New for Children
The Turtle of Oman
by Naomi Shihab Nye
This novel shines with gentle humor and tells the story of Aref Al-Amri, who must say good-bye to everything and everyone he loves in his hometown of Muscat, Oman, as his family prepares to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is acclaimed poet and National Book Award finalist Naomi Shihab Nye’s first novel set in the Middle East since her acclaimed “Habibi.”
Aref does not want to leave his elementary school, his friends, or his beloved grandfather, Siddi, and he does not want to live in Michigan, where his parents will go to graduate school. When he refuses to pack his suitcase, his mother calls Siddi for help. Rather than pack, however, Aref and Siddi go on a series of adventures. At each stop on their travels, Siddi finds a small stone that he later slips into Aref’s suitcase—mementos of home.
Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
by Tony DiTerlizzi
The classic tale of good versus evil set in a galaxy far, far away quickly became a cultural phenomenon during its time, inspiring a generation of story lovers and storytellers. Now the original trilogy of Star Wars shines anew with the vibrant art of Ralph McQuarrie, the legendary conceptual designer behind the original trilogy.
Collected in a picture book for the first time, McQuarrie’s art is paired with captivating text by New York Times bestselling author Tony DiTerlizzi—a winning combination that will delight Star Wars fans old and new as well as generations of readers to come.
New for Young Adults
Graduation Day
by Joelle Charbonneau
In a scarred and brutal future, the United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war, and the rebel resistance plots against a cruel government. Gifted student and Testing survivor Cia Vale vows to fight, but she can’t do it alone. This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for. Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates. The stakes are higher than ever in this electrifying conclusion to Joelle Charbonneau’s epic Testing trilogy. It’s graduation day, and the final test is the deadliest!
Althea and Oliver
by Cristina Moracho
What if you live for the moment when life goes off the rails, and then one day there’s no one left to help you get it back on track? Althea Carter and Oliver McKinley have been best friends since they were 6 years old. Now, as their junior year of high school comes to a close, Althea has begun to want something more than just best-friendship. Oliver, for his part, simply wants life to go back to normal, but when he wakes up one morning with no memory of the past three weeks, he can’t deny that something is seriously wrong with him. And then Althea makes the worst decision ever, and her relationship with Oliver is shattered. He leaves town for a clinical study in New York, resolving to repair whatever is broken in his brain, while she drives up the coast after him, determined to make up for what she’s done.
New for Adults
First Frost
by Sarah Addison Allen
Featuring characters from her novel “Garden Spells,” Sarah Addison Allen’s new novel picks up 10 years after the eventful summer when Claire Waverly’s wild half-sister Sydney returned and Claire met her now-husband Tyler. Things have settled down, and Claire has slipped back into a place of tightly sequestered sameness. It’s comfortable. She likes it. But when her father shows up, he brings with him information that Claire doesn’t want to hear and that will challenge everything she thought she knew about herself. Filled with the author’s characteristic magic and warmth, this novel will reveal how the people who come into your life may not be the ones you expect, but they’re there for a reason.
Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
by Eric Foner
Eric Foner, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, relates the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.
