This is a gem of a story that could be another of literature’s coming-of-age character studies. Dave Gioia’s "A Girl with a Bad Reputation" is a simple story with complex undertones. Colleen Hanrahan is a sixteen-year-old girl coming... Read More

This epic narrative of Italian immigrants in America is entertaining and insightful. Raffaela Marie Rizzo’s "Thank You for the Shoes" is a realistic portrait of a young man’s quest to make something of himself as an immigrant in the... Read More

This historical novel shows what daily life was like for women whose husbands were away at war. Hope Moore’s "Cruise Widows" tells the story of five Navy wives and the lives they lead while their husbands are away on a nine-month tour... Read More