Into more realistic reads? Check out what’s new: Gutless by Carl DeukerWith both good speed and good hands, wide receiver Brock Ripley should be a natural for the varsity team, but he shies from physical contact. When his issues get him cut from varsity, he also loses his friendship with star quarterback Hunter Gates. Now a target for bullying, Brock […]
Celebrate Banned Books Week 2016: September 25 through October 1 Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all […]
Gear up for some scares and suspense with these new Mysteries & Thrillers: And the Trees Crept In by Dawn KurtagichSisters Silla, seventeen, and Nori, four, are trapped in their aunt’s cursed manor and can only escape with the help of a mysterious boy. Scary Out There by Jonathan MaberryMultiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jonathan Maberry compiles more than twenty stories […]
Legacy of kings by Eleanor Herman is a powerful book set back in the time of Alexander the Great when he was prince of Macedonia. The story follows six young characters each on individual quests of their own, and looking for a way to change their fates or paths. This book is riveting: it contains twists, turns, betrayals and more. And […]
Check out what’s new in Speculative Fiction: Naked ‘76 by Kevin BrooksIn the summer of 1976, when punk rock is taking over England, Lili finds herself playing bass for a wild new band called Naked, and struggling to sort out complicated relationships with self-destructive band mates. Infinite Risk by Ann AguirreBeyond the pull of life and death lies the Immortal […]
Check out what’s new with this selection of new materials: Mystery and Thrillers:Running Girl by Simon MasonGarvie Smith is a sixteen-year-old with a genius level IQ, who can not be bothered with school, smokes cannabis, and hangs out with the bad boys–but when fifteen-year-old Chloe Dow is murdered he comes up against the ambitious Detective Inspector Singh, and both of […]
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen is a gripping story about a young girl struggling with her life. The book follows Ruby, a teenage girl whose mother has left her to fend for herself. The situation doesn’t work out well and she ends up living with her sister and her husband. This is Ruby’s story about finding where her home […]
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee was an intriguing story following the life of Scout, Jem and Atticus Finch as they dealt with prejudice throughout their town. It was very gripping, and it kept you wanting more. Although the book wasn’t my favorite, I liked how it incorporated actual events from history such as the Great Depression and the Civil […]
Check out this awesome assortment of new fiction we just got in: Mystery and Thrillers:With Malice: A Novel by Eileen CookJill Charron’s senior trip to Italy was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime– and then the accident happened. Waking up in a hospital room, her leg in a cast, Jill learns she was involved in a fatal accident. […]
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes is a beautiful story about a princess just trying to find herself. She’s balancing her royal duties, the pressure of being perfect in the eyes of her father, the King of Hearts, and trying to be herself amidst the royal court. It’s so well written, making it feel as if you could feel what […]
