In Christine Read’s novel "Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again", a lonely fifth grader with ADHD tries to fit in at a new school. In her new school, Queenie hopes for an understanding principal, a caring teacher, and just one girl to be... Read More

In T. L. Simpson’s moving coming-of-age novel "Strong Like You", a high school student in Arkansas struggles to understand what happened to his missing father. When the book begins, Walker’s father is already gone without... Read More

In the multigenerational novel "Ordinary Soil", a troubled man learns anew how to respect the land he farms. In Alex Woodard’s novel "Ordinary Soil", a medical researcher and his chronically ill patient discover truths about... Read More

A vacation friendship transforms two women’s lives in the dynamic novel "Last Bets". In Mary Carroll Moore’s novel "Last Bets", art and catastrophe provide a joint purpose for a woman and a teenager escaping their troubles on a... Read More

Young members of intertwined families forge a complicated bond in the tense coming-of-age novel "All I Know". As she grows up from girlhood, a young woman comes to terms with the devastating effects of her family trauma in Holly C.... Read More

In the drama-filled novel "When All Else Fails", redemption comes from unlikely places for a group of damaged people. In Michael Pulley’s novel "When All Else Fails", a wealthy, dysfunctional family’s interests collide with those of... Read More