New for Children
Hero on a Bicycle
Shirley Hughes
In her first novel, author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure proving that in extraordinary circumstances people are capable of extraordinary things.
Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though—and neither have 13-year-old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings, with only a bicycle to help them, do against a whole army? Middle-grade fans of history and adventure will be riveted by the action and the vividly evoked tension of World War II
New for Young Adults
Scrivener’s Moon
by Philip Reeve
“Scrivener’s Moon” is the final adventure in Philip Reeve’s Fever Crumb trilogy, an exciting and inventive fantasy series.
The Scriven people are brilliant, mad—and dead. All except one, whose monstrous creation is nearly complete—a giant city on wheels. New London terrifies the rest of the world, and an army of mammoth-riders gathers to fight it. Meanwhile, young Fever Crumb begins a hunt for ancient technology in the icy strongholds of the north
Dark Triumph
by Robin LaFevers
Sybella’s duty as Death’s assassin in 15th-century France forces her return home to the personal hell that she had finally escaped. Love and romance, history and magic, vengeance and salvation—all converge in this sequel to “Grave Mercy.”
Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. The convent views Sybella, naturally skilled in the arts of both death and seduction, as one of their most dangerous weapons. But those assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. Will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?
New for Adults
Thinking in Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math
by Daniel Tammet
This is the book that Daniel Tammet, bestselling author and mathematical savant, was born to write. Using anecdotes, everyday examples, and ruminations on history, literature, and more, Tammet shares his unique insights and delight in the way numbers, fractions, and equations underpin our lives. His idiosyncratic world view gives new perspectives on the universal questions of what it is to be human and how we make meaning. This book changes the way we think about math.
True Love
by Jude Deveraux
Jude Deveraux returns with a new series—the Nantucket Brides trilogy. Set on Nantucket, “True Love” introduces characters from a new generation of Montgomery-Taggerts, the beloved family from Deveraux’s classic novels.
Architecture student Alix Madsen accepts a bequest from Adelaide Kingsley, who wills her the use of a charming nineteenth-century Nantucket house for one year, giving Alix time to plan her best friend’s storybook wedding.
It seems that Kingsley had a task for Alix: to solve the strange disappearance of one of the Kingsley women more than 200 years ago. If that wasn’t troubling enough, Alix must deal with the arrogant and handsome architect Jared Montgomery, who is living in the property’s guesthouse.
