I just finished a heartwarming book by Sara Nisha Adams called The Reading List. Set in the Wembly neighborhood of London in current times, the story is about a reading list. Several people have found the same reading list. The list included Death of a Mockingbird, Beloved, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Life of Pi, and Little Women. A 17 year old named Aleisha found the list while working part time at the Wembly library. When an elderly man, Mr. Patel, asked for reading recommendations, Aleisha used the list she found. Then Aleisha started to read the books on the list too. Aleisha lives with her clinically depressed mother and her 25 year old brother, Aiden. Books help her escape from her real worries. By the end of the story Mr. Patel has become a part of Aleisha's family and she has become a part of his family too. What a sweet story!
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