New for Children
Return to the Willows
by Jacqueline Kelly
Mole, Ratty, Toad, and Badger are back for more adventures in this sequel to “The Wind in the Willows” by the Newbery Honor-winning author of “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.” With lavish illustrations by Clint Young, Jacqueline Kelly evokes the magic of Kenneth Grahame’s beloved children’s classic and brings it to life for a whole new generation.
Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop
by Kate Saunders
The family of eleven-year-old twins Oz and Lily have inherited the most magical house in London, along with the mysterious shop downstairs. Long ago, the shop’s famous chocolate-makers were clever sorcerers. Now evil villains are hunting for the secret of their greatest recipe. Oz and Lily are swept into a thrilling battle, helped by an invisible cat, a talking rat, and the ghost of an elephant.
New for Young Adults
Being Henry David
by Cal Armistead
Seventeen-year-old “Hank” has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything—who he is, where he came from, why he’s running away. His only possession is a worn copy of “Walden,” by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David, “Hank.” Cal Armistead’s remarkable debut novel is about a teen in search of himself. Hank must come to terms with the tragedy of his past, stop running, and find his way home.
The Raven Boys
by Maggie Stiefvater
“The Raven Boys” begins an all-new series from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother in the churchyard as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school, one of the Raven Boys Blue usually tries to avoid.
New for Adults
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger
New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder.
Told from Frank’s perspective forty years after that fateful summer, “Ordinary Grace” is a brilliantly moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.
