FICTION
As seneschal to High King Cardan, Jude must fight to keep control of the
Faerie throne while her younger brother, Oak, enjoys the childhood she
never knew.
Trapped aboard the Undying's ancient spaceship and reeling from what
they've learned there, scavenger Mia and academic Jules are plunged into
a desperate race to warn their home planet of the danger humanity's
greed has unleashed.
Black Enough is a star-studded anthology edited by National Book Award
finalist Ibi Zoboi that will delve into the closeted thoughts, hidden
experiences, and daily struggles of black teens across the country. From
a spectrum of backgrounds—urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed
race, immigrants, and more—Black Enough showcases diversity within diversity. (From Goodreads)
While true-crime afficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying
with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new
friend goes missing and Ellery may be next.
Aspiring choreographer Sophie Orenstein, eighteen, wonders if
seventeen-year-old Peter Rosenthal-Porter, gifted pianist, best friend,
and secret crush, will love her back after receiving her kidney.
Told in two voices, childhood best friends Jessie and Scarlett reconnect
at his grandmother's funeral and start to share their secrets and
feelings for each other.
Lucy Weaver has her future all figured out. Make an appearance at prom,
ditch graduation, and then head out on an epic road trip with her
boyfriend, Luke. But when everyone's phones start to ring halfway
through the dance, Lucy knows something terrible has happened--something
big. Decades of climate change have left the world teetering on the
brink--entire cities drowned, violent extremism on the rise, millions of
refugees with nowhere to turn. Is this the night it finally slips over the edge?
The Truly Devious case, an unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that
rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936, has consumed Stevie for years. It is
the very reason she came to the academy. Then her classmate was
murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. For her
safety, they say. She must move past this obsession with crime. Stevie
is willing to do anything to get back to Ellingham, be back with her
friends,
and solve the Truly Devious case. Even if it means making a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King
Eighteen for the three hundred twenty-seventh time, Prince Rhen despairs
of breaking the curse that turns him into a beast at the end of each
day until feisty Harper enters his life.
When schizophrenic Adele, who possesses a paranormal gift, is implicated
in an investigation that involves the murder of her ex-best friend
Tori, Adele must work with Tori's ghost to find the killer.
Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows
what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to
keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the
young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new
alliances, and stop a rising threat
to the once-great Grisha Army.
Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech
and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that
she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend
Ariana. But when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk
Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged
marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to
choose her
own path.
Odessa and Meredy journey beyond Karthia to a land where the Dead rule
the night and dragons roam the streets, but just as they are beginning
to explore the new world a terrifying development in Karthia summons
them home at once.
Explores the lives of the teenagers of Riverdale before their sophomore
year in high school, from Jughead and Archie's falling out and Betty's
growing feelings for Archie to Veronica's life in New York City.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
A horror tale for the 21st century, Infidel follows an American
Muslim woman and her multi-racial neighbors who move into a building
haunted by entities fueled by xenophobia.
The legend of the Black Barn tells of an otherworldly building that has
appeared and reappeared throughout history, bringing death and madness
in its wake. Now its mystery ensnares and entwines the lives of two very
different men. One: a young recluse, obsessed with finding hidden clues
within the city's trash. The other: a washed-up Catholic priest,
finding his place in a small town that hides dark secrets. Neither
of them are prepared for what's inside the Black Barn.
Join the excitement as depraved genius Rick Sanchez embarks on insane
adventures with his awkward grandson Morty across the universe and
across time. Caught in the crossfire are his teenage granddaughter
Summer, his veterinary surgeon daughter Beth, and his hapless son-in-law
Jerry.
Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his
bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time,
space, and decency.
This volume features a three-issue tale of missing heads, galactic doom
toasters, and Jerry screwing everything up (of course). Also included is
"Ready Player Morty," in which Rick takes Morty to
a High School Simulation planet, as well as a high-action deathball tournament.
NON-FICTION / BIOGRAPHY
Malala Yousafzai's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her
own displacement - first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was
a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who
could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved.
This first true biography of Stan Lee is an eye-opening look at a pop
culture visionary. This book traces Lee's life-from his Depression-era
childhood to his years as a teen editor and ultimately to
his triumphs as the genius behind some of the most beloved characters
in pop culture history, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor.
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