New Books for July 24
The 4 season solution : the groundbreaking new plan for feeling better, living well, and powering down our always-on lives
Hartwig, Dallas, author author
2020
Aster and the accidental magic
Pico, Thom, author
2020
Aster is bored at her new home in the mountains in the middle of nowhere--until she meets an odd old shepherdess and her woolly dogs, a sneaky trickster, and an angry fox.
Awesome Dog 5000 vs. Mayor Bossypants
Dean, Justin, author
2020
"When Awesome Dog's heroics gain media attention, Marty, Skyler, and Ralph find themselves targeted by the narcissistic mayor of Townville"-- Provided by publisher.
Awesome Dog 5000. 1
Dean, Justin, author, illustrator
2019
After moving to a new town, fifth-grader Marty worries about fitting in and must go up against a scientist out for revenge when he discovers a robotic dog in his new house.
Awesome evolutions!
Nestor, C. J. author
2019
Join Professor Oak as he explains that Pokémon can evolve into completely different Pokémon, from evolution into several different Pokémon or a single transformation.
Be not far from me
McGinnis, Mindy, author
2020
Lost in the Great Smoky Mountains, rising high school senior Ashley Hawkins must fight for survival without any tools, growing in awareness that the world is not tame, and neither are people.
Ben Braver and the vortex of doom
Emerson, Marcus, author
2020
When the baddest of bad guys threatens the world with a giant black hole, Ben Braver is the only one who can stop it. Ready or not, he's about to learn what it really means to be a hero.
Black is a rainbow color
Joy, Angela, 1975- author
2020
"A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on"-- Provided by publisher. Includes historical and cultural notes, song list, and two poems.
Blue skies
Bustard, Anne, 1951- author
2020
France sends the Merci Train to the United States to thank America for helping France during and after WWII, and one of the train stops will be the small town of Gladiola, Texas, where ten-year-old Glory Bea hopes for the greatest miracle--that her missing-in-action father will be on the train.
Brave. Black. First. : 50+ African American women who changed the world
Hudson, Cheryl Willis, author
2020
Profiles notable African American women in various fields from Phillis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and Ida B. Wells to Condoleeza Rice, Beyoncé, and the founders of Black Lives Matter.
Dungeons & dragons. Wizards & spells : a young adventurer's guide
Zub, Jim, author
2020
An immersive illustrated primer to the enchanted beings, magic users, and spells of Dungeons & Dragons, the leading fantasy role-playing game.
Easter bonnet bug-a-boo : a scratch & sniff story
Tucker, Krista, author
2020
Nancy and Bree are making très fancy hats for the big Easter parade. But when Nancy uses real flowers from Mrs. Devine's garden, her magnifique hat attracts not only the judge's eyse but all the bugs in the neighborhood! Enjoy the fabulous scents of spring by scratching and sniffing the scented spots throughout the story.
Fancy Nancy storybook favorites
O'Connor, Jane, author
2020
Collects six stories depicting Fancy Nancy's humorous adventures.
Fighting for space : two pilots and their historic battle for female spaceflight
Teitel, Amy Shira, author
2020
"The mostly-unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb-two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and ultimately the patriarchal society that stood between them and the stars.
A good girl's guide to murder
Jackson, Holly, 1992- author
2019
As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.
The great eggscape!
John, Jory, author
2020
The Great Eggscape is when the Good Egg and his pals escape their carton and drop into the store for a morning of fun, enjoyed by everybody. Well, almost everybody. Shel (an egg) isn't a huge fan of group activities, especially when he's made to be "It" for a game of hide-and-seek. Nevertheless, Shel doesn't want to let his friends down, so he reluctantly plays, anyway. But after a morning of hiding and seeking, somebody's still missing. Will the dozen eggs friends ever be reunited? Find out in this hilarious egg hunt adventure in the grocery store that reminds us to break out of our shells and help our friends in need!
House of earth and blood
Maas, Sarah J., author
2020
Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan works for an antiquities dealer, and, after a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city, she now seeks only blissful oblivion in the city's most notorious nightclubs. But when the murderer attacks again, Bryce finds herself dragged into the investigation. Hunt Athalar, personal assassin for the Archangels, wants nothing to do with Bryce Quinlan, despite being ordered to protect her. She stands for everything he once rebelled against and seems more interested in partying than solving the murder, no matter how close to home it might hit. But Hunt soon realizes there's far more to Bryce than meets the eye-and that he's going to have to find a way to work with her if they want to solve this case.
I'm a dragon
Loehr, Mallory, author
2019
I've got scales . . . I've got wings . . . I love precious things. I'm a dragon! So begins a magical introduction to a magical creature. Young children will fall in love with the adorable dragon star of this Little Golden Book. Just watch out: he may be small, but he can still breathe fire!
The magnificent monsters of Cedar street
Oliver, Lauren, 1982- author
2020
Cordelia Clay loves the work she and her father do together: saving and healing the remarkable creatures around Boston at the end of the nineteenth century. Their home on Cedar Street is full to the brim with dragons, squelches, and diggles, and Cordelia loves every one of them. But their work must be kept a secret, others aren't welcoming to outsiders and immigrants, so what would the people of Boston do to the creatures they call 'monsters'? One morning, Cordelia awakens to discover that her father has disappeared, along with nearly all the monsters. With only a handful of clues and a cryptic note to guide her, Cordelia must set off to find out what happened to her father, with the help of her new friend Gregory, Iggy the farting filch, a baby dragon, and a small zuppy (zombie puppy, that is).-- Publisher's description.
Name drop : the really good celebrity stories I usually only tell at happy hour
Mathews, Ross, 1979- author
2020
RuPaul's Drag Race judge and alum of Chelsea Lately, Ross Mathews likes telling stories. Ross dishes about being an unlikely insider in the alternate reality that is showbiz. Holding nothing back, Ross shares the most treasured and surprising moments in his celebrity-filled career, and proves that while exposure may have made him a little bit famous, he is still as much a fanboy as ever.
Oona out of order
Montimore, Margarita, author
2020
It's New Year's Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. As the countdown to the New Year begins, Oona faints and awakens thirty-two years in the future in her fifty-one-year-old body. Greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she's told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. Still a young woman on the inside, but ever changing on the outside, who will she be next year? Philanthropist? Club Kid? World traveler? Wife to a man she's never met?
A reasonable doubt
Margolin, Phillip, author
2020
Robert Chesterfield shows up at the law office with an odd request: he's seeking help from his old attorney in acquiring patent protection for an illusion. This is out of the scope of the law firm's expertise, but when Robin Lockwood looks into his previous relationship with the firm, she learns that twenty years ago he was arrested for two murders. Now, decades later, he's a man with more than one dark past and many enemies.
That can be arranged : a Muslim love story
Fahmy, Huda, author, illustrator
2020
Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comics Yes, I'm Hot in This, Huda Fahmy tells the hilarious story of how she met and married her husband. Navigating mismatched suitors, gossiping aunties, and societal expectations for Muslim women, That Can Be Arranged deftly and hilariously reveals to readers what it can be like to find a husband as an observant Muslim woman in the twenty-first century. So relevant in today's evolving cultural climate, Fahmy's story offers a perceptive and personal glimpse into the sometimes sticky but ultimately rewarding balance of independent choice and tradition. --Back cover.