The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro

Almost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum--still the largest unsolved art theft in history--one of the stolen Degas paintings is delivered to the Boston studio of a young artist. Claire Roth has entered into a Faustian bargain with a powerful gallery owner by agreeing to forge the Degas in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But as she begins her work, she starts to suspect that this long-missing masterpiece--the very one that had been hanging at the Gardner for one hundred years--may itself be a forgery.    

Eight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney Otto

A profoundly moving portrayal of the lives of women, imagining the thoughts and events that produced eight famous female photographers of the twentieth century. Inspired by the work of Imogen Cunningham, Madame Yevonde, Tina Modotti, Grete Stern, Lee Miller, Ruth Orkin, and others, author Whitney Otto weaves together eight stories, crisscrossing the world and a century to portray the tensions that defined the lives of female artists. These memorable characters seek the extraordinary through their art, yet also find meaning and reward in the ordinary tasks of motherhood, marriage, and domesticity. This is a bold, immersive, and unforgettable novel about women in love.

Between Heaven and Texas by Marie Bostwick

While Lydia grows up petite and pretty, Lydia's twin sister, Mary Dell, just keeps growing. Tall, smart, and sassy, Mary is determined to one day turn her love of sewing into a business. Meanwhile, she'll settle for raising babies with her new husband. But that dream proves elusive too, until finally, Mary gets the son she always wanted--a child as different as he is wonderful. And as Mary is forced to reconsider what truly matters in her family and her marriage, she begins to piece together a life that, like the colorful quilts she creates, will prove vibrant, rich, and absolutely unforgettable...

More Than You Know by Nan Rossiter

Under their mother's steady guidance, Beryl and her older sisters, Isak and Rumer, shared a childhood filled with happiness. But now Mia Graham has passed away after battling Alzheimer's, and her three daughters return to their New Hampshire home to say goodbye. Swept up in memories and funeral preparations, the sisters catch up on each other's lives. And as Beryl, Rumer, and Isak face a future without Mia, they realize it's never too late to heed a mother's lessons--about taking chances, keeping faith, and loving in spite of the risks...

Broken Harbor  by Tana French

Starting with her award-winning debut, French has scored four consecutive New York Times bestsellers and established herself as one of the top names in the genre.  Broken Harbor is quintessential French--a damaged hero, an unspeakable crime, and an intricately plotted mystery--nestled in a timely examination of lives shattered by the global economic downturn. Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy always brings in the killer. Always. That's why he's landed this high-profile triple homicide. At first, he thinks it's going to be simple, but the murder scene holds terrifying memories for Scorcher. Memories of something that happened there back when he was a boy.

In 1956, Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a desirable Boston suburb. She finds her neighbors less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One afternoon, Jimmy goes missing. The neighborhood--in the throes of Cold War paranoia--seizes the opportunity to further ostracize Ava and her son. Years later, when Lewis and Rose reunite to untangle the final pieces of the tragic puzzle, they must decide: Should you tell the truth even if it hurts those you love, or should some secrets remain buried?

The Way Back to Happiness by Elizabeth Bass

No one could blame Bev Putterman for becoming estranged from her sister. No one but Bev, anyway. Growing up, Diana was difficult and selfish yet always their mother's favorite. And then came the betrayal that took away the future Bev dreamed of. Yet if Diana caused problems while alive, her death leaves Bev in a maelstrom of remorse. She longs to provide a stable home for Diana's fourteen-year-old daughter, Alabama. But between her commitment-phobic boyfriend and her precarious teaching position, Bev's life is already in upheaval without an unruly teenager around. 

Benedict Hall by Cate Campbell

Margot Benedict struggles to succeed as a physician despite gender bias--and personal turmoil. The household staff have always tried to protect Margot from her brother Preston's cruel streak. Yet war has altered Preston too--not for the better. And when a chance encounter brings a fellow army officer into the Benedict fold, Preston's ruthlessness is triggered to new heights. Frank Parrish has been wounded body and soul, and in Margot, he senses a kindred spirit. But their burgeoning friendship and Preston's growing wickedness will have explosive repercussions for everyone at Benedict Hall as Margot dares to follow her own path, no matter the consequences.

  Upper Elementary Classics

 
 Magical Tween

The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling  

The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman 

Teen Peer Relationships

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton  

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