Tag: emotional
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2022/08/28/mondays-not-coming-by-tiffany-d-jackson/
TW: child abuse/neglect, miscarriage, homophobia The novel Monday’s Not Coming is complex. The novel focuses on the mysterious disappearances of black children and the faulty system that frequently causes the kids to fall between the cracks. These are two extremely serious themes. The narrative...
Dumplin’
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/10/06/dumplin/
Title: Dumplin’ Author: Julie Murphy Summary: Willowdean Dickson is waiting for that moment when her life will really start. Living in a small Texas town famous for it’s beauty pageant as a fat girl isn’t always easy, but Will knows that she is who...
I’ll Give You the Sun
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/03/03/ill-give-you-the-sun/
Title: I’ll Give You the Sun Author: Jandy Nelson Summary: Vibrant, outgoing Jude and shy, artistic Noah are twins. They may not be identical, but they have been together forever. Despite petty jealousies over their parents’ affection, their mother’s ambition for both of them to attend a prestigious...