Huntington Public Library Adult Reading Challenge

  A short book, about a summer vacation on Cape Cod with adult family. There are revelations about life, and secrets are exposed. It was a very good beach read!

This is a Historical Fiction that takes place during World War II. It is a story about wartime loss, romance, and the power of literature. A beautiful well written story.  

 An amazing book and a must read. A story about migrants and migration to the United States, policy issues and humanitarian concerns, fellow human beings, and issues of morality!

London is preparing for war in 1939 as Hitler's forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett just moves to London, not expecting to see bunkers and drawn curtains. She moves in with her mother's dear friend while she looks for work. She gets a job at Primrose Hill Bookshop in the heart of London. During the blackouts and air raids, Grace discovers the power of storytelling to unite her community.

  This book was strange, fun, beautiful, and heart breaking. As crazy as the plot sounds, Light from Uncommon Stars reads naturally and somehow none of the characters feel contrived. It features a family of aliens who escape the "endplague" and are making donuts, a violin teacher who made a deal with Hell to turn over 7 souls in exchange for her own, and a gifted trans woman musician who's run away from home. The violin teacher both identifies the trans woman as her final student and falls in love with the captain/mother of the alien family. This intersection of worlds allows for Aoki to make piercing observations of the impact of music, what makes a true culinary experience, and the relationship between our bodies and our souls.