I like this book because Claudia’s friends help her when she is sad. –Emerson, age 7, customer at Wishing Tree Books, Spokane, WA Do you look for recommendation cards at bookstores? Did you know they’re called “shelf talkers” in the bookselling world? Whether the recommendations are from a trusted bookseller or another customer, they can …
Hua Hsu’s story perfectly balances being deeply personal and resonating with anyone who reads it. About friendship, nostalgia, identity and the desperate ways in which we try to preserve the past, Stay True is heartbreaking and deeply relatable to those struggling with loss in any form, whether it be loss of youth, loss of self, …
Five Books About Coming of Age in the West Chelsea Bieker, Portland author, has recommendations for you at Literary Hub! Her novel, Godshot, has been described as a “fiercely written and endlessly readable” novel of a teenage girl in thrall to a magnetic–and terrifying–preacher who promises to save her dying town is “a godsend” …
As a PNW native, Sunny went straight to my damp and rain-soaked heart. With formidable and determined optimism, Sunny faces the stormy weather in this tender yet vulnerable tale about where our strengths lie and also our breaking points where friends can step in. Imbued with feisty imagination and spunk! –Jesica DeHart, Neill Public Library, …
This remarkable book shows us female friendships that changed history, from the Trưng sisters defending first century Vietnam, to pirates Anne Bonny & Mary Read, to the Zohra Orchestra of Afghan girls. Find yourself some new historical heroes! — sweet pea, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA Find perfect gifts and inspiration for yourself at King’s Books …
“This is a book about finding your way home, sometimes under the most unlikely of circumstances and with the helping hand of a stranger. I stumbled upon this book on our shelf recently and was immediately charmed. A book without words but with pictures that need no words. An elderly farmer out toiling in the …
