Two new books, a novel for adults and a biography for young readers from Lilith's own fiction editor, prolific author Yona Zeldis McDonough.

YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME

What do you do when you have to give up the person you love most?

Thirty-five-year-old Miranda is not an impulsive person. She?s been at Domestic Goddess magazine for eight years, she has great friends, and she?s finally moving on after a breakup. Having a baby isn?t even on her radar?until the day she discovers an abandoned newborn on the platform of a Brooklyn subway station. Rushing the little girl to the closest police station, Miranda hopes and prays she?ll be all right and that a loving family will step forward to take her.

Yet Miranda can?t seem to get the baby off her mind and keeps coming up with excuses to go check on her, until finally a family court judge asks whether she?d like to be the baby?s foster parent?maybe even adopt her. To her own surprise, Miranda jumps at the chance. But nothing could have prepared her for the ecstasy of new-mother love?or the heartbreak she faces when the baby?s father surfaces....

LITTLE AUTHOR IN THE BIG WOODS: THE STORY OF LAURA INGALLS WILDER (for ages 8-12, 144 pages)

A narrative biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the beloved Little House books

Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This biography describes more of the details of Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. Complete with charming illustrations, the narrative points out the differences between the fictional series as well as the many similarities. It's a fascinating story of a much­celebrated writer.