April Books

1Jury of Her Peers (Short story) The evidence against a woman is overlooked by sexism.
2Nightingale, TheKristin HannahOh, wow.  I’ve read a lot of WWII, but this POV of French women was remarkable.  And this author is excellent. 
3What Went Wrong: The Big Picture: How the 1% Hijacked the American Middle Class . . . and What Other Countries Got Right George R. Tyler It’s been 40 years since Reagan was elected, and socially and economically, we are still reeling from his charming assault. 
4Promised Land, TheBarack ObamaAh, Barack.  A balm. 
5Beach ReadEmily HenryThe perfect start to reading my brains out spring break. Humor and wisdom and romance. 
6This is Not How it EndsMichelle WeinsteinKept waiting for fun characters to show. Perfectly humorless.  
7Eleventh Trade, TheAlyssa HollingsworthA good YA on refugees, immigrants, friendship. 
8House in the Cerulean SeaTJ KluneA munch mentioned YA fantasy of magical “orphans”.  Enjoyed. 
9Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire #14)Tui SutherlandA solid (tween) YA series.
10Chester and GusCammie McGovernTherapy Dog’s POV for kid on spectrum.  Sasquatch book list.
11Guest List, TheLucy FoleyAn odd mystery–didn’t find out who was killed until just before the finding out the murderer.  No ending.  Too much profanity.
12Homeland Elegies: A NovelAyad AkhtarThe most NonF novel ever written, and my knowledge of syphilss has doubled.
13Transcendent KingdomYaa GyasiGhanian immigrant to Georgia, mental health, heroin, evangelism, aethism, brain PhD–this book covers it all, warmly
14Before and AfterJudy Christie and Lisa WingateNonF companion to Before We were Yours, about Tennessee Children’s Home adoptions.
15Wedding Date, TheJasmine GuilloryA much needed romance.

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