New for Children
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Imagine learning to read at the age of 116! Discover the true story of Mary Walker, the nation’s oldest student who did just that, in this picture book from a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator and a rising-star author.
Heat of the Lava Dragon
by Tracey West
Drake’s friends Mina and Caspar, their dragons, and Worm were trapped in stone by the evil wizard Astrid who has stolen their dragons’ powers, but Drake himself was saved from a similar fate by Astrid’s sister Hulda. Now because of his strong connection with Worm, Drake is able to help his dragon to break free.
City of the Plague God
by Sarwat Chadda
Thirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life, going to school and helping at his parents’ deli. But all that is blown to smithereens when Nergal comes looking for him, thinking that Sik holds the secret to eternal life. It turns out that Sik is immortal but doesn’t know it, and that’s about to get him and the entire city of New York into deep trouble.
New for Teens
Instructions for Dancing
by Nicola Yoon
After picking up a book from the library, Yvette, who has given up on love, gains the ability to see how other people’s romantic relationships will end.
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The Betrayed
by Kiera Cass
After fleeing Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved Silas behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life in Isolte. The Eastoffe family’s affection is a balm on her weary spirit, though Etan, a surly cousin with a deep distaste for Coroans, threatens to upset the uneasy peace she’s found.
Any Way the Wind Blows
by Rainbow Rowell
Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha must decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages; and if he doesn’t, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she’s smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn’t sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough.
New for Adults
The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean and the Looming Threat That Imperils It
by Helen Scales
Teeming with unsuspected life, an extraordinary interconnected ecosystem deep below the waves has a huge effect on our daily lives, influencing climate and weather systems worldwide. Helen Scales brings to life the majesty and mystery of an alien realm that sustains us, while urgently making clear the price we could pay if it is further disrupted.
She Who Became the Sun
by Shelley Parker-Chan
In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given fates: a boy, greatness; a girl, nothingness. When the Zhu family’s son is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected. When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is the boy who succumbs to despair and dies. The girl uses her brother’s identity to enter a monastery as a male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, she learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes to stay hidden from her fate.
