Hello didong, Sometimes the people closest to us can surprise us in unexpected ways. The protagonists of this week's books all discover something new from, or about, a person close to them: a worried girl learns a valuable lesson from her grandmother, an older teen seeks to understand her late father, and an independent woman finds herself opening up her heart to a dear friend. Read on to find out more about this week's books, and you too might find yourself surprised by what you learn. 🐭 Marvin and Me by Bojana Milojkovic is a beautiful and important children's book about a young girl named Pippa who struggles with anxiety. On a day out with her grandmother, Pippa can't seem to shake her worries and intrusive thoughts, so her grandma comes up with a bright idea: to imagine her scary thoughts as a little mouse named Marvin. Through the story of Pippa and Marvin, Milojkovic shows young children that anxiety is entirely normal and that externalizing it — in the form of an animal or clouds in the sky, for example — can make it feel less frightening. ✒️ Peter Serko's middle grade novel Hattie's War centers around the Civil War and its aftermath. Nineteen-year-old Hattie dreams of being an artist like her father — a father she's never met as he died in the battle of Gettysburg before she was born. She sets out on a quest to understand her father's motivations for volunteering to fight and the events surrounding his death. Inspired by the author's great great grandmother, this story is both captivating and an excellent educational resource for older middle grade readers to learn more about this important part of American history. 💘 Eliza Modiste's romantic suspense novel Veiled in Brick follows Zoey Sheffield, a woman who knows what she wants, needs to be in control, and loathes commitment. Her carefree life was going just fine until she started falling for James, realized her friendship with Liam could be something more, and discovered she has a stalker. This is the second independent book in Modiste's The Veiled Series and will utterly absorb you with an intriguing love triangle, witty banter, and a thrilling revelation. Reviewer Jessica Snoke calls it "sweet and spicy, with a twist of danger." For more romantic stories, don't miss Lindsay Rochester's Sunshine & Cinnamon, a charming novel about Ruby, who visits Laurel Falls to help out at her grandmother's bakery. She's determined to not stay in the sleepy town for long, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the town's handsome masseuse... Happy reading! P.S. Want to see your book featured here? Submit it for review on Discovery.  Felicia – Editorial Manager
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