Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen engrossing tale Black and Blue displays a woman strength and willingness to save her life from her abusive husband. Frannie Benedetto, the narrator…
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Fourteen-year-old Connie Danforth, in Midwives by Chris Bohjalian, tells the story of her mother, Sybil Danforth, who gets charged with involuntary manslaughter for the…
Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Billie Letts novel Where the Heart Is, tells the story of seventeen-year-old Novalee Nation, and how a small community comes together to help her…
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
After her father got killed, fifteen-year-old Hattie and her family flee Georgia to Philadelphia for a better life. Thrilled, but naïve, Hattie is full…