Ages 18+
Emily is a psychologist at NYU, helping college students. She’s married and desperately wants a child with her husband Ezra. She also has a past – she was once in a band with her boyfriend Rob, and she is haunted by the fact that her present very closely mirrors her past. Then she hears a song on the radio about the woman who got away – and the melody is very familiar to her. She wonders – who is she really meant to be?
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Grades 9 – 12
In the same vein as This Is My Brain In Love by I.W. Gregorio, this story is a Vietnamese Romeo and Juliet. Bao and Linh’s families have competing restaurants and are enemies, but the two of them are friends – and are starting to become more. Can their families handle it or will everything fall apart?
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Grades 9 – 12
There are three mother-daughter pairs in this story, and they daughters are all competing to be accepted to the same college – the famous Stanford University – except Stanford has just informed the school that it will only be accepting one more student from their private high school. The race is on for each of the three girls to submit the best essays and grades with their application and beat each other out for that coveted spot. May the best girl win…
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Grades 9 – 12
The novel follows sixteen-year-old Ana who has just moved from Argentina for her junior year in high school. She’s a bright girl, but the language barrier proves to be difficult for her. She meets Americans at school, as well as other foreign students like herself in her ESL class, and begins to find her way. The author includes “#” symbols to indicate when English is spoken and Ana doesn’t understand what’s being said. This is brilliant, and gives the reader a real feel for what it’s like to not know what’s going on, and understand Ana on a different level.
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Ages 18+
Cassie and Alex are mother and daughter, respectively. They participate in a mother-daughter science experiment where Alex receives Cassie’s memories from when she was in her early twenties. However, Cassie can’t remember specific details of when she was pregnant with Alex at that time. Alex slowly receives the memories overtime, and the experience isn’t what either woman expected.
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