Staff Picks: Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick, opens in a new tab

Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins, opens in a new tab
by Barbara Demick

Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, gives a humanistic and eye-opening view of China’s one-child policy which lasted from 1979 to 2015. Telling a different side from what most Westerners have heard about China, Demick writes of how thousands of these Chinese babies were kidnapped from their families in broad daylight then marketed as “orphans” or “abandoned” due to the increasing demand of international families and couples looking to adopt.

Staff Picks: Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum by Michael J. Fox, opens in a new tab

Growing up in the late 80s-early 90s, Back to the Future is a classic that I have seen many times and still quote to my children today. Michael J. Fox held many roles throughout his career but the one he is most known for is Marty McFly in Back to the Future. His new memoir, Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum, opens in a new tab is a perfect listen for fans of the film.