Becoming

From the South Side of Chicago to the White House, an intimate memoir of resilience, identity, and finding your voice while navigating marriage, motherhood, and public life.
The Glass Castle: A Memoir

A raw, unforgettable story of resilience and redemption. Four siblings raised by brilliant but alcoholic parents learn to survive poverty and neglect, then escape to build new lives.
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

Pulitzer Prize winner chronicles a childhood of crushing poverty, alcoholism, and hunger in 1930s Limerick, Ireland told with stunning humor and heartbreaking honesty.
Educated

A young woman raised by survivalists in rural Idaho enters her first classroom at 17 and journeys from isolation to earning a PhD at Cambridge University.
Daring Greatly How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Based on twelve years of research, Brené Brown reveals how embracing vulnerability isn't weakness but your path to courage, meaningful connection, and wholehearted living.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, Book 5)

Harry faces his fifth year at Hogwarts as the Ministry denies Voldemort's return. He forms a secret defense group while haunted by visions of a mysterious corridor and a prophecy that will change everything.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, Book 2)

Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year, only to face a sinister mystery when students are mysteriously petrified and a terrifying voice haunts the castle walls.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

An orphan with a lightning bolt scar learns he's a wizard on his 11th birthday and attends Hogwarts, where he uncovers dark secrets and faces the villain who murdered his parents.
Fun Home A Family Tragicomic