for the future.