The end of the semester can be stressful. Winter break is a time to relax, unwind, and spend time with loved ones. So why not read something for the heart? Whether a witty romantic comedy, a loving journey of self-discovery, or a blossoming friendship, these feel-goods will have you warm all the way into January.
The Sign for Home by Blair Fell
Years ago, Argo Dilly—a handsome, young, DeafBlind Jehovah’s Witness—met a girl at a boarding school. After tragedy struck, he thought their love was lost forever. But when a college writing assignment unlocks old memories, he embarks on a quest with his fellow misfits to learn the truth. This is a must-read coming-of-age with friendship and romance!
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Daniel, the son of Korean shopkeepers who is subject to high expectations, and Natasha, a factually-oriented, grounded girl whose family are illegal immigrants from Jamaica, find each other in New York City. A multicultural, fateful love story that will touch your heart.
Sophia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik
A “hilarious and fresh debut novel,” this book is about Sophia Khan, a woman who finds herself unlucky in love. After a breakup with a sort-of boyfriend, she’s ready to be totally done with men, until her boss persuades her to write a book about the Muslim dating scene. But amidst her crazy search for stories, she might just be falling in love…
Everything is OK by Debbie Tung
In this graphic memoir, Debbie Tung explores the highs and lows of her life dealing with anxiety and depression. She’s on a journey of self-love in a time when it feels like everything is hopeless, hoping to encourage readers to be kind to themselves, teaching them that it’s okay to be vulnerable.
Young Mike Munoz has just been fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy, and he can’t seem to catch a break, but after a challenging trip, he might just be able to see his future. This is a buildingsroman fiction novel about social conditions, Mexican identity, and the American dream.
In a collection of long-form essays, Ross Gay considers the joy what occurs when we care for one another during times of hardship—how we can practice recognizing joy and make more joy in the world. It asks: “What might be possible if we turn our attention to what brings us together, to what we love?” Essays include topics of grief, gardening, political polarization, care, skateboarding, dancing, destruction, care, and everything in between.
A story from the author of Dear Evan Hansen. Gavin, filled with grief over the death of his partner Sydney, sets fire to everything in their once-home before fleeing to New Jersey. Joan, the daughter of an old family friend, has High Superior Autobiographical Memory. She strikes a deal with Gavin: she will share her vivid memories of Sydney if Gavin will help her win a songwriting contest. But the more she shares, the more Gavin questions his own past and future.
Infinite Home by Kathleen Alcott
Edith, a widowed landlady, rents out her apartment to people crippled in mind, heart, and body. The renters—an unusually disabled man and his sister, a misanthropic comic, a beautiful agoraphobe, a recovering young artist—come to realize that Edith’s deteriorating mind and the menacing presence of her son are the greatest challenges they’ll have to overcome together. Faced with eviction and scattering, they have to find in each other what the world hasn’t given them: family, security, and love.
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Prince Sebastian has a secret: at night, he dresses up and becomes Lady Crystallia, the fashionable icon of Paris! His best friend and dressmaker, Frances, is one of only two who know the truth. But Frances is deferring her dreams in order to keep his secret safe… how long will she keep it up? This is a fairy-tale graphic novel of friendship, love, romance, and positivity in being who you really are.
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