New for Children
The Magic Misfits
by Neil Patrick Harris
Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons. A handful of magic lessons are interspersed throughout the story, and the narrator’s irreverent tone and direct talks to readers make this a good choice for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch.”
The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts
by Avi
In 1724 England, 12-year-old Oliver Cromwell Pitts embarks on a journey from his seaside home to London to find his father and his older sister, a journey filled with thieves, adventurers, and treachery. Every cliffhanger-ending chapter will leave readers on the edge of their seats, wondering how Oliver will manage to survive his latest dilemma.
New for Young Adults
Moxie
by Jennifer Mathieu
Sixteen-year-old Viv creates the first issue of Moxie, her feminist zine, because she’s had it with boys who have no hesitation about demeaning, touching, verbally tormenting, or sexually harassing the girls in her small-town Texas high school. She distributes the first issue anonymously, and no one suspects that always-follows-the-rules Viv could be behind it.
Starfish
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Kiko Himura yearns to escape the toxic relationship with her mother by getting into her dream art school, but when things don’t work out as she hoped Kiko jumps at the opportunity to tour art schools with her childhood friend, learning life-changing truths about herself and her past along the way.
New for Adults
Beau Death: A Peter Diamond Investigation
by Peter Lovesey
In the 17th installment in Peter Lovesey’s timeless British detective series, Chief Inspector Peter Diamond digs deep into Bath history to ferret out the secrets of one of its most famous and scandalous figures: fashion icon and incurable rake Richard “Beau” Nash, who might have been the victim of a centuries-old murder. Is Diamond on a historical goose chase? Should he actually be investigating a much more modern murder?
Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life
by Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard
Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard, White House social secretaries for George W. Bush and Barak Obama respectively, offer this guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills. They impart the critical fundamental message that everyone is important and everyone deserves to be treated well.
