In The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds – the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting. #MP3 https://nnels.ca/items/hate-u-give-1

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. Each girl has a vision of what their ideal future will bring, though ultimately experiencing something completely different, as most young people do. #MP3 #EPUB https://nnels.ca/items/little-women-0

Bad feminist: Essays Roxane Gay, takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman of color while also taking listeners on a ride through culture of the last few years. #MP3 https://nnels.ca/items/bad-feminist-essays

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond. #MP3 https://nnels.ca/items/educated-memoir

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai brings you on her extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. #MP3 #DAISY https://nnels.ca/items/i-am-malala-girl-who-stood-education-and-was-shot-taliban

In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience by Helen Knott, is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. #EPUB #DAISY #MP3 https://nnels.ca/items/my-own-moccasins-memoir-resilience

Women who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, uses myths and folktales to illustrate how societies systematically strip away the feminine spirit. Through an exploration into the nature of the wild woman archetype, Dr. Estés helps listeners rediscover and free their own wild nature. #MP3 https://nnels.ca/items/women-who-run-wolves-myths-and-stories-wild-woman-archetype

Watch Out for Her by Samantha Bailey is a thriller about a mother who keeps watch at all times to keep her family safe. It is a chilling look at trust, voyeurism, and obsession in the modern age, and how far we will go to watch out for those we love. #DAISY #MP3 #EPUB https://nnels.ca/items/watch-out-her

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain explores envy, women’s friendships, desire, and silenced intuitions. Whitney cracks when her son disobeys her and, not long after, he is hospitalized from a fall. As the neighbors grapple with terrible night, everyone’s world unravels. #DAISY #MP3 #EPUB https://nnels.ca/items/whispers-0

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue, set in Dublin 1918, follows three transformative days in the life of Julia Power, a nurse assigned to a quarantined maternity ward during the height of the Great Flu. #EPUB #MP3 https://nnels.ca/items/pull-stars-novel