21 Books You Must Read Before Summer Ends
Whether you're on vacation or need a vacation from your vacation, you'll be swept away by these extraordinary new releases, ranging from hilarious to harrowing, girly to gritty, highbrow to high octane.
By Natalie Beach
12 of 21
Lay It on My Heart
By Angela Pneuman
288 pages;
Mariner Books
You think your teenage years were rough? Charmaine Peake is 13 when her father is committed to an asylum for believing himself a prophet. Now she must live with her mother in a cramped trailer and somehow retain her sanity and sense of humor. Biting yet optimistic, this first novel will knock you sideways with its Southern charm and quiet humanity.
— Natalie Beach
Published 06/19/2014
