The Nanny Diaries
by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

This funny and poignant look into the lives of upper class New York families is told from the point of view of Nanny, a college student who takes the job of nanny for a family’s temperamental four-year-old son.  Nanny is pushed to the brink by her charge, his mother, his father, and even his father’s mistress.
 

I Say a Little Prayer 
by E. Lynn Harris

Former singer Chauncey Greer is a religious man and the owner of a successful greeting card business.  His pastor offers him the tempting chance to sing at a revival led by Bishop Upchurch, a man known to criticize homosexual people.  His friends refuse to attend and since Chauncey is bisexual, he must choose between his love of singing or being true to who he is.
 

The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen

This is Franzen’s examination of the Lambert family, whose members all have more than their share of problems.  A poignant story, readers view these problems through each character’s witty voice.  As this book was an Oprah Book Club selection, Franzen was set to appear on the show until he insulted the television show host.

Disappearing Acts

by Terry McMillan

Love blossoms between music teacher and aspiring singer Zora, and Franklin, a marginally employed construction worker. They’ve both suffered abuse and life will test their relationship, leaving the reader wondering if they are meant to be.

True Believer

by Nicholas Sparks

Nicolas Sparks again captures the reader’s heart in this tale of love between the unlikeliest of people.  Jeremy Marsh makes his living debunking the supernatural.  When he is called to explain the mysterious lights surrounding a cemetery, he finds himself falling in love with Lexie Randall, his tour guide and the granddaughter of the town clairvoyant.  Can she make him believe?

THE Harry Potter  Series

 by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter leads a depressing life with his aunt, uncle and cousin until he discovers he is a wizard!  Over the course of seven years, Harry and his friends, encounter the fantastic (unicorns, flying cars and broomsticks, elves) and the terrifying (trolls, goblins, dragons) as Harry prepares to ultimately face the evil Lord Voldemort, the wizard who killed Harry’s parents and who is planning to wreak havoc on the world.

White Oleander

by Janet Fitch

As fourteen-year-old Astrid’s poetess mother goes to prison for murder, she has no idea where life will lead her.  Shuffled from one foster home to another, Astrid suffers abuse at the hands of each of her foster parents, and even her mother, from prison.  She comes to know tragedy and loss, but also finds strength within herself as she learns to survive.

House of Sand and Fog

by Andre Dubus III

Two very wounded people collide over a house when one, Kathy Niccolo, a recovering alcoholic, is wrongly evicted from it and the other, Colonel Behrani from Iran, buys it at auction price as a last ditch effort to restore a shred of dignity to his family.  A battle commences that can only end in tragedy.  The point of view alternates mainly between the two main characters.

Carrie

by Stephen King

High-school student Carrie White has long experienced mental and physical abuse at the hands of her mother and her fellow high school students.  What they do not know, though, is that Carrie is telekinetic.  When her classmates pull the ultimate prank on Carrie, she shows them just how powerful her ability is.

His Bright Light: the Story of Nick Traina

by Danielle Steel

From bestselling author Danielle Steel comes the tragic and heartbreaking story of the punk rocker son she lost to suicide.  Steel takes the reader through his tumultuous life, which was scattered with drug addiction, manic depression and thoughts of suicide as young as age thirteen.  Through her remembrances, Steel gives the reader a vivid look into who her son really was.

The  Devil Wears Prada

by Lauren Weisberger

College graduate Andy takes a job as an assistant to Miranda, a fashion magazine editor.  As Andy is thrust into the glamorous world of fashion, Miranda demands that she complete everything from demeaning errands to impossible tasks.  Andy must soon make a choice to remain with Miranda and obtain a coveted job opportunity or salvage what is left of her health and relationships.

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