New for Children
Teddy & Co.
by Cynthia Voigt
Teddy is a thinking kind of bear. Of all his friends, he does the most wondering. He lives with a ragtag group of lost toys, and they all bump along happily together. But their peaceful world gets shaken up when new toys arrive. Will the newcomers learn to fit into the community? Or will the community be forever changed by them?
Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt’s charming tale of community and compromise comes alive with illustrations from Paola Zakimi.
Hap-pea All Year
by Keith Baker
Hap-pea January!
Let’s get going,
Grab your mittens,
Hooray, it’s snowing!
The peas are back with their signature energy to take young readers through the calendar with bouncy rhyming text and playful pea-packed illustrations, celebrating the months, the seasons, and holidays.
New for Young Adults
The Swan Riders
by Erin Bow
New transmitters have silvered Greta Stuart’s fingerprints, new receptors have transformed her vision, and her memory has become a book of instant knowledge. She’s ready to rule the world, but the new technology is also killing her.
Greta is only 16 years old, but her new enhancements are burning through her mortal body at an alarming rate. She will have to find a way to stay sane inside her new self. The plan for that involves a road trip. Escorted by Swan Riders, Greta sets out on a horseback journey across the strange landscape of Saskatchewan. But there are other people interested in Greta, people who want to change the world … and the Swan Riders might not be as loyal as they appear.
A Week of Mondays
by Jessica Brody
Ellie is having the worst Monday of her life. She messes up her school speech, she takes the world’s worst school picture, she bombs softball tryouts, and her perfect boyfriend dumps her. At the end of the day, Ellie wishes she could redo everything. When she wakes up the next morning, she discovers that it’s Monday again! She has six more chances to redo the day in the hopes of having everything go the way she wants. But in the process, she may find out that what she really wants and what she actually needs are two different things.
New for Adults
The Afterlife of Stars
by Joseph Kertes
When Russian tanks roll into the public squares of Budapest to crush the Hungarian Revolution, brothers Robert and Attila Beck flee with their family to the Paris townhouse of their great-aunt. The year is 1956 and as their country changes forever, these two boys transform as well. As they travel through minefields both real and imagined, Robert and Attila grapple with sibling rivalry, family secrets, and incalculable loss. Along the way they encounter mysterious fellow travelers, bewildering sights of a nation in transition, and surprising hilarity, all in pursuit of the one place they thought they’d lost forever: home.
Citizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of Discovery
by Caren Cooper
All around the world, in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, millions of everyday people are participating in the scientific process. Working in cooperation with scientists in pursuit of information, innovation, and discovery, these volunteers are following protocols, collecting and reviewing data, and sharing their observations. They are our neighbors, our relatives, and our friends. Citizen scientists are challenging old notions about who can conduct research, where knowledge can be acquired, and even how solutions to some of our biggest societal problems might emerge. In telling their stories, Caren Cooper will inspire readers to rethink their own assumptions about the role that individuals can play in gaining scientific understanding and putting that understanding to use.
