New for Children
Swim Team
by Johnnie Christmas
Bree can’t wait for her first day at her new middle school, home to the Mighty Manatees, until she’s stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she’s forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help.
Lia Park and the Missing Jewel
by Jenna Yoon
Twelve-year-old Lia Park just wants to fit in, but her parents work with a mysterious organization that makes them ridiculously overprotective. Lia’s every move has been scrutinized since she was born, and she’d love to have the option of doing something exciting for once. So when she gets invited to the biggest birthday party of the year and her parents say she can’t go, Lia sneaks out
New for Teens
When You Get the Chance
by Emma Lord
Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price’s dream of becoming a Broadway star … not her lovable but super-introverted dad, who after raising Millie alone, doesn’t want to watch her leave home; not her pesky drama club rival, Oliver, who is the very definition of simmering romantic tension; and not the “Millie Moods,” the feelings of intense emotion that threaten to overwhelm, always at maddeningly inconvenient times. Millie needs an ally. And when a left-open computer browser brings Millie to her dad’s embarrassingly moody LiveJournal from 2003, Millie knows just what to do.
Gallant
by V.E. Schwab
Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal, which seems to unravel into madness. Then a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. When Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her, But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home, even though her cousin Matthew is hostile and she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways. Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them.
New for Adults
Fairy Tale
by Stephen King
Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was 10, and grief drove his dad to drink. Then, when Charlie is 17, he meets a dog named Radar and Radar’s aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house with a strange locked shed in the backyard.
Charlie starts doing jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world.
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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time——war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race—in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.
