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Accidental Soldier by Dorit Sasson

Accidental Soldier by Dorit Sasson

At age nineteen, Dorit Sasson, a dual American-Israeli citizen, was trying to make the status quo work as a college student—until she realized that if she didn’t distance herself from her neurotic, worrywart of...

The Clasp by Sloane Crosley

The Clasp by Sloane Crosley

Part comedy of manners, part treasure hunt, the first novel from the writer whom David Sedaris calls “perfectly, relentlessly funny” Named a Hot Fall Read by Huffington Post, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, The Chicago...

The Tree in the Courtyard by Jeff Gottesfeld

The Tree in the Courtyard by Jeff Gottesfeld

Illustrated by Peter McCarty Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank’s window—and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist—this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a...