Diverse Readers Book Club

March Book - There is a Door in this Darkness by Kristin Cashore

Wilhelmina Hart is part of the infamous class of 2020. Her high school years began with a shocking presidential election and ended with a pandemic. In the midst of this global turmoil, she also lost one of her beloved aunts, a loss she still feels keenly. Having deferred college, Wilhelmina now lives in a limbo she can see no way out of, like so many of her peers. Wilhelmina’s personal darkness would be unbearable (especially with another monumental election looming) but for the inexplicable and seemingly magical clues that have begun to intrude on her life—flashes of bizarre, ecstatic whimsy that seem to add up to a message she can’t quite grasp. But something tells her she should follow their lead. Maybe a trail of elephants, birds, angels, and stale doughnuts will lead Wilhelmina to a door?

"Remembering the Magic, Makes Us Brave"

A magic-tinged contemporary YA about grief and hope from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm novels.

"An in-depth character study with wonder as a subtle but steady undertone."—Booklist

"A nimbly braided slice-of-life tale."—PW

Cashore’s novel is rich with a quality of observation and multifarious detail that suits adolescent angst, loss, and the limited stimulation of pandemic 'bubbles.'... Although set in the recent past, this is a work of historical and magical realism with unsettling contemporary resonances."—Horn Book

Copies of the book are available at the library. Please stop by the circulation desk to check out a copy or follow the link to grab your copy today! https://garybyker.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C4182356