New Books @theLibrary
November 2019
New Books for Fall Reading
We are getting new books @theLibrary all the time!
These are only 15 of the 100+ titles we've added.
If these new titles are checked out, please put them on hold using our catalog. If you have questions, please ask! We love to help @theLibrary!
Allies by Alan Gratz
Historical Fiction, WW2.
"It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive." 780L
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
Realistic Fiction. LGBTQ+. "If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes" 930L.
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
FANTASY. ART.
"When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends."
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
Replica by Lauren Oliver
Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale
Maker Comics: Bake Like a Pro by Falynn Koch
Non-fiction. How-to.
In graphic novel format, looks at the simple science behind baking.
Pan's Labyrinth by G. del Toro and C. Funke
Slay by Brittney Morris
The Team Curse; A League of the Paranormal Bk by I. Keats
Disaster Strikes by Jeffrey Kluger
The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi
The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers
Eleven-year-old Kammie reflects on her life as she fights claustrophobia while waiting to be rescued from a well she fell into while trying to impress some mean girls.