New for Children
Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City
by James Patterson
Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure an ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother’s freedom from renegade pirates. But when the kidnappers force them to locate an even greater treasure—priceless paintings stolen by Nazis—the Kidds must rely on their cunning and experience to outwit the criminals, all while their mom’s life is on the line.
Bear & Hare Share!
by Emily Gravett
Two friends learn to share in this fourth picture book in a charming series from Emily Gravett. Friends Bear and Hare go for a walk to look for things to do. But Hare is finding it hard to share anything they come across. Will Hare ever learn that playing together is more fun than yelling “Mine!”?
Brilliantly crafted and haunting, Lauren Wolk’s debut for young readers, “Wolf Hollow” is a tale of America at a crossroad and a time when one girl’s resilience and strength can help to illuminate the darkest corners of our history.
New for Young Adults
Flamecaster
by Cinda Williams Chima
Adrian sul’Han, known as Ash, is a trained healer with a powerful gift of magic and a thirst for revenge. The son of the queen of the Fells, Ash is forced into hiding after a series of murders throws the queendom into chaos. Now Ash is close to killing the man responsible, the cruel king of Arden.
Abandoned at birth, Jenna Bandelow was told the mysterious magemark on her neck would one day make her a target. But when the King’s Guard launches a relentless search for a girl with a mark like hers, Jenna assumes that it has more to do with her role as a saboteur than any curse.
Thrown together by chance and joined by their hatred of the ruthless king, Ash and Jenna will rescue each other in ways they cannot imagine.
Dark Energy
by Robison Wells
We are not alone. They are here. Five days ago, a massive UFO crashed in the Midwest. Since then, nothing and no one has come out.
If it were up to Alice, she’d be watching the fallout on the news. But her dad is director of special projects at NASA, so she’s been forced to enroll in a boarding school not far from the crash site. Alice is right in the middle of the action, but she isn’t sure what to expect when the aliens finally emerge. Only one thing is clear: Everything has changed.
New for Adults
Insidious
by Catherine Coulter
Venus Rasmussen, a powerful 86-year-old woman who still runs an international conglomerate, believes someone is poisoning her. And after FBI agents Savich and Sherlock visit her, someone attempts to shoot her in broad daylight. Who’s trying to kill her and why? A member of her rapacious family, or her grandson who’s been missing for 10 years and suddenly reappears? Savich and Sherlock must peel away the layers to uncover the truth.
Meanwhile, Special Agent Cam Wittier leaves Washington for Los Angeles to work with local detective Daniel Montoya to lead the hunt for the Starlet Slasher, a serial killer who has cut the throats of five young actresses.
With breakneck speed and unexpected twists and turns, “Insidious” will leave you breathless.
Little Woman in Blue: A novel of May Alcott
by Jeannine Atkins
May Alcott spends her days sewing blue shirts for Union soldiers, but she dreams of painting a masterpiece—which many say is impossible for a woman—and of finding love, too. When she reads her sister’s wildly popular novel, “Little Women,” she is stung by Louisa’s portrayal of her as “Amy,” the youngest of four sisters, who trades her desire to succeed as an artist for the joys of hearth and home. Determined to prove her talent, May makes plans to move far from Massachusetts and make a life for herself. Can she succeed? And if she does, what price will she have to pay? Based on May Alcott’s letters and diaries, as well as memoirs written by her neighbors, “Little Woman in Blue” puts May at the center of the story she might have told about sisterhood and rivalry in an extraordinary family.
