Wheaton Public Library: Grow with Us!
In Before She Knew Him, artist Hen and her husband Lloyd have just moved to the suburbs to get a new start after her recovery from a manic episode during which she became obsessed with the unsolved murder of a Read more
in The Hating Game, Lucy is the executive assistant to the CEO of a publishing company. When her company merges with another, the heads of both companies are kept on as co-CEOs, and Lucy is forced to start sharing an Read more
Lucy Knisley takes us on a tour of her life through her interactions with food. The influences food has had on her life as she grew up. From her mom’s home cooking, to fancy restaurants, hidden bakeries in European cities, Read more
In Junji Ito’s newest collection of graphic short horror stories people mysteriously disappear only to turn up sewn together in massive clusters. A baby cries from within a grave, carried to term by his already dead mother. The Nanzan UFO Read more
Most mystery readers love a good series. It’s fun to get to know a character, while secure in the knowledge that there will be more adventures after you’ve turned the last page. Few series, however, have as many titles to Read more
In Spoiler Alert, Marcus, star of the fictional hit TV show Gods of the Gates, deals with his frustration with the showrunners by secretly writing and posting fanfiction about his own character. He becomes close to another fanfiction writer, April, Read more
Kindred, by classic science fiction author Octavia Butler, is a novel about a Black woman from 1970s Los Angeles who finds herself repeatedly pulled back in time to pre-Civil War Maryland, where she must save the life of her white Read more
Spanning decades over the lifespan of the Conroy family, Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House is a difficult, absorbing, fascinating read that was really hard to put down. Told from the perspective of younger brother, Danny, the reader is taken through Read more
Kathryn Stockett’s first historical fiction novel is amazing. It’s about the lives of African American maids/nannies who served white women in the 1960’s, particularly in Mississippi. The main character, Eugenia Phelan, nicknamed “Skeeter,” is an atypical and intelligent white woman, Read more
In 2009, “Precious,” the movie that is based on Push, was highly acclaimed and received multiple Academy Awards. I wanted to know what all the hype was about, but I wouldn’t watch the movie because I was afraid it would Read more