New for Children
Lines of Courage
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict, each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together. Includes information on the history of the war.
North & South: A Tale of Two Hemispheres
by Sandra Morris
Here’s a global view of how animals adapt to the seasons and threats to their survival in their northern and southern hemisphere homes. Topics include habitats, life cycles, diets, and conservation statuses. Includes a glossary and suggested activities.
Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y
by Eugenia Cheng
X and Y are desperate to bake infinite pie! With the help of quirky and uber-smart Aunt Z, X and Y will use math concepts to bake their way to success.
New for Teens
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams
Biracial twin sisters, one who presents as Black and the other as white, are determined to put the ghosts of the past to rest and to uncover the truth behind their parents’ murders in the Jim Crow South.
Rivals
by Katharine McGee
In an alternate America, Beatrice, now queen, and her sibilings Samatha and Jefferson struggle to untangle their personal lives and settle into their new political roles while the country hosts the world’s monarchs at the League of Kings conference.
The Agathas
by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
Alice Ogilvie’s disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cove High School … until her ex-boyfriend is accused of murdering his new girlfriend, and Alice must pair up with her tutor Iris Adams to clear his name by relying on the wisdom of Agatha Christie.
New for Adults
The Hundred Waters
by Lauren Acampora
Celebrated by the Boston Globe as “a brilliant anthropologist of the suburbs,” the deliciously weird and darkly offbeat Lauren Acampora returns to the secret lives of the polished Connecticut haven that got us all hooked on NPR’s Best Book of the Year “The Wonder Garden,” and jolts us with the sparks that fly when those lives collide.
The Bad Angel Brothers
by Paul Theroux
From the legendary American master Paul Theroux comes a brilliant new novel of chilling psychological depth, the tale of a younger brother whose lifelong rivalry with his older brother—a powerful lawyer with a pattern of gleefully vicious betrayals— culminates in the ultimate plan: murder.
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
by Annie Proulx
From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth, comes a riveting, revelatory history of our wetlands, their ecological role, and what their systematic destruction means for the planet.
