Kirkus Reviews

DREAMING OF HOME

Activist Jiménez’s childhood in Quito abruptly ends when her sister dies and Ec...

KARL MARX IN AMERICA

Karl Marx, historian Hartman writes, was fascinated by the U.S. as “the nation ...

SOLO

The book opens during a hot August on Daisy’s 18th birthday, although she feels...

DEEP BREATH

When the novel opens, Vera and her two small, unnamed daughters have already mo...

WHEN IT ALL BURNS

Joining the Los Padres Hotshots crew was an endeavor so intense that the interv...

SOME OF US

“Some of us are born American. Some choose,” the author proclaims as Lee introd...

LIGHTHOUSE LADIES

Coronado highlights the bravery, fortitude, and persistence exhibited by four f...

THE QUEEN'S MUSICIAN

Mark Smeaton is born into inauspicious circumstances; his father is a poor carp...

THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST

At her father’s suggestion, sixth grader Lina Uesugi makes her way to the magic...

AND THE TREES STARE BACK

Five years ago, in 1984, Viktoria made a horrible mistake—during a moment of di...

RED LILY

Carl Box calls it “a bit of mischief” when he learns that Aunt Lillian has left...

CHARCUTERIE GIRL

Before she met bank CEO Jack Davis in 2013, Emma Davis was an up-and-coming sof...

SAM

After being charged with assault for breaking the nose of his high school’s bul...

BIRCH AND JAY

Fifty years ago, in 2123, humanity was nearly extinct; only pockets of civiliza...

The Contender from Delos

Alexander longs to be a champion wrestler—he yearns to train at an elite palaes...

BREAK THE FRAME

In 2017, a report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that “ev...

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