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Loser
Par Jerry Spinelli. 2002
Even though his classmates from first grade through middle school consider Donald Zinkoff to be strange and a loser, his…
exuberant good nature keeps him going, through field day disasters and clumsy accidents. Best of all, his family loves and supports him. For grades 4-7. 2002The restaurant critic's wife
Par Elizabeth LaBan. 2016
Lila's husband, Sam, takes his job as a restaurant critic too seriously. To protect his professional credibility, he's determined to…
remain anonymous and that preoccupation takes over their lives. Meanwhile, Lisa craves adult conversation and relief from her homemaker role. With her husband obsessed with anonymity, Lila begins to wonder if her own identity has disappeared. Adult. UnratedOur shed: a father-daughter building story
Par Robert Broder. 2020
A father teaches his daughter how to build a backyard shed for storing the necessities of family life--a lawn mower,…
sprinkler, sleds, kid toys. For each practical element the dad brings to the project, his daughter adds her own imaginative creative spin. For grades K-3. UnratedRosie colored glasses
Par Brianna Wolfson. 2018
Whimsical, heartbreaking and uplifting, this is a novel about the many ways love can find you. Rosie Colored Glasses triumphs…
with the most endearing examples of how mothers and fathers and sons and daughters bend for one another. Just as opposites attract, they can also cause friction, and no one feels that friction more than Rex and Rosie's daughter, Willow. Rex is serious and unsentimental and tapes checklists of chores on Willow's bedroom door. Rosie is sparkling and enchanting and meets Willow in their treehouse in the middle of the night to feast on candy. After Rex and Rosie's divorce, Willow finds herself navigating their two different worlds. She is clearly under the spell of her exciting, fun-loving mother. But as Rosie's behavior becomes more turbulent, the darker underpinnings of her manic love are revealed. Rex had removed his Rosie colored glasses long ago, but will Willow do the same? UnratedHopeless in Hope
Par Wanda John-Kehewin. 2023
Fourteen-year-old Eva’s life is like her shoes: rapidly falling apart. With Nohkum in the hospital, Eva’s mother struggles to keep…
things together and loses custody of Eva and her little brother. As Eva tries to adjust to living in a group home, can she find forgiveness for her mother within the pages of an old diary?Like a Hurricane
Par Jonathan Bécotte. 2023
Small Pleasures: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
Par Clare Chambers. 2020
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021'A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT' Evening Standard 'A very fine book... It's witty and sharp…
and reads like something by Barbara Pym or Anita Brookner, without ever feeling like a pastiche'David Nicholls'Perfect'India Knight 'Beautiful' Jessie Burton'Wonderful'Richard Osman 'Miraculous'Tracy Chevalier 'A wonderful novel. I loved it'Nina Stibbe 'Effortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind' Lissa Evans 'This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I honestly don't want you to be without it'Lucy Mangan'Gorgeous... If you're looking for something escapist and bittersweet, I could not recommend more' Pandora Sykes'Remarkable... Small Pleasures is no small pleasure'The Times'An irresistible novel - wry, perceptive and quietly devastating'Mail on Sunday'Chambers' eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkin-esque lucidity' Guardian'An almost flawlessly written tale of genuine, grown-up romantic anguish' The Sunday Times 1957, the suburbs of South East London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness. But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.Book of the Year for: The Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, Metro, Spectator, Red Magazine and Good HousekeepingFrom the bestselling author of Everything Is Beautiful, comes an utterly heartwarming new novel, about what it truly means to…
belong to those you love. 'Gripping, endearing and thought-provoking, this beautifully woven novel championing family, solidarity and friendship is full of warmth and heart. A joy from start to finish - one not to miss' HOLLY MILLER'The Art of Belonging is just the loveliest, uplifting novel and fills the soul with joy' LORNA COOK'Heartfelt and heartwarming, this uplifting read is full of characters to cherish and cheer for' PHAEDRA PATRICK'This beautifully written story perfectly captures the messy, complicated thing that is family'NICOLA GILL'The Art of Belonging is a gorgeous read . . . Eleanor Ray has created a warm hug of a book that will capture your heart'HEATHER CRITCHLOW ................................................ Sometimes you need to open your heart to find where you truly belong . . . When unexpected circumstances bring Grace's estranged daughter, Amelia, and granddaughter, Charlotte, to live in her home, complicated feelings start to emerge, revealing a messy and emotional past which drove this family apart. It will take a school mystery, an exquisite miniature railway and some brave decisions to help them each find not only themselves, but also each other - and to appreciate what it truly means to belong together.This uplifting novel will warm your heart and touch your soul, and remind you of all the reasons humans can be downright wonderful................................................. 'A delicious indulgence of a novel - rich, warm, and packed to bursting with heart, hope and compassion'KATE SIMANTS'A wonderful story, beautifully told. A book full of love and new beginnings and optimism' SAM HOLLAND 'An absolute joy to read. Such a perfectly spun heartwarming tale of love, loss, redemption and reinvention' ROBERT SCRAGG'Full of heart, humour and compassion, this is a story to savour' JO FURNISS, author Dead Mile'A precious story of family, love and adventure that will touch your soul and leave you smiling'CAMERON WARD, author of A Stranger On Board and The Safe HouseEverything Is Beautiful was richly praised: 'A joy' BETH O'LEARY 'Beautifully written' KATIE FFORDE'A moving, tender book' PANDORA SYKESFrom the bestselling author of Everything Is Beautiful, comes an utterly heartwarming new novel, about what it truly means to…
belong to those you love. 'Gripping, endearing and thought-provoking, this beautifully woven novel championing family, solidarity and friendship is full of warmth and heart. A joy from start to finish - one not to miss' HOLLY MILLER'The Art of Belonging is just the loveliest, uplifting novel and fills the soul with joy' LORNA COOK'Heartfelt and heartwarming, this uplifting read is full of characters to cherish and cheer for' PHAEDRA PATRICK'This beautifully written story perfectly captures the messy, complicated thing that is family'NICOLA GILL'The Art of Belonging is a gorgeous read . . . Eleanor Ray has created a warm hug of a book that will capture your heart'HEATHER CRITCHLOW ................................................ Sometimes you need to open your heart to find where you truly belong . . . When unexpected circumstances bring Grace's estranged daughter, Amelia, and granddaughter, Charlotte, to live in her home, complicated feelings start to emerge, revealing a messy and emotional past which drove this family apart. It will take a school mystery, an exquisite miniature railway and some brave decisions to help them each find not only themselves, but also each other - and to appreciate what it truly means to belong together.This uplifting novel will warm your heart and touch your soul, and remind you of all the reasons humans can be downright wonderful................................................. 'A delicious indulgence of a novel - rich, warm, and packed to bursting with heart, hope and compassion'KATE SIMANTS'A wonderful story, beautifully told. A book full of love and new beginnings and optimism' SAM HOLLAND 'An absolute joy to read. Such a perfectly spun heartwarming tale of love, loss, redemption and reinvention' ROBERT SCRAGG'Full of heart, humour and compassion, this is a story to savour' JO FURNISS, author Dead Mile'A precious story of family, love and adventure that will touch your soul and leave you smiling'CAMERON WARD, author of A Stranger On Board and The Safe HouseEverything Is Beautiful was richly praised: 'A joy' BETH O'LEARY 'Beautifully written' KATIE FFORDE'A moving, tender book' PANDORA SYKES