Adult Readers Bundle
A Soul of a Sole
by Eleanor Kapcar
Tired and worn, I've not been on anyone’s feet since Raymond, but I remember our journey well. At a time when black men were seen as no more than property, he'd had only one choice: to run. So we did.
- Reading Level: 3.3
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Anton's Sweet, Sweet Life
by Barbara Eaton
Anton loves four things: music, making violins in his workshop, his pet parrot, and dessert! Be warned: this book WILL make you hungry.
- Reading Level: 3.7
- Interest Level: Post High School
Apples
by Destiny Sims
Adam and Abbey's lifelong love starts with sharing yellow apples in a little Tennessee town.
- Reading Level: 3.1
- Interest Level: High School, Post High School
Bentley
by Lauren Hope
Janet is consumed by her fear of change until one day, an unexpected visitor turns her whole world upside down.
- Reading Level: 5.1
- Interest Level: Post High School
Burnt Bacon
by Sandra Turner Barnes
Sadie and Henry face homelessness, poverty, and shame on the streets of Chicago, but together they find hope and a new future.
- Reading Level: 5.0
- Interest Level: High School, Post High School
Change of Heart
by Tiffany Jones
Victoria Snead has spent years working as a psychiatrist's secretary until one day, when she decides to risk it all to follow a dream.
- Reading Level: 4.1
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Chorus of Bells
by Natalie Walker
Lester, a skeptical young man, is patrolling the village cemetery for his first night as the graveyard lookout. He expects a silent night, but it ends up being anything but quiet.
- Reading Level: 4.6
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Christmas in the Trenches
by Elizabeth Shields
There are no Christmas trees, no carols, no holiday delights, and yet . . . the spirit of Christmas remains alive in the most unlikely of circumstances.
- Reading Level: 3.6
- Interest Level: Post High School
December Winds
by S. G. Dewey
A military father comes home to his family just in time for a heartwarming Christmas.
- Reading Level: 2.6
- Interest Level: High School, Post High School
Felicity
by Samantha DiPietro
An old man used to write great things. He fears he has nothing left to write about until, with his granddaughter's help, he discovers a final story within himself.
- Reading Level: 3.0
- Interest Level: Post High School
Ghost Heartbeats
by Emily Clarke
Stuck in a dead-end town at a dead-end job, it's time to find the courage to move on . . . or end up as one of the living ghosts she sees every day.
- Reading Level: 3.7
- Interest Level: High School, Post High School
Got to Work
by Mariana Lopez
This true story of the Masacre de las Bananeras (Banana Massacre) in Colombia focuses on the workers and their experiences on that tragic day.
- Reading Level: 1.6
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Home
by Kelly Hood
Chester Strickland's life is forever changed by the events of World War II, but the path his life takes in the decade to follow is a testament to love and small town charm.
- Reading Level: 5.7
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Lulu Garlic, Contraband
by Robert Walton
In the midst of the Civil War, Lulu, an escaped slave, offers her time and services to treat those who've been injured. Among them, she finds the most unlikely of soldiers.
- Reading Level: 2.7
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Mightier than the Sword
by Peter Moyer
An author comes to terms with the dangers of his imagination.
- Reading Level: 4.3
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Mind Trip
by Joy Stoffers
As I move away from my parents, home, and country at just eighteen years old, I am nervous but excited. Ben Holden will be the perfect husband! It isn't long, though, before dark secrets emerge.
- Reading Level: 2.9
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
On My Block
by Brian Kirchner
A tour around the neighborhood . . . and a journey through diversity, conflict, and peace.
- Reading Level: 4.2
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Pathways to Ancestors
by M. R. Cain
Most of the graves here belong to Jessie's ancestors, but there is one, right at the beginning of the first line, that she knows nothing about. Who were Kimi and Pierre Lascaux?
- Reading Level: 2.4
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Sucker Stick
by Stephen Leitschuh
I was five years old when I discovered that I am invincible, but it's a secret that I'll have to keep for as long as I live.
- Reading Level: 5.0
- Interest Level: All Ages
The House of Memories
by Nino Kotolashvili
Imagine if a house could tell tales about the conversations and wonders it sees. The home in this story might be unable to speak, but maybe a visitor from the past can keep its artistic spirit alive.
- Reading Level: 3.5
- Interest Level: Post High School
The Lilac Lesson
by Cat Jenkins
They finally have a name, a label, for Sandy: autism. But . . . is that all she is? A label?
- Reading Level: 4.9
- Interest Level: Post High School, Middle School, High School
The Strength of a Bonsai
by Noah Grossman
When Gene arrived in America in search of new opportunity, he expected the change to be as hard as it was exciting. What he didn't expect was the now-notorious San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
- Reading Level: 5.4
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
With Feeling
by Victoria Beasley
A man who feels too much teams up with a girl who doesn't feel anything in order to raise a dragon.
- Reading Level: 1.9
- Interest Level: Middle School
With Honey And Lemon
by M. P. Thao
Eva's mom has her future planned for her, down to the man she is going to marry. Eva has never considered what her own dreams could look like, at least until she meets Theo, the teashop owner's son.
- Reading Level: 1.7
- Interest Level: Post High School