New Books for June 29
Animal sidekicks : amazing stories of symbiosis in animals and plants
Murphy, Macken, author
2022
"Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis-where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species, introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals-from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including: The crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat The bat that goes to bed inside a plant The warthog that likes a mongoose massage You'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint-is your head ever itchy?) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again!"-- Provided by publisher.
Burning questions : essays & occasional pieces 2004-2021
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
2022
From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays - funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient - which seek answers to Burning Questions such as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? How can we live on our planet? Is it true? And is it fair? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism?
City on fire
Winslow, Don, 1953- author
2022
Two criminal empires together control all of New England. Until a beautiful modern-day Helen of Troy comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire. Danny Ryan yearns for a more "legit" life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die. From the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, Danny Ryan will forge a dynasty.
The fear
Preston, Natasha, author
2022
Somebody in the town of Rock Bay has posted a "share this post and your own deepest death fear" meme and it seems that everybody but Izzy has shared the creepy graphic; nobody knows who posted it, but soon people start dying, and it seems that the meme is part of a plot to extract revenge on the high school students of Rock Bay--Izzy is determined to investigate, but what she uncovers is her own worst nightmare.
The heart of the storm : a biography of Sue Bird
Mentyka, Sharon, author
2022
"A picture book biography, in our Growing to Greatness series, of WNBA Seattle Storm basketball player Sue Bird"-- Provided by publisher.
Hey you! : an empowering celebration of growing up Black
Adeola, Dapo, author, illustrator
2022
Addresses--honestly, yet hopefully--the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future and delivering a message of empowerment to a new generation of dreamers.
Honestly Elliott
McDunn, Gillian, author
2022
Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.
InvestiGators
Green, John Patrick, 1975- author, illustrator
2020
With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks--or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts
Lewis, Erika, 1968- author
2022
The Otherworld is at war. The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts trains warriors. And Kelcie Murphy-a foster child raised in the human world-is dying to attend. A place at AUA means meeting Scáthach, the legendary trainer of Celtic heroes. It means learning to fight with a sword. It means harnessing her hidden powers and-most importantly-finding out who her parents are, and why they abandoned her in Boston Harbor eight years ago. When Kelcie tests into the school, she learns that she's a Saiga, one of the most ancient beings in the Otherworld. Secretive, shunned, and possessed of imposing elemental powers, the Saiga are also kin to the Otherworld's most infamous traitor. But Kelcie is a survivor, and she'll do whatever it takes to find her parents and her place in their world. Even if that means making a few enemies.
The last confessions of Sylvia P. : a novel
Kravetz, Lee Daniel, author.
2022
Bridging fact and fiction to imagine the life of a revered writer, this literary novel follows a seasoned curator for a small auction house who makes an astonishing find--the original manuscript of Sylvia Plath's novel "The Bell Jar"--and discovers that she is connected to Plath's legacy in an unexpected way.
Mina
Forsythe, Matthew, 1976- author, illustrator
2022
Mina and her father live in a hollowed-out tree stump on the edge of a pond on the edge of a forest. Nothing ever bothers Mina, until one day, her father brings home a suspicious surprise from the woods. Should Mina trust her father--or listen to her own instincts?
Mirror's edge
Westerfeld, Scott, author
2021
Raised to be her twin sister Rafia's body double and bodyguard, but now with new face and body Frey and her lover Col are determined to return to Shreve to rescue Boss X, a friend and ally in the rebellion of the free cities against people like Frey's father, ruthless ruler of Shreve; but Frey is troubled by things even beyond the dangers of her mission--confusion over her own identity, guilt over having killed her brother (even if he was trying to kill Rafia at the time), and worry about whether her sister, who has stolen Frey's name and identity, can be trusted with the fate of Shreve.
Mission to disaster
Ireland, Justina, author
2022
The Jedi think the dreaded Nihil marauders have been all but defeated. Their leader is on the run and their numbers have dwindled. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh hopes this means she will finally have time to really train her Padawan, Imri Cantaros--but reports of a Nihil attack on Port Haileap soon dash those hopes. For not only have the Nihil attacked the peaceful outpost, they have abducted Vernestra and Imri's friend, Avon Starros. The two Jedi set off for Port Haileap, determined to figure out where the Nihil have taken their friend. Meanwhile, Avon must put her smarts and skills to the ultimate test as she fights for survival among the Nihil--and uncovers a sinister plan. Can Vernestra and Imri find their friend before disaster strikes?
New from here
Yang, Kelly, author
2022
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
The Paragon Hotel : a novel
Faye, Lyndsay, author
2019
"The year is 1921, and "Nobody" Alice James is on a cross-country train, carrying a bullet wound and fleeing for her life following an illicit drug and liquor deal gone horribly wrong. Desperate to get as far away as possible from New York City and those who want her dead, she has her sights set on Oregon: a distant frontier that seems the end of the line."-- Provided by publisher.
Pay up : the future of women and work (and why it's different than you think)
Saujani, Reshma, author
2022
A leading activist takes apart the myth of "having it all" and lifts the burden on individual women to be primary caregivers, offering a bold vision for change as America defines the future of work.
Pokémon. Sun & Moon. 12
Kusaka, Hidenori, author
2022
It's the final battle! Sun, Moon, and their friends confront Necrozma once and for all. The fate of Ultra Megalopolis is at stake, but Necrozma has transformed into an even more powerful Pokémon! Will Sun finally be able to buy back his great-grandfather's island?
Read dangerously : the subversive power of literature in troubled times
Nafisi, Azar, author
2022
Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi explores the most probing questions of our time, arming readers with a resistance reading list that includes Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, James Baldwin, and Margaret Atwood.
Revenge of the beast
Meggitt-Phillips, Jack, author
2022
Notorious prankster Bethany, along with her new friend Claudette, is determined that she and Ebenezer are going to de-beast their lives but neither of them are sure what "good people" do.
This book will get you to sleep!
John, Jory, author
2022
Attention, reader: This book is going to make you tired! It will calm you down! Yes, this book will put you to sleep! How? Easy. There are monster trucks dashing across the pages. There are sheep being chased by dragons. There are electric guitars wailing throughout. Plus so much more! Yep. All the typical stuff that makes you sleepy. So... are you asleep yet? No? Well, maybe another method would work better... So read on, and it's guaranteed you'll start to snooze!