The Year of Luminous Love

The Year of Luminous LoveBy: Lurlene McDaniel For fans of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, this inspirational novel is set in Tennessee horse country, as well as the historic cities and picturesque countryside of Italy. As the story unfolds, three girls, recently graduated from high school, plan the next phase of their lives while dealing with complicated issues. Author Lurlene McDaniel subtly explores the many types of love including love for one's family and friends,

By: Nikhil Krishnan     “Teeming with Oxford characters [and] lively storytelling

With riddle-like questions prompting readers to lift colorful flaps to discover creepy-crawly creatures such as spiders

prepared and served straight from the heart of her home

One wonderful aspect of Rooney’s consistently wonderful novel is the fierce clarity with which she examines the self-delusion that so often festers alongside presumed self-knowledge

She’s made a mistake so huge

making life on earth possible

This lively and poignant tale was inspired by Clement C

Graham Brown

—how members of Congress ride their own mini-subways under the Capitol

Robert Hughes takes us down the Ramblas

John Urschel

By: Plato   | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Throughout history