Theatre by Joanna Quinn The war and all its deprivations seem relentless, but for Cristabel, there is a strange

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

particularly urgent to stop the current-day killing--was necessary for the story, yet throughout, this seemed strange

what many of her fellow female students put up with from young men who won't hear no and don't treat women

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

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

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

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

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

navigates danger and helps achieve justice by using her smarts, eschewing societal tradition and limits on women

Strange things begin happening to Cassie and Izzy when Cassie takes possession of the book, and soon

A woman recognizes him and impulsively spills the story of her mother Margot Bamborough's mysterious

to Charm You, and I recently mentioned it again in my review of Natalie Haynes's A Thousand Ships, a woman-centered

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

modern day, she serves primarily as a catalyst for Jess's arrival and amateur sleuthing, and it seemed strange

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

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

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

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

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

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

I’m not sure how to feel about the construct of having a young woman’s desire to gain acknowledgment her brother’s likely future levels—which she also deserved but which were seemingly impossible for a woman

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The other twin marries a dark-skinned black man and lives as a black woman.

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!

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

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

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

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

But her adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might just

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

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