Author: Katie Cross
Miss Mabel’s School for Girls is a delightful introduction to The Network series by Katie Cross. The story follows the determined and talented Daisy, who is sent to a mysterious school for girls with magical abilities. At Miss Mabel's, Daisy learns to hone her powers while navigating friendships, rivalries, and hidden secrets that could change everything. The world-building is rich, with a perfect blend of magic, m...
Author: Kristen Arnett
Kristen Arnett’s Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One is a darkly funny and surprisingly emotional journey of self-reinvention. The story follows Cherry Hendricks, a down-on-her-luck clown in Orlando who’s struggling to make ends meet. She’s a mess, caught between self-sabotage and a desperate need for change. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Margot the Magnificent, a magician offering her a new opportunit...
Author: Elif Batuman
The Idiot by Elif Batuman is a wonderfully offbeat and darkly comic coming-of-age novel. It follows Selin, a Turkish-American student starting her first year at Harvard in the 1990s. As she navigates the awkwardness of college life, Batuman takes us inside her mind, where humor and confusion blend together seamlessly. The novel’s charm lies in its dry, intellectual humor and the quirky lens through which Selin view...
Author: Sara Novic
A thought-provoking novel that explores Deaf culture, identity, and language, True Biz by Sara Novic is both educational and emotionally impactful. The story follows February, the headmistress of a struggling school for Deaf students, and Charlie, a teenager who has grown up with a malfunctioning cochlear implant and no exposure to sign language. While Charlie finds her place at the school, February fights to keep...