New for Children
Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Ghost
A graphic novel by DK Yingst based on the novel by Ann M. Martin
Karen has never really seen the ghost of Old Ben Brewer … until now. Karen and her stepsister, have found out that Ben Brewer and his spooky friends are going to have a birthday party in their attic on Halloween night! It used to be fun having a ghost around. But now Karen isn’t so sure!
Bea and the New Deal Horse
by L.M. Elliott
Bea wakes to Daddy’s note in a hayloft, where he abandoned her with her little sister after the stock market crash took everything. How will Bea convince the imposing Mrs. Scott to take in two stray children? Mrs. Scott’s money and Virginia farm are drying up in a drought and she might have to sell her horses, starting with a dangerous chestnut. Wrestling with her own hurts and fears, Bea understands the chestnut’s skittish distrust. She sees hope in the powerful jumper, and if he can compete at horse shows, they might save the farm, and maybe Bea can win a place in Mrs. Scott’s heart.
Billions to Burn
by Taylor Banks
Twelve-year-old Zeus Jones is just about the only person in the world who believes his grandfather’s stories about the Harlem Renaissance. To be fair, they are a bit far-fetched. After all, what are the chances that there was a renowned magazine called “Burn!’ whose headquarters literally burned down, destroying almost all copies? And who would believe that a secret page was actually hidden among the ashes, said to be the key to unlocking a lost fortune? But when Zeus accidentally stumbles upon the secret page on the same day that his grandfather disappears, he finally has proof that his grandfather’s stories are real. And now he knows that the secret page is more than just a secret page—it’s a treasure map.
New for Teens
When the Bones Sing
by Ginny Myers Sain
The past three years have been tough for Lucifer’s Creek, a small town tucked away in the Ozark mountains. More than two dozen people have disappeared on the local hiking trails, not a trace left behind, until their buried bodies are discovered.
For the past few years their bones have been crooning nonstop, calling out to 17-year-old Dovie to dig them up. Some believe that it’s the monstrous Ozark howler snatching people off the Trail, but Dovie doesn’t believe in the howler, and she doesn’t believe her friend Lo when he tells her he is being haunted by dark shadows.
Under the Same Stars
by Libba Bray
It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life will answer. In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the tree from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her friend Hanna is sending messages too—but not to find love. As World War II unfolds, the oak may hold the key to resistance against the Nazis.
In 1980s West Germany, American teen transplant Jenny feels suffocated by her strict parents and is struggling to fit in. Until she falls for Lena, a punk-rock girl hell-bent on tearing down the wall separating West and East Germany, and meeting Frau Hermann, a kind lady with secrets of her own.
In spring 2020, best friends Miles and Chloe are slogging through the last months of senior year when a package from Chloe’s grandmother leads them to investigate a cold case about teenagers who went missing under the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years ago.
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New for Adults
We Loved To Run
by Stephanie Reents
At Frost, a small liberal arts college in Massachusetts, the women on the cross-country team have their sights set on the 1992 New England championships and push themselves through punishing workouts and skipped meals to achieve their goal. But Kristin, the team’s star, is hiding a secret about what happened over the summer, and her unpredictable behavior jeopardizes the girls’ chance to win. Team captain Danielle is convinced she can restore Kristin’s confidence, even if it means burying her own past. As the final meet approaches, Kristin, Danielle, and the other girls must transcend their individual circumstances and run the race as a team. Told from the perspective of the six fastest team members, “We Loved to Run” deftly illuminates the intensity of female friendship and the nearly impossible standards young women sometimes set for themselves.
When the Cranes Fly South
by Lisa Ridzen
These days, Bo’s quiet existence is broken only by visits from his home care team. But he still has his beloved elkhound to keep him company … though now his son insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo is too old to care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he’s expressed his love over the years.
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History
by Moudhy Al-Rashid
Thousands of years ago, in a part of the world we now call Mesopotamia, people began writing things down for the first time. What they left behind, in a vast region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, preserves leaps in human ingenuity, like the earliest depiction of a wheel and the first approximation of pi. Mesopotamians saw the world’s first cities, the first writing system, early seeds of agriculture, and groundbreaking developments in medicine and astronomy. Al-Rashid brings their lives—with all their anxieties, aspirations, and intimacies—vividly close to our own.
