Madeleine L'Engle 's Arm of the Starfish is very good...

about to start Asylum by Madeleine Roux

just put on reserve at NYPL: Mosquitoland by David Arnold

KIRKUS DEC 10, 2014

Arnold pens a stunning debut, showcasing a cast of dynamic characters whose individual struggles are real but not always fully explained, a perfect decision for a book whose timeline is brief. Ultimately, Mim revises moments from her own narrative, offering readers tantalizing glimpses of the adult Mim will eventually become...Mesmerizing. Full Review

about to start: The Making of a Master by Mark Evans a life of John Constable

just finished Our Kids by Robert Putham,similar to Coming Apart by Charles Murray