New Books
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Year Published: 2017
Nonfiction
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
Year Published: 2019
Thriller
Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-- derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies.
A Dog's Way Home
by W. Bruce Cameron
Year Published: 2017
Realistic Fiction
Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy jumps out of an abandoned building and into his arms. Though the apartment he shares with his mother, a disabled veteran, doesn’t allow dogs, Lucas can’t resist taking Bella home. Bella is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, even if she doesn’t understand the necessity of games like No Barks. As it becomes more difficult to hide her from the neighbors, Lucas begins to sneak Bella into the VA where he works. There, Bella brings joy and comfort where it is needed most. After Bella is picked up by Animal Control because pit bulls are banned in Denver, Lucas has no choice but to send her to a foster home until he can figure out what to do. But Bella, distraught at the separation, doesn’t plan to wait. With four hundred miles of dangerous Colorado wilderness between her and her person, Bella sets off on a seemingly impossible and completely unforgettable adventure home. From the author of A Dog's Purpose.
The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens
by Sean Covey
Year Published: 2017
Nonfiction
Identifies six important decisions teenagers will face in their lives, offers advice on how to make good choices, and uses real-life examples to show how to succeed in school and relationships, and how to handle dating and sex.
The Toll
by Neal Shusterman
Year Published: 2019
Science Fiction
Final book of the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy.
Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder.
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
by M.T. Anderson, Jennifer Donnell, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson
Year Published: 2018
Historical Fiction
Seven award-winning young adult authors illuminate the lives of Britain's King Henry VIII and his six wives from different viewpoints.
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
by Garrett M. Graff
Year Published: 2019
Nonfiction
The author presents a comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001, using interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends, and family members.
Hamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Year Published: 2016
Nonfiction
The Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star takes readers behind the scenes of his groundbreaking hit musical, which is filled with romance, drama, violence, patriotism and adventure and details the many dramatic episodes in Alexander Hamilton's life.
The Flight Girls
by Noelle Salazar
Year Published: 2019
Historical Fiction
1941. Audrey Coltrane has always wanted to fly. It's why she implored her father to teach her at the little airfield back home in Texas. It's why she signed up to train military pilots in Hawaii when the war in Europe began. And it's why she insists she is not interested in any dream-derailing romantic involvements, even with the disarming Lieutenant James Hart, who fast becomes a friend as treasured as the women she flies with. Then one fateful day, she gets caught in the air over Pearl Harbor just as the bombs begin to fall, and suddenly, nowhere feels safe. To make everything she's lost count for something, Audrey joins the Women Airforce Service Pilots program. The bonds she forms with her fellow pilots reignite a spark of hope in the face of war, and--especially when James goes missing in action--give Audrey the strength to cross the front lines and fight for everything she holds dear.
The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
Year Published: 2019
Historical Fiction
After marrying an Austrian arms dealer to escape from the Nazi Party, Hedy disguises herself as an oblivious woman and overhears Hitler's plans, which no one knew she could understand. Fleeing, she lands in Hollywood and becomes a screen star. Her secret: she knows a few secrets about the enemy that could help end the war, if only someone would listen to her.
Dear Evan Hansen : The Novel
by Val Emmich with Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Year Published: 2018
Realistic Fiction
Evan goes from being a nobody to everyone's hero and a social media superstar after a chance encounter with Connor just before his suicide leads others to believe Evan was his only friend.
Novelization of the hit Broadway musical.
 Good Omens The world is going to end next Saturday, just before dinner, but it turns out there are a few problems-the Antichrist has been misplaced, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles, and the representatives from heaven and hell decide that they like the human race, in a new edition of the classic novel, featuring a new afterword from the authors. |
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Stepsister
by Jennifer Donnelly
Year Published: 2019
Fantasy
Isabelle is one of Cinderella's ugly stepsisters, who cut off her toes in an attempt to fit into the glass slipper; but there is more to her story than a maimed foot, for the Marquis de la Chance is about to offer her a choice and the opportunity to change her fate--there will be blood and danger, but also the possibility of redemption and triumph, and most of all the chance to find her true self.
 Children of Virtue and Vengeance |