Book Genre: Fiction

Billy is a boy with a lot of experience dealing with depression. Not his own depression, but that of his father , a troubled artist who is slowly recovering from a breakdown and on the edge of another. Encouraged to find something productive to do by his parents, Billy volunteers at Listeners, a...

“What do you seek in these shelves?”

Thus, Mr. Penumbra introduces us to his peculiar little bookstore, sitting tall and thin, tucked next to a strip club with free wifi.  Its most popular books, in terms of demand, are shelved way back and way up, accessed only by ladder and wild...

Hands down one of the best novels of 2012. Nine years after a flu pandemic has practically wiped out humanity, a few survivors deal with the collapse of civilization. Written in a sort of stream-of-consciousness style, the book gets inside the head of Hig, a pilot who lives in a hanger at the...

When 13 year old Henry's therapist suggests he uses a diary to express his feelings, Henry is opposed to the idea at first . But he has a lot to write about. Henry's older brother Jesse, picked up a rifle one day and proceeded to shoot the boy who had been bullying him. Eager for a fresh start,...

Ever is 15 years old and weighs 302 pounds. She is pitied by schoolmates and family and has resisted all attempts at intervention by anyone. And to top it off...there is Skinny. Skinny is Ever's bitter and cruel inner voice. Constantly putting her down, Skinny makes sure that Ever doesn't have...

Living on Jar Island would seem to be idyllic. But for Kat, Lillia, and Mary, Jar Island is a place for secrets, bullying and the need for revenge. All girls have reasons for wanting someone to pay. Lillia plots revenge on her best guy friend when she finds out he has been hooking up with her...

On the last night of High School, Lucy goes on a quest. Her goal? To finally meet Shadow, the graffiti artist who speaks to her through his art, who she feels really gets her even though they've never met. Ed (who Lucy went on a disastrous first date with two years ago) says he knows where to...

When Malcom and Maud Angel are Murdered, Tandy Angel and her three brothers are immediately the first suspects in their deaths. Fantastically gifted, the Angel siblings all have their own secrets to protect. And so do their parents. Have their parents perfectionist demands pushed one of them...

In a world where males live to age 25, and females only to age 20, Rhine is kidnapped and forced into a polygamous arranged marriage at age 16.  With four years left to live, Rhine's only hope is to escape her marriage with Linden and return to her twin brother.  But her husband is...

This short, beautifully illustrated (by Ester Hernandez) fable for grownups is not merely about the lost black and white cat of the title. Sandra is feeling lost and wonders at her 53-year-old orphan status when a friend comes to visit her in San Antonio, and the friend's cat runs off. They...

Anders is dead. It is left to his coworker, Marina Singh, to travel into the heart of the Amazon to bring back answers for the pharmaceutical company and Anders body for his wife. Endless millions, and Anders life, have been spent on Dr. Swanson's research on the miraculous fertility of a remote...

Been a long time since a book made me laugh and cry.  Beautiful, tender and heartbreaking. I guarantee someone will make a movie and it will be a complete mockery...