New for Children
I Really Like Slop!
by Mo Willems
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In “I Really Like Slop!,” Piggie invites Gerald to try her favorite food . . . slop. But Gerald is not so sure he’s going to like it. At all.
Whatever After: Beauty Queen
by Sarah Mlynowski
This is the seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling series. This time the magic mirror sucks Abby and Jonah into the story of Beauty and the Beast. When Jonah angers the Beast by picking flowers from his garden, he becomes the Beast’s prisoner. Abby has to save him by finding Beauty. But the Beast doesn’t like Beauty, so it’s up to Abby and her brother to match-make this reluctant pair and fix this fractured fairy tale before things get ugly.
New for Young Adults
Sophomores and Other Oxymorons
by David Lubar
Following a difficult freshman year, Scott Hudson hopes that sophomore year will be easier, but after a disastrous first week he finds himself faced with new challenges, including a particularly demanding English teacher, a school board member whose budget cutting is covering up a crime, and the discovery that his friendship with Lee, the Goth girl he met last year, is turning into something else entirely.
The Scorpion Rules
by Erin Bow
In the future the United Nations uses an ancient way to keep the peace: The children of world leaders are held hostage, and if a war begins, they pay with their lives.
Greta is the Crown Princess of the Pan Polar Confederacy, a superpower. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Talis. The hostages are Talis’ strategy to keep the peace: If her country enters a war, Greta dies. Greta will be free if she can make it to her 18th birthday. Until then she is prepared to die, but everything changes when Elian arrives. He’s a hostage from a new alliance, and he defies the machines that control every part of their lives. Slowly Elian’s rebellion opens Greta’s eyes to the brutality of the rules they live under, and to the subtle resistance of her companions.
New for Adults
Maggie Smith: A Biography
by Michael Coveney
No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm, and tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith. Michael Coveney’s biography shines a light on the life and career of a remarkable performer whose credits span six decades and whose path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights, and directors of the era. Her career can be seen as a “Who’s Who” of British theatre, and her film and television career are just as starry. From “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and “A Room With a View” to the Harry Potter films in which she played Minerva McGonagall (as she put it “Miss Jean Brodie in a wizard’s hat”) and the “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” films, Smith has thrilled, engaged. and amused audiences. As Violet Crawley, the formidable dowager countess of Downton Abbey, she conquered millions more. This absorbing biography, written with Smith’s blessing, is a portrait of one of the greatest actresses of our time.
What Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Telling You
by Liz Davidson
This highly readable personal finance book translates financial jargon and enables readers to ask tough questions to protect their financial well-being. Do you really know how to find a legitimate financial advisor? Do you understand the jargon advisors use to explain your investments? And do you know the answers to the most critical questions that will affect your financial future. How much are advisors’ fees, and just how safe are the investment choices made on your behalf? Now more than ever, you need to educate yourself to prepare for your future, whether it’s buying a house, paying for college, or saving for retirement. This book is a comprehensive guide to the essential unbiased information you need to make smart personal finance decisions and achieve financial wellness.
