Today's book recommendations are going to focus on young adult and children's books.
This recommendation came from one of my readers (and I thank you!) :
Just Do This One Thing for Me is by Laura Zimmerman. The teenage protagonists do arrive at a satisfying ending after all their challenges. 2023, Dutton.
"Technically, this is a YA book but it also crosses over to adult readers well. It is funny, snarky, a murder mystery of sorts, and a parody of online shopping and its product “ratings.”[Statement by person recommending the book.]
Summary mentions the location is a "Wisconsin Lake in Winter."
WorldCat - to find in a local library. This is to a print record, but there is an audio version also available. (TC folks, lots of copies available to borrow - check it out!)
Many folks are probably familiar with the Laura Ingalls Wilder stories, but this book written by the granddaughter of the title character takes place in the same time period and has a completely different perspective of the Native Americans who resided in the same vicinity as the settlers. Set in Wisconsin based on stories her grandmother told her, Brink's depiction of Native Americans that were neighbors was much more accepting. It is a quick read, but also it demonstrates a different point of view that more young readers need to see.
"Growth comes from a willingness to go beyond the familiar and the ordinary and the traditional to find out what being alive demands of us. The we learn to become more of who we really are. As Peter McWilliams puts it, 'Comfort zones are most often expanded through discomfort.'"January 7, 2026, The Monastic Way, Joan Chittister.
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