Vera Wong lives above her teashop in San Francisco's Chinatown. One morning she wakes up to find a dead body in the shop. She decides to figure out who did it. It's cute and funny, especially listening to the audiobook.

There were parts I loved about this book and then parts that I felt oversimplified complex issues.

I enjoyed this story about a german woman immigrant to the US. I was saddened and shocked to find how immigrants were treated in Ellis Island! I have family who came to Ellis island. The fact that this Eugenics program existed is very disturbing to me. I found that I learned a lot from this work of historical fiction. I enjoyed Lena and Ella’s story and that of the people who lived by Blue ridge in Va. It is shocking how they threw them off their land. I recommend this book. Irlt is very informative.

I cannot wait to hear Ellen talk about this insightful story of Eugenics in the United States. The characters are are lovingly presented. You can feel their fears, pain, and joy. Thank you for bringing the author to East Meadow on Monday. This is a book that I could not put down until I knew the characters were safe.

An exciting , emotional novel which switches back and forth between 1980 and 1984. It tells the story of Dr. Joan Goodwin, an astronomy professor who is among the first women accepted into NASA's astronaut training program. We follow her through her intense training, as she forms deep friendships with her fellow trainees. Four years later, she is the voice of NASA at mission control in Houston as the unexpected happens involving her friends during a space shuttle mission.

the book is about a young girl who marries and divorced her husband then goes back to live with her parents and the struggles she encounter's living with them. she works for her uncle who teaches her the marble business and the promise to take her to Italy until he suddenly dies. she pursues the trip to Italy against her parents wishes and what comes from the experience .

This well-researched novel is based on the true story of how Vincent Van Gogh's paintings were brought into acceptance as worthy art. Vincent's brother, Theo Van Gogh, supported the artist, and was himself an art dealer. One year after Vincent’s death, Theo dies. His wife, Jo Van Gogh, struggles to fulfill Theo's dream of bringing Vincent Van Gogh's art to fame. The expected response to her husband's death was for Jo to return home to live with and be supported by her father. She fights this, and fights against societal norms by trying to instill herself into the all-male world of selling art. She is rebuffed by the men, who don’t believe a woman can possibly understand business. For the sake of her son’s future inheritance, Jo does all she can to promote Vincent’s work and gain an international following for his drawings and paintings.

Very well researched and illustrated graphic novel about Jane Austen which is full of fun facts, lesser known facts, a unique viewpoint, and with some embellishments. I enjoyed this book because it was a different way of learning and reading about someone through comic book format.

Carl Hiaasen is on of my favorite writers. His books aquirky a

This is a young adult fantasy book that revolves around a group of six “friends” that go on a heist. I loved this book! Five out of five stars! It was so good. It is a little confusing because the book is written assuming the reader knows background of the world, however I did not read the Shadow and Bone trilogy before this. However, it is not difficult to catch on with the help of google and reading on. The author did a really good job, in my opinion, writing the characters and showing their growth and development. It’s also very nice how the author writes the friendships and relationships. I love the characters and feel the emotion. Beautifully written! Definitely recommend to fantasy fanatics.