File this under: parents behaving badly. When Crystal Academy opens up in an upscale Colorado community, families will cheat and lie to get their children to the highly selective program. The characters are funny but unlikeable so if you need a character to root for, go with one of the other titles on today's list. Part <em>Big Little Lies</em>, part ripped from the headlines.

Holly says: The Larsen-Hall family lives the good life in Miami, where they’re wealthy and successful, until a Category 6 hurricane wipes everything away. Suddenly, with no resources and the family separated, they must adapt to a new reality in a FEMA shelter. This literary thriller feels like it would shelve nicely alongside Rumaan Alam’s Leave The World Behind, as it explores questions of privilege lost, resilience, and humanity in the face of disaster.