New for Children
The Secret Cat
by Katarina Stromgard
Lucy wants a pet more than anything, even though her mom always says no. But one night, Lucy hears a scratching sound from behind her wallpaper, and a ghostly cat named Silvring appears. Silvring takes Lucy on an adventure and introduces her to a world filled with secret pets.
Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market
by Raul Gonzalez
Bilingual in a new way, this paper-over-board book teaches readers simple words in Spanish as they experience the bustling life of a border town. Follow Little Lobo and his dog Bernabe as they deliver supplies to a variety of vendors, selling everything from sweets to sombreros, portraits to piñatas, carved masks to comic books.
New for Young Adults
Ink Knows No Borders
edited by Patrice Vecchione
With authenticity, integrity, and insight, this collection of 65 poems addresses issues confronting first- and second- generation young adult immigrants and refugees, such as cultural and language differences, homesickness, social exclusion, human rights, racism, stereotyping, and questions of identity. The book features a foreword by poet Javier Zamora, who crossed the border, unaccompanied, at the age of 9, and an afterword by Emtithal Mahmoud, World Poetry Slam Champion and Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. Brief biographies of the poets are included.
Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc
by David Elliott
In a fiery, evocative novel-in-verse, author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.
New for Adults
The Gifted School
by Bruce Holsinger
Set in the fictional town of Crystal, Colorado, “The Gifted School” observes the drama within a community as good intentions and high ambitions collide. Seen through the lens of four families who’ve been a part of one another’s lives for more than a decade, the story reveals not only the lengths that some adults are willing to go to get ahead, but the effect on the children, sibling relationships, marriages, and careers, as simmering resentments come to a boil and long-buried secrets surface. It’s a humorous, keenly observed, timely take on ambitious parents, willful kids, and the pursuit of prestige.
For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
by Bud Selig
Part baseball story, part business saga, and part memoir, “For the Good of the Game” chronicles Selig’s career, takes fans inside locker rooms and boardrooms, and offers an intimate account of the frequently messy process involved in transforming an American institution.
Featuring an all-star lineup of the biggest names from the last 40 years of baseball, Selig recalls the vital games, private moments, and tense conversations he’s shared with Hall of Fame players and managers and the contentious calls he’s made. He also speaks candidly about hot-button issues like the steroid scandal that threatened to destroy the game, telling his side of the story in full for the first time. As he looks back and forward, Selig outlines the stakes for baseball’s continued transformation.
