New Books for January 24
The antiracist kitchen : 21 stories (and recipes)
2023
An anthology featuring stories and recipes from racialized authors about food, culture and resistance. What if talking about racism was as easy as baking a cake, frying plantains or cooking rice? The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes) is a celebration of food, family, activism and resistance in the face of racism. In this anthology featuring stories and recipes from 21 diverse and award-winning North American children's authors, the authors share the role of food in their lives and how it has helped fight discrimination, reclaim culture and celebrate people with different backgrounds. They bring personal and sometimes difficult experiences growing up as racialized people. Chopped, seared, marinated and stewed, The Antiracist Kitchen highlights the power of sitting down to share a meal and how that simple act can help bring us all together. Featuring recipes and stories from S.K. Ali, Bryan Patrick Avery, Ruth Behar, Marty Chan, Ann Yu-Kyung Choi, Hasani Claxton, Natasha Deen, Reyna Grande, Deidre Havrelock, Jennifer de Leon, Andrea J. Loney, Janice Lynn Mather, Linda Sue Park, Danny Ramadan, Sarah Raughley, Waubgeshig Rice, Rahma Rodaah, Andrea Rogers, Simran Jeet Singh, Ayelet Tsabari and Susan Yoon.
Between monsters and marvels
Wishingrad, Alysa, author.
2023
Discovering evidence that monsters still exist, Dare Coates questions everything she’s always known, including the line between good and evil, as she searches for the truth about what happened to her father.
Bigger than me
Turnipseed, Erica Simone, author.
2023
"Initially bewildered children learn how to navigate big concepts like democracy, pandemic, and understand things like solidarity"-- Provided by publisher.
The chalice of the gods
Riordan, Rick, author
2023
Percy Jackson's hope for a normal senior year is shattered as the gods present him with three quests, beginning with the retrieval of Zeus's goblet, in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation for college.
Construction site : taking flight!
Rinker, Sherri Duskey, author
2023
Six truck friends travel to the airport to build a new terminal, expanding the airport for both planes and travelers.
Death is my BFF
Tonks, Katarina E., author.
2023
"When Faith Williams almost loses her life during a robbery, Death is there. While he spares her soul, he makes a promise to return when she's eighteen and collect it. Now it's the eve of that special birthday, and Faith has no recollection of that fateful day. But echoes of Death appear in her art--his intense eyes, his intriguing demeanor---and she can't get him out of her head. When he arrives in person, Faith is drawn into an epic supernatural battle where her very existence is questioned at every turn. To add angst to agony, she meets the infamous David Star at a Halloween party, and he begins to show an interest in her. He's handsome, rich, ambitious, and every girl's dream, but Faith doesn't know if she can trust him. As Faith learns more about who David really is, and as Death pushes harder for her soul, an ancient prophecy emerges. When she discovers the secrets that bind all three together...all hell breaks loose."-- Publisher's description.
Fiona on the swings
Alexander, Rilla, author
2023
"What's the best part of going on the swings? Is it that first push that sends you swinging? Kicking and tucking to go higher? Or is it soaring above the playground, beyond the clouds? For Fiona, they're all the best part!"--P. [2] of jacket.
Footsteps on the map
Kerley, Barbara, author
2023
"This picture book combines brief, lyrical text with a combination of photographs and artist's illustrations as it spins a charming story that introduces the art of mapmaking from a child's perspective."-- Provided by publisher.
Heart gear. 01
Takaki, Tsuyoshi, author, artist.
2023
"In a postapocalyptic future, a girl and an android travel the world in search of utopia"-- From publisher's website.
Herbert climbs to the top
Alexander, Rilla, author
2023
"What's the best part of climbing at the playground? Taking each big step? Holding on tight to Teddy? Or is it getting to the top? For Herbert, they're all the best part!"--P. [2] of jacket.
Holly Horror
Corpora, Michelle Jabés, author
2023
When teenage Evie moves with her mother and brother to a new home known by locals as the Horror House, where a teen mysteriously vanished without a trace many years ago, she becomes haunted by a terrifying bonneted specter.
How to find a missing girl
Wlosok, Victoria, author
2023
Seventeen-year-old amateur sleuth Iris and her sapphic detective agency investigate the disappearance of Iris's cheerleader ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be the creator of a notorious true-crime podcast about Iris's missing older sister.
In my feelings : a teen guide to discovering what you feel so you can decide what to do
Annan, Vidal, Jr., author
2024
"Gives teens the tools to decipher their emotions, understand themselves, and improve their lives. The simple and empowering message of In My Feelings is that emotions, especially unpleasant ones, are not just to be avoided, controlled, or treated. Emotions can serve as a source of information that teens can use to make decisions and help them live their best lives. The path to emotional health for teens lies in improving their ability to recognize, understand, manage, and use emotions. Dr. Vidal Annan encourages teens to think of emotions as messengers or sources of data that they can access and use to set and achieve goals, and to continue to grow and develop"--Provided by publisher.
Nothing ever happens on a gray day
Snider, Grant, author, illustrator.
2023
A girl thinks that nothing happens in her neighborhood on a gray day--until she ventures into the woods, and discovers the colors and busy animals of autumn.
The Odds
Puckett, Lindsay, author
2023
This is the story of Begonia, who was abandoned at a retirement home when she was a baby. You might think that's the worst thing that could happen to someone, but for Bug, the worst is yet to come. You see, Swamp Root Manor isn't just any old house. It's alive, it's haunted, and everyone in it is...a little bit Odd. Everyone except Begonia. And while she's waiting for her Oddity to arrive, the manor is running out of money, thanks in no small part to all of Bug's hospital bills. But Begonia refuses to let Swamp Root close. If she could just tap into her Oddity, she could use its power to save the manor and all fifty-two of her grandparents. But she is only days away from her 11th birthday and if she doesn't get it by then, it will never come.
Pete the cat saves up
Dean, Kimberly, author
2023
Pete the Cat wants a supercool Sharkbot toy, but he doesn't have enough money in his piggy bank. He takes on odd jobs, from shoveling snow to selling lemonade and more, and saves every penny. How long will it take for him to earn enough money to buy the toy?
Secrets never die
Ralph, Vincent, author
2023
Some secrets should never have been buried . . . We call it the Dark Place. I don't know who built it or when but, for us, it's special. One night every year Sam Hall and his friends hold funerals for their secrets in an abandoned hut in the woods that they call the Dark Place. But this year, their secrets are taking on a life of their own. Sam is a former child star whose career went up in flames--literally. And no one, not even his best friend knows why. His friends each hold a secret pertaining to the night. A secret they would all like buried. Now someone from the past is blackmailing them with their dangerous secrets. Sam isn't sure who he can trust, who's watching him -- or how far he's willing to go to bury the past once and for all.
Star Wars : the Mandalorian : the manga. 1
Osawa, Yusuke, author
2023
"Years after the fall of the Galactic Empire, a solitary bounty hunter is given a simple mission. Find and return the Child to the Imperial Remnant, all that remains of the once all-powerful Empire. This mysterious orphan has a power that can possibly turn events in their favor, and acquisition of that power is paramount. Instead, the bounty hunter goes on the run with the Child to protect him from the forces that would do him harm. Here is the story of The Mandalorian, and his desperate quest to save the Child and himself"-- Provided by publisher.
Tales from a not-so-posh Paris adventure
Russell, Rachel Renée, author, illustrator
2020
Ooh la la! Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblocks on the way--and Nikki's French skills may not be as reliable as she hoped! Can she get them moving again in time to reach their destination?
The wild robot
Brown, Peter, 1979- author, illustrator
2016
Can a robot survive in the wilderness? A box set about what happens when nature and technology collide.
Yowamushi pedal. Vol. 23
Watanabe, Wataru, 1971- author, artist.
2023
"Hakone team captain Izumida and Kyoto-Fushimi second-year Komari are neck and neck! As the pair close in one the finish line, who will win out-Izumida with his experience and training or Komari with his passion for muscles? In the meantime, Sohoku's team is split in half, and they've been struggling to keep up with the lead. Aoyaki and Kaburagi desperately use the power of Love Hime "Flat-Chested Princess-Princess of Love" to find a new rhythm in hopes of reuniting the eam, while Onoda, Imaizumi, and Teshima barely stay aflorat. And What about Naruko?"--Back cover.