New for Children
Gobble You Up
by Gita Wolf
Meet the most wily jackal in the forest. Too lazy to hunt for food, he decides to trick his friend the crane, and soon gets carried away, gobbling up every animal he encounters. A lighthearted Indian folktale reminiscent of “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” this story, with cumulative rhyme, is an adaptation of an oral trickster tale from Rajasthan in northern India.
Creative Creatures
by Donna Wilson
In this whimsical craft book, children learn to make their own collection of stylish crafts–all with the help of a winning cast of knitted friends that are pictured in colorful photographs. These fuzzy friends provide step-by-step instructions for making a range of items— pop-up greeting cards, a phone cover, dress-up clothes, a stuffed felt mobile, and other crafts—and tell us why they made these presents.
New for Young Adults
Curtsies & Conspiracies
by Gail Carriger
In her alternative England of 1851, 15-year-old Sophronia tries to uncover who is behind a plot to control a prototype that has the potential to alter human and supernatural travel and to learn what role Mademoiselle Geraldine’s academy for young spies plays in the affair. A sequel to “Etiquette & Espionage.”
Champion: A Legend Novel
by Marie Lu
He is a legend. She is a prodigy. Who will be champion?
June and Day have sacrificed much for the people of the Republic and for each other. Now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position. But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.
New for Adults
Perfect Pies and More
by Michele Stuart
After the success of “Perfect Pies,” national pie-baking champion Michele Stuart returned to the Vermont kitchen where she first dreamed up the award-winning creations that inspired her to open the popular “Michele’s Pies” shops. Returning there also meant returning to the cherished pies she learned to bake under her grandmother’s and mother’s watchful eyes, and to the cakes, cookies, and other sweet treats of her family tradition.
Innocence: A Novel
by Dean Koontz
In this New York Times best-seller, Dean Koontz blends mystery, suspense, and acute insight into the human soul in a masterfully told tale that will resonate with readers forever.
He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society that will destroy him if he is ever seen. She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found.
But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance—and nothing less than destiny—has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.
