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Book Suggestions Published in 2022 A Book, Too, Can Be a Star (2022, by: Jones Voiklis, Charlotte, LE, MG, Madeleine L'Engle, Poets and Writers) History Smashers: The Underground Railroad (2022, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, Underground Railroad, Escaped Slaves) New From Here (2022, by: Yang, Kelly, MG, UMG, Asian Americans, COVID-19 Pandemic, Plagues) The Lucky Ones (2022, by: Williams Jackson, Linda, MG, UMG, Civil Rights, poverty) Wish Upon a Crawdad (2022, by: Condon, Curtis W., MG, UMG, electricity, Great Depression) Dream Annie, Dream (2022, by: Brown, Waka T., MG, UMG, Immigration, American Dream) Freewater (2022, by: Luqman-Dawson, Amina, MG, Antebellum South, Slavery, Maroon Community, Escaped Slaves) I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz (2022, by: Kor, Eva Mozes, MG, Holocaust, Nazi Occupation, Auschwitz) Yonder (2022, by: Standish, Ali, MG, UMG, WWII) Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II (2022, by: Levi, Lia, MG, WWII, Jews in Hiding, Nazi Occupation) Lines of Courage (2022, by: Nielsen, Jennifer A., UMG, WWI) The Prince of Steel Pier (2022, by: Nockowitz, Stacy, UMG, Jewish Life, Atlantic City, Mobsters) Ancient Eats: An Edible Exploration of the World (2022, by: Hanson, Stephanie, UMG, YA, World History) Charlotte Mason: The Teacher Who Revealed Worlds of Wonder (2022, by: Gore, Lanaya, UMG, A, Education, Charlotte Mason, Victorian Era) Red Scare: A Graphic Novel (2022, by: Walsh, Liam Francis, UMG, YA, McCarthyism, Cold War) The Other Side of the River (2022, by: Dobbs, Alda P., UMG, Mexican Revolution, Mexican Immigration) The Star that Always Stays (2022, by: Johnson, Anna Rose, UMG, Ojibwe Nation, Indigenous Americans) Troublemaker (2022, by: Cho, John, UMG, LA Riots, prejudice and racism) Quiet Fire: Emily Dickinson's Life and Poetry (2022, by: Dommermuth-Costa, Carol, UMG, YA, Emily Dickinson, Poets and Writers) The Civil War of Amos Abernathy (2022, by: Leali, Michael, UMG, History Erasure, LGBTQ+, American Civil War) The Red Palace (2022, by: Hur, June, YA, A, Joseon Era, Political Murder) 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt (2022, by: Ryan, Donald P., YA, A, Ancient Egypt) Daughters of a Dead Empire (2022, by: Tara O'Neil, Carolyn, YA, A, Russian Revolution) Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix (2022, by: McLemore, Anna-Marie, YA, A, Jazz Age, LGBTQ+, Retelling) Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken (2022, by: Tyndall, Nita, YA, A, WWII, LGBTQ+) This Rebel Heart (2022, by: Locke, Katherine, YA, A, Revolution, Hungarian Revolution, LGBTQ+) My Name is Selma (2022, by: van de Perre, Selma, YA, A, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) Babel: or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History (2022, by: Kuang, R.F., YA, A, Colonization, Revolution, Oxford) The Turning Point: 1851 - A Year That Changed Charles Dickens and the World (2022, by: Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert, YA, A, Charles Dickens, Victorian Era) And We Rise (2022, by: Martin, Erica, YA, A, Civil Rights) Gold Mountain (2022, by: Yee, Betty G., YA, A, Westward Expansion, Chinese Immigration, Transcontinental Railroad) The Taste of Ginger: A Novel (2022, by: Shah, Mansi, YA, A, Immigration) My Imaginary Mary (2022, by: Hand, Cynthia, Ashton, Brodi, Meadows, Jodi, YA, A, Mary Shelley) Anatomy: A Love Story (2022, by: Schwartz, Dana, YA, A, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science) A Million to One (2022, by: Jaigirdar, Adiba, YA, A, Titanic, Heists, LGBTQ+) I Must Betray You (2022, by: Sepetys, Ruta, YA, A, Cold War, Communism) Great or Nothing (2022, by: McCullough, Joy, Tung Richmond, Caroline, Sharpe, Tess, Spotswood, Jessica, YA, WWII, American Home Front, Little Women Retelling) Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (2022, by: Hall, Rebecca, YA, A, Racism, Atlantic Slave Trade, Slave Revolts) History Comics: The Stonewall Riots (2022, by: Bongiovanni, Archie, Andrews, A., YA, Stonewall Riots, Activism, LGBTQ+) The Kitchen Front (2022, by: Ryan, Jennifer, A, WWII) Beautiful Little Fools (2022, by: Cantor, Jillian, A, Jazz Age, LGBTQ+) The German Wife (2022, by: Rimmer, Kelly, A, WWII, Operation Paperclip) The Mad Girls of New York: A Nellie Bly Novel (2022, by: Rodale, Maya, Adult, Gilded Age, Writing, Journalism, Nellie Bly) Take My Hand (2022, by: Perkins-Valdez, Dolen, A, Civil Rights, Reproductive Rights) See also: 2021 | 2020 Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 12/19/2022 Industrial Age Anatomy: A Love Story Author: Schwartz, Dana Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Industrial Age Time Frame: 1817 Geographic Area: Europe Country: Great Britain Topics: Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science Genre: Fiction Reading Age: Young Adult, Adult Format: Novel Published: 2022 American History > Industrial Age > Women in Science "Schwartz's magical novel is at once gripping and tender, and the intricate plot is engrossing as the reader tries to solve the mystery. She doesn't miss a beat in either the characterization or action, scattering clues with a delicate, precise hand. This is, in the end, the story of the anatomy of the human heart." - Booklist (starred review) Dana Schwartz’s Anatomy: A Love Story is a gothic tale full of mystery and romance. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal with Dr. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own, Beecham will allow her to continue her medical career. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books―she’ll need corpses to study. Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living. But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets, and the dreaded Roman Fever, which wiped out thousands a few years ago, is back with a vengeance. Nobody important cares―until Hazel. Now, Hazel and Jack must work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society. Emily's Review I would describe this as Get Out meets Frankenstein. This story has such great gothic vibes with a wonderfully plucky heroine. Hazel Sinnet lives in a secluded gothic mansion, where she spends her days studying medicine. She's determined to become a surgeon, even going so far as to dress in her dead brother's clothes so she can attend classes and lectures. Her future has already been planned out for her - she'll have to marry her cousin Bertrand eventually. But she hopes he'll be willing to let her continue her studies and even become a physician someday. Jack Currer is a resurrection man - he digs up fresh corpses to sell to doctors willing to pay. But there are dangers in this trade far beyond what Jack could imagine. Their paths cross when Hazel requires bodies for her studies and they quickly become partners in crime. Hazel is willing to get right down into the graves to dig up corpses with Jack. Roman Fever is raging through the city, and it is leaving more than enough corpses to study. However, there is something dark and sinister at play, leaving them behind as well. I LOVE stories about girls and women in science, particularly in a time period when a young woman's job was to just be pretty and get married. Hazel is such a fantastic character. I loved her can-do attitude, but also appreciated her moments of self-doubt. She had a brilliant mind and desperation to learn which I found endearing. The story is very well-written and fast-paced - I found it difficult to put the book down. I also loved the setting - the Edinburgh of this book felt deliciously gothic and creepy. Not to mention that medicine in the 1800s, surgery, in particular, was completely in horror territory. This novel is full of corpses and there is some gore but of the Frankenstein variety. This is called "A Love Story" and I was a little concerned going in that it was going to be a full-on romance novel. There is a romance between Hazel and Jack, and it's very well done. However, after reading it, I think the love story is actually between Hazel and medicine. Overall, I highly recommend this one to anyone who loves a good gothic story about medicine, grave robbing, and surgery. This is best for ages 14+ Other Similar Books Other suggestions on the subject of Women in Science. What Miss Mitchell Saw (by: Barrett, Hayley, Astronomy, Women in Science, LE) Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross (by: Sorell, Traci, WWII, Cherokee Nation, Indigenous Americans, Space Race, Women in Science, LE, MG) The Fossil Girl (by: Brighton, Catherine, Paleontology, Women in Science, LE) The Story of Marie Curie (by: Katz, Susan B., Chemistry, Women in Science, MG) Finding Wonders (by: Atkins, Jeannine, Paleontology, Astronomy, Entemology, Women in Science, MG) A Bend in the Stars (by: Barenbaum, Rachel, Russian Revolution, Women in Science, YA, A) The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (by: Kelly, Jacqueline, Evolution, Botany, Women in Science, UMG, YA) Immortality: A Love Story (by: Schwartz, Dana, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science, YA, A) Miss Benson's Beetle (by: Joyce, Rachel, History of Science, Women in Science, YA, A) The Corpse Queen (by: Herrman, Heather M., Grave Robbers, Women in Science, YA, A) The Woman With the Cure (by: Cullen, Lynn, History of Science, Women in Science, Vaccines, YA, A) Anatomy: A Love Story (by: Schwartz, Dana, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science, YA, A) The Lost Apothecary (by: Penner, Sarah, Plagues, Women in Science, London, Poison, A) A Curious Beginning (by: Raybourn, Deanna, Victorian Era, Women in Science, A) What's New: Books. 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