New for Children
They Call Me No Sam!
by Drew Daywalt
Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing to protect his family! When scientists Elaine and Gary Peterson adopt Sam to keep their son, Justin, company amid a top-secret research project, they never imagine the pup will cause more harm than good—and the Petersons aren’t sure how much more they can take. But when crooks try to steal the Petersons’ confidential findings, Sam’s actions just may save the day.
The Last Resort
by Erin Entrada Kelly
When 12-year-old Lila’s Grandpa Clem dies, she must spend the summer in Ohio while her parents decide what to do with Grandpa Clem’s creepy Victorian inn. With the help of her skeptical brother, Caleb, and their new ghost-obsessed neighbor, Teddy, Lila must uncover her grandpa’s killer.
The Duck With No Luck
by Gemma Merino
What’s a fed-up duck who feels all out of luck supposed to do? Go and ask a wise owl for help, of course! But watch out for the hungry fox.
New for Teens
Under a Fire-Red Sky
by Geraldine McCaughrean
With World War II on their doorstep, four teens evade evacuation and remain in London, attempting to aid the Fire Service and keep each other safe during the Blitz.
The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson
When her roommate’s brother is released from prison and needs a place to stay, Jordyn Monroe feels she can’t say no to one of her new best friends at the historically Black university she attends. Devonte is older, charming, and intelligent. But Jordyn senses something sinister beneath his friendly advice and growing group of followers. When one of Jordyn’s roommates goes missing, she must enlist the help of the university’s lone white student to uncover the mystery.
The Steps
by Wendelin Van Draanen
Fourteen-year-old chess whiz Ruby Vossen tries to keep to herself. She refuses to be a pawn in her wealthy family’s web of deception. But ever since Ruby’s mother and aunt died in a car wreck, the battle lines drawn within the Vossen clan have ruled her life. Ruby’s father has remarried, and she wound up with a gold-digging stepmom who has two teens of her own—The Steps. So when dangerous things begin happening, Ruby sees one explanation: The Steps are scheming to inherit the Vossen fortune. Ruby must checkmate The Steps before they can finish the Vossens off.
New for Adults
Land
by Maggie O’Farrell
The award-winning, bestselling author of “Hamnet” and “The Marriage Portrait” returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland. Tomás and his son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in a country not long since ravaged and emptied by the Great Hunger, the task is not an easy one. Tomás, however, is determined that his maps will be a record of the disaster. The British soldiers in charge are due to arrive any day, expecting the work to be completed, but Tomás is unexpectedly sent off course by an unsettling encounter in a copse. His life, and the lives of those of his family, will never be the same again.
Whistler
by Ann Patchett
When Daphne Fuller and her husband visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be her former stepfather, who had been married to her mother for about a year when Daphne was 9. Now 53, Daphne hasn’t seen Eddie for years, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. Beautiful in its simplicity, “Whistler” is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.
The Chowder House Murder
by Lee Hollis
In the picturesque coastal town of Halibut Cove, Maine, the Holbrook family dates to New England’s first settlers. Over time, they’ve built a legacy with their seafood dynasty, now headed by three generations of savvy, no-nonsense women. But some people resent their success and will do anything to topple their standing.