General Fiction

Behind Five Willows by June Hur is a romantic historical novel set in Korea during the Joseon dynasty, inspired by the world of Jane Austen. Haewon secretly works as an illegal transcriber of forbidden books, risking punishment because of her love of literature. Seojun...

Set in Nazi Germany in 1939, The Book Thief follows Liesel Meminger, a young girl sent to live with a foster family on Himmel Street after her parents are taken away. As war surrounds her, Liesel discovers comfort and escape through stolen books and...

Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow will sweep you up and never let you go. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her...

Running on the Cracks by Julia Donaldson is a gripping children's/YA thriller about fifteen-year-old Leo, who runs away from her uncle and travels to Glasgow in search of her Chinese family. Along the way, Leo meets Finlay and Mary, who help her feel safe...