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Author: Bernardine Evaristo Year: 2019 ISBN: 9788934990994 Genre: Postcolonial literature Age Range: teenagers and above Synopsis: Girl, Woman, Other is the story of 12 Black British women who are interconnected in unexpected ways. The novel reads as a long series of run-on and fragmented sentences, employing a stream-of-consciousness style to blur together the women's stories across geographies and time.

Author: Tricia Levenseller Year: 2017 ISBN: 9781250891907 Genre: Young Fantasy Fiction Age Range: 16+ Synopsis: There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legendary treasure trove—seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship. More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate Riden. But not to worry, for Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King. In Daughter of the Pirate King, debut author Tricia Levenseller blends action, adventure, romance, and a little bit of magic into a thrilling pirate tale.

Author: Elisabetta Dami Year: 2009 ISBN: 9780545341035 Genre: Children's Fiction Age Range: everyone Synopsis: One day, my friends and I, Geronimo Stilton, made an amazing discovery. We found a huge oyster -- with an enormouse pearl inside! I was so excited about this extremely rare, precious pearl that I wrote a special feature about it in The Rodent's Gazette. That article attracted lots of attention -- both good and bad! The enormouse pearl was in danger of being stolen. Would my friends and I be able to protect it?

Author: Tsitsi Dangarembga Year: 1988 ISBN: 9780704341005 Genre: Postcolonial Fiction Age Range: 12 + Synopsis: Nervous Conditions tells the story of a Rhodesian girl's journey in pursuit of education from impoverished homestead to missionary school and finally to private Catholic school. When the novel opens, 14-year-old Tambu lives on an homestead with her parents and siblings.

Author: Elisabetta Dami Year: 2005 ISBN: 9780545341028 Genre: Children's Fiction Synopsis: My good friend Hercule Poirat and I were called to investigate mysterious events in the famouse Grand Hotel in New Mouse City. There was a ghost haunting the hotel and scaring guests! It was wearing armor and carrying a ball and chain. I know that ghosts don't exist, but this was pretty spooky. Would Poirat and I be able to solve this spine-tingling mystery?

Author: Usamaru Furuya Year: 2009 ISBN:9781647291488 Genre: Adult Semi- autobiography Synopsis: Osamu Dazai's classic tale retold by Usamaru Furuya is now in a complete omnibus edition! No Longer Human, the searing semi-autobiographical novel by Osamu Dazai, Japan’s Dostoevsky, trades its original prewar setting for the brave new world of the aught years in this adaptation by the enfant terrible of manga. This unique omnibus, previously available in three installments, features left-to-right (rather than “flipped”) art drawn by the creator himself for Western audiences. Find out how a self-described clown awakens to his dark genius.