Langley-Adams Library Recommendations

" When Siddalee Walker, oldest daughter of Vivi Abbott Walker, Ya-Ya extraordinaire, is interviewed in the New York Times about a hit play she's directed, her mother gets described as a "tap-dancing child abuser." Enraged, Vivi disowns Sidda. Devastated, Sidda begs forgiveness, and postpones her upcoming wedding. All looks bleak until the Ya-Yas step in and convince Vivi to send Sidda a scrapbook of their girlhood mementos, called "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." As Sidda struggles to analyze her mother, she comes face to face with the tangled beauty of imperfect love, and the fact that forgiveness, more than understanding, is often what the heart longs for." (Goodreads.com) This book was like coming home. Even though I'm not of that generation, or southern, it felt cozy. It's a great reminder that, if we want to, we can reconnect with family and there's always more to the story of our childhoo ds.  Ya Ya!   Meghan McCabe Children

" Harleen is a tough, outspoken, rebellious kid who lives in a ramshackle apartment above a karaoke cabaret owned by a drag queen named MAMA. Ever since Harleen's parents split, MAMA has been her only family. When the cabaret becomes the next victim in the wave of gentrification that's taking over the neighborhood, Harleen gets mad. When Harleen decides to turn her anger into action, she is faced with two choices: join Ivy, who's campaigning to make the neighborhood a better place to live, or join The Joker, who plans to take down Gotham one corporation at a time.  Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass  is at once a tale of the classic Harley readers know and love, and a heartfelt story about the choices teenagers make and how they can define—or destroy—their lives." (Goodreads.com) Harley Quinn wasn't a favorite character of mine, but the twist Tamaki puts on this character's story helped me to understand her better. The illustrations were amazing and really helpe

In the story  I am the messenger  by Markus Zusak, Ed Kennedy is an underage cab driver who doesn’t have a very good future ahead of him. He is in love with his best friend who does not feel the same way, and his other best friend is his dog who drinks coffee and smells terrible. His life is practically a routine that he is very used to by now. That is until one day when it seemed as if Ed was in the right place at the right time. After he accidentally prevented a bank robber from getting away, he receives a playing card with three addresses written on it. He doesn’t know why, but he knows that there is a message he hast to deliver to the people at these locations. The only writing on the card is those places. There are no directions, and no rules that he has to follow. He doesn’t understand why he was chosen to do this, but nonetheless he follows through. After that card the messages keep coming. Some of the messages are harder than others, some of them are painful, some are enjoyable