New Books @theLibrary
January 2019
We are getting new books @theLibrary all the time! If these new titles are checked out, please put them on hold using our catalog. If you have questions, please ask!
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Ghost Boys by J. P. Rhodes
Ebb & Flow by H. Smith
Fault Lines in the Constitution by C and S Levinson
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
"Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out."
Fun Science by Charlie McDonnell
Akata Witch by N. Okorafor
Ambassador by W. Alexander
Some ingenious tinkering with the washing machine sends Gabe’s “entangled” self out to the center of the galaxy. There he finds that Earth is in the path of a destructive alien force—and Gabe himself is the target of an assassination plot. Exactly who wants him out of the way? And why?" 690L
The Astonishing Color of After by E. Pan
"After her mother's suicide, fifteen-year-old Leigh travels to Taiwan where she will finally meet the grandparents she never knew and come to terms with her mother's death. As she immerses herself the culture, she finds signs and hidden meanings all around her, and begins to believe that her mother has been reincarnated as a giant red bird."
Be Prepared by V. Brosgol
"A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions."
The Best We Could Do by T. Bui
The Birchbark House Series by L. Erdhrich
"Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847." 970L
Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress by M. Padian
Call of the Wraith by Kevin Sands
City of Ghosts by V. Schwab
City of Saints and Thieves by N. Anderson
"In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn’t exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home. Her mother quickly found work as a maid for a prominent family, headed by Roland Greyhill, one of the city’s most respected business leaders. But Tina soon learns that the Greyhill fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her mother is found shot to death in Mr. Greyhill’s personal study, she knows exactly who’s behind it.With revenge always on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the Goondas, Sangui City’s local gang." 650L
D-Day the World WarII Invations that Changed History
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by MT Anderson
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Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai
Finding Wonders: three girls who changed science
The Girl From Everywhere by H. Heilig
"Growing up on her father's time-traveling ship, sixteen-year-old Nix struggles to preserve her life when her father pursues a map in the past that threatens her existence." 750L
If Only by Richard Paul Evans
"While adjusting to his family's move from California to Utah, and while the adults concerned about the looming Cuban Missile Crisis and his father recovering from an immune disorder, Eric meets Grace--his classmate and a runaway--and decides to hide her in the clubhouse in his backyard. Eric grows closer to Grace but can their new relationship survive the harsh realities of life?"
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by D. Bowling
"New friends and a mystery help Aven, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges." 700L.
Mockingbird by K. Erskine
My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
Perfect by Natasha Friend
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Want
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen
Seafire by Natalie Parker
“This is Mad Max by way of Davy Jones, a high-energy, breathless adventure [about] a group of damaged girls who find home in one another.” –Booklist
Soar by Joan Bauer
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn’t know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it’s too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home." 700L.