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rural art commission to a leisurely country-wide search, an unlikely obsession, moments of brutality, strange

But August's adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might

In and among these scenes, Sedaris shares strange, sweet, funny, pivotal moments with each of his living

But the year-old mysterious disappearance of Kim Gillespie, a young woman from the area, hooks Falk and

Stout's recently published middle-grade story is irresistibly strange, full of difficulties and a tough

Everhart includes one of my favorite setups, in which a woman dresses as a man in order to achieve some

She's a black young woman supporting residents who are largely white, and Reid shows widespread entitled

The woman's graceful ability to cope with her past trauma and dark history inspires Greta, who struggles

earlier, Remy failed to protect her young charge, and now she's determined to locate the grown-up young woman

But Divya is too busy crafting strong female main protagonists (complete with working mother guilt, which

When those pulling the strings change the rules to force a dramatic showdown, key characters must make

character of Maud Blyth expects plenty of adventure when she agrees to serve as companion to an elderly woman

She recalls how as a young woman she felt hemmed in by hippie culture and also by the societal opposition

her husband and stepsons prepare for another catastrophic hurricane bearing down on Florida, one in a string

This is a slim book that's full of heart and strange, captivating details of Chambers's imagined world

The retelling swirls with family drama, intrigue, bravery--and a young woman determined to make her mark

City laundry room while trying to keep his sister from doing the same--and they both end up in a dark, strange

She's asked to play the role of a maid to an unassuming, wealthy young woman and play a key part in a dastardly plot to take the woman's inheritance and leave her to rot in an insane asylum.

see The Ex Talk. 03 The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren The story is heartwarming, funny, with strong

I loved the Ottoman Empire setting, the strong female main protagonist, and the complications and sometimes

More Book Gifts for Kids and Teens. 01 The Comfort Book by Matt Haig "It is a strange paradox, that many in a Quaint English Village features Edward Gorey-type pen and ink illustrations from Jay Cooper. 06 Strange Pyle's Stranger Planet (as well as Strange Planet) in one of my gift guides last year (Shhh!

these books . 05 Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino In Beautyland , Bertino offers a poignant, funny, strange In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious building bonds deeper than either could have imagined; the love story between the bridge and Gore is strange

The author explores her own wonder, joy, loss, and peace as she reflects on the formidable woman after

Bridget falls for a fellow "sporting woman," and when the Buffalo Queen is threatened, she must determine

When her sister Kacey disappears and a string of murders rock the community, Mickey's need to solve the When Kacey disappears and a string of murders rock the community, everyone is suspect and Mickey's desire

Festival Days is not light reading: "Cheri" delves into the last days of a woman who is terminally ill

She also has a strong, passionate grasp of widely experienced inequalities—and ideas of how to chip away

JungHo's childhood clan all grown up; each of their loves; and the wealthy and influential men pulling strings

The limitations and cruelties Ruth experiences because she is a woman feel realistically (and maddeningly

There in the sharp teeth of the Gilded Mountains, where the snow and murderous cold conspire to ruin a woman

be happy to sit around for much longer than an hour listening to Mindy Kaling talk about brunch, a strange

Can't a woman retain her clearheadedness even when she's doing battle?"

The women's discoveries of their inner strength during their desperation are wonderful lights in the

anonymity and an escape to the woods to grieve and be alone, but she quickly finds out that a young local woman

Frankie and Zeke want to create something--something strange, something people will notice, yet something

Hannah Brooks looks like the young woman next door--but she's actually a highly skilled Executive Protection

In Reckless Girls, the newest novel by Rachel Hawkins, Lux is a frustrated young woman who's just done

and as Veronica and Stoker follow clues they venture from a royal palace to an artists' refuge to a strange

Fizzy is a straight talker, a sex-positive woman, and a successful romance writer, but she's never been

Ruth's father, the founder of the colony, preached that men should marry as many women and have as many

The Princess Diarist is based upon the diaries Carrie Fisher kept while she was a young woman stumbling

Emika Chen is an orphaned young woman in a futuristic New York City.

We built our lives into a set of mutual agreements, a string of small gifts lobbed back and forth.

A strange fellow offers to lead Ollie to Gwen.

The city is soon awash with ghosts of Lola's brief encounters, big loves, strange connections, and heartbreaks

on each other's nerves work together to determine who is responsible for a puzzling murder and other strange

exploring trust, betrayal, the unexpected bubbling up of grief, and the bone-deep tiredness of a young woman

But August's adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might Hannah Brooks looks like the young woman next door--but she's actually a highly skilled Executive Protection

by Tiffany McDaniel In Tiffany McDaniel's novel Betty, set in the foothills of Appalachia, a young woman

seventeen-year-old Ada is a newlywed, following contentedly the path set out for her as a young married woman