New for Children
Mimi and the Boo-Hoo
by Shauna J. Grant
Boo-hoo! Mimi is not having a good day. She can’t get her pigtails to sit right, she’s not in the mood for her favorite breakfast, and she’s far from feeling like her usual self. Mimi has a case of the blahs, when nothing feels quite right. With the help of Penelope, her magical toy dog and best friend, she sets out to find a way to get rid of this icky feeling.
Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild
by Joshua David Stein
This lyrical, nonfiction text honors animals who live in solitude, in contrast to others who live in groups. Against a backdrop of the specific names of various animal tribes (a parade of elephants, a tower of giraffes, a dazzle of zebras), author Stein shines a spotlight on those animals who go through life on their own. With nature at his back, Stein invites readers to draw strength and comfort from the behaviors of fellow mammals.
New for Teens
Ay, Mija
by Christine Suggs
Sixteen-year-old Christine takes their first solo trip to Mexico to spend a few weeks with their grandparents and tía. At first, Christine struggles to connect with family they don’t yet share a language with, but soon Christine settles into life in Mexico and grows more comfortable with Spanish. But when Mom joins their trip, Christine’s two worlds collide. They feel homesick for Texas, struggle against traditions, and miss being able to speak to their mom without translating. Eventually, through exploring the impacts of colonialism in both Mexico and themselves, they find their place in their family and start to feel comfortable with their mixed identity.
Where You See Yourself
by Claire Forrest
By the time Effie Galanos starts her senior year, it feels like she’s already been thinking about college applications for an eternity—after all, finding a college that will be the perfect fit and be accessible enough for Effie to navigate in her wheelchair presents a ton of considerations that her friends don’t have to worry about.
What Effie hasn’t told anyone is that she already knows exactly what school she has her heart set on: a college in New York City with a major in mass media and society that will set her up perfectly for her dream job in digital media. When she finds out that Wilder, her longtime crush, is applying there too, it seems like one more sign from the universe that it’s the right place for her.
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New for Adults
America Fantastica
by Tim O’Brien
One Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in northern California. “How much is on hand?” he asked the teller. “I’ll want it all.” Angie Bing, the teller, scraped together $81,000 and Boyd stuffed the cash into a paper bag. “I’m sorry about this,” Boyd said, “but I’ll have to ask you to take a ride with me.” So begins the adventure of Boyd Halverson and his irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing. By Monday Boyd and Angie reach Mexico; by winter, they are in a lakefront mansion in Minnesota. On their trail are hitmen, jealous lovers, ex-cons, an heiress, a billionaire shipping tycoon, a three-tour veteran of Iraq, and the ghosts of Boyd’s past … everyone, it seems, except the police.
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters
A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, 4-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her 6-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a rock at the edge of a berry field.
Also in Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.
