Vanessa rated The Whole-Brain Child: 4 stars
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel M.D., Tina Payne Bryson
Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks …
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Vanessa rated Americanah: 4 stars
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 2013 U.S. National …
Vanessa rated Tender Morsels: 4 stars
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Tender Morsels is a dark and vivid story, set in two worlds and worrying at the border between them. Liga …
Vanessa rated Between the World and Me: 4 stars
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns …
Vanessa rated What babies say before they can talk: 4 stars
Vanessa rated Notorious Rbg: 4 stars
Vanessa rated The Argonauts: 5 stars
Vanessa rated The Martian: 4 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one …
Vanessa rated The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories: 4 stars
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, published in October 2006, is a collection of eight short stories by …
Vanessa rated Every day is for the thief: 3 stars
Vanessa rated Neurocomic: 3 stars
Vanessa rated State of Wonder: 4 stars
Vanessa rated The Art of Fielding: 4 stars
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big …