Monroe Free Library

"Flying couch tells the stories of three unforgettable women. Amy Kurzwil weaves her own coming-of-age as a young Jewish artist into the narrative of her mother, a psychologist, and Bubbe, her grandmother, a World War II survivor who escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto by disguising herself as a gentile. The voices and histories of these wise, hilarious, and very different women create a protrait not only of what it means to be part of a family, but also...

Nora Krug investigates the hidden truths of her family's wartime history in Nazi Germany. Nora Krug was born decades after the fall of the Nazi regime, but the Second World War cast a long shadow over her childhood and youth in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. Yet she knew little about her own family's involvement; though all four grandparents lived through the war, they never spoke of it. After twelve years in the US, Krug realizes that living abroad...

When Jennifer Hayden was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 43, she realized that her tits told a story. Across a lifetime, they'd held so many meanings: hope and fear, pride and embarrassment, life and death. And then they were gone. Now, their story has become a way of understanding her story. Growing up flat-chested and highly aware of her inadequacies… heading off to college, where she "bloomed" in more ways than one… navigating adulthood...

"This is the last of the For Better or Worse collection books. Grandparents Elly and John adapt to a smaller home, while son Michael and his family spread out in the old Patterson house. Elizabeth and Anthony's romance is rekindled, bringing things full circle."--Back cover.

The bone-chilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture starring Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer. You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer-the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper-seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, "Jeff" was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms,...

"A certain college girl is reincarnated as the child of a soldier in a world with few books and a low literacy rate. No matter how much she wants to read, there are no books around her. What can she do if there aren't any books? Just make them herself! Her goal? To become a librarian! In order to live a life surrounded by books, she'll start by making them! Enjoy this biblio-fantasy for bookworms!"--Page 4 of cover.

A story within a story, a book within a book, a tale about the search for family, for an emotional home.

The Luchadores Five are a Mexican wrestling gang on a mission to clean up their East Los Angeles community. But despite their best attempts to eradicate crime, the "Unfabulous Five" constantly get arrested, roughed up by other gangs and ridiculed in public by their friends and family.