It all begins with a promise: If eighth-grader Bee Fox earns a picture perfect report card, she and her family will depart on a cruise to Antarctica. The prospect of the trip is exciting; too exciting, it soon becomes apparent, for Bee's brilliant, severely agoraphobic architect mom, who, just a day before the scheduled departure, simply disappears. Taking the loss of her mother to heart, Bee begins a feverish, yet systematic search for her, thus piecing together in the process the dynamics of an unforgettable family. Now in trade paperback and NOOK Book.
Dear Reader, Happy National Card and Letter Writing Month. To celebrate, put pen to paper and write a note to a loved one, a pen pal, or even a new friend, and if you’re looking for some inspiration, might we suggest one of these brilliant epistolary books that will linger with you through their fierce, […]
We’ve rounded up some great feel-good fiction to help keep us all happy and occupied. From the hilarious to the heartwarming, some old and some new, these are the best kinds of comfort reads.
There’s nothing quite like books that pull you into the mind of someone else, and if you’ve always wanted some insider knowledge, we have some books to add to your TBR. Whether they keep you on the edge of your seat and send chills down your spine or are more lighthearted sneak peeks into the […]
“Ever since we left, when I was 13, it’s a place that I think about constantly. I think about it in hypothetical terms. It’s something that I just sort of lose myself in all the time. I left before things really got complicated. I left when I was 13. What if I had stayed until […]