BOOK OF THE WEEK

An Emotion of Great Delight

An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi is a searing story about everyday life for a Muslim family in 2003. With the Muslim community facing more harassment than ever before, Shadi is trying her best to avoid the spotlight. But with her family falling apart around her and the world proving to be a hostile place, she won't be able to keep her emotions bottled up forever.

For the Wolf

Hannah Whitten weaves a wonderfully eerie dark fantasy tale in For the Wolf. As the first second daughter born in centuries, Red's only purpose in life is to be sacrificed to the Wolf in exchange for him freeing her community's gods. But something strange happens when she's left in the Wilderwood: Red discovers the Wolf is just a normal man, and it's up to her to save the world.

Girl One

Girl One by Sara Flannery Murphy is a supernatural thriller about nine women who hold the distinction of being the first babies conceived without male DNA. At first, the girls and their mothers lived together on a commune, but when a fire destroyed their home they were all separated. Josephine, the firstborn of the group, is on a mission to reunite her family after one of the girls goes missing.

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