New Books for September 13
"Slowly, slowly, slowly," said the sloth
Carle, Eric, author, illustrator
2023
Challenged by the other jungle animals for its seemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the many advantages of his slow and peaceful existence.
Assassin of reality : a novel
Di︠a︡chenko, Marina, author
2023
The sequel to the highly acclaimed Vita Nostra takes readers to the next stage in Sasha Samokhina's journey in a richly imagined world of dark academia in which grammar is magic--and not all magic is good.
Badass vegan : fuel your body, ph*ck the system, and live your life right
Lewis, John (Fitness expert), author
2023
"75 recipes plus 3-step practical plan for adopting a vegan diet for the sake of personal health and social impact"-- Provided by publisher.
Bones of belonging : finding wholeness in a white world
Dashtgard, Annahid, author
2023
In a series of deft interlocking stories, Annahid Dashtgard shares her experiences searching for, and teaching about, belonging in our deeply divided world. A critically acclaimed, racialized immigrant writer, Dashtgard writes with wisdom, honesty, and a wry humour as she considers what it means to belong - to a country, in a marriage, in our own skin - and what it means when belonging is absent. Like the bones of the human body, these stories knit together a remarkable vision of what wholeness looks like as a racial outsider in a culture still dominated by whiteness.
Born extraordinary : empowering children with differences and disabilities
Zucker, Meg, author
2023
Often the subjects of unwanted attention -- ranging from pitying stares to bullying -- Zucker and her sons have learned to ignore what others think and live fearlessly. Also incorporating the stories of other families with visible and invisible differences of all kinds, Born Extraordinary gives parents the tools to meet their children's emotional needs while supporting the whole family unit.
The brilliant calculator : how mathematician Edith Clarke helped electrify America
Lower, Jan, author.
2023
The climate book
Thunberg, Greta, 2003- author
2023
In The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts - geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and indigenous leaders - to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster. Throughout, illuminating and often shocking grayscale charts, graphs, diagrams, photographs, and illustrations underscore their research and their arguments. Alongside them, she shares her own stories of demonstrating and uncovering greenwashing around the world, revealing how much we have been kept in the dark.
Code name Bananas
Walliams, David, 1971- author
2020
1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there's one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot.
Death under a little sky
Abell, Stig, author
2023
For years, Jake Jackson has been a high-flying detective in London. But then one day he receives a letter from his reclusive uncle - he has left Jake his property in the middle of the countryside. For Jake, it is the perfect opportunity for a fresh start. At first, life in the middle of nowhere is everything Jake could wish for. But then, what starts as a fun village treasure hunt turns deadly, when a young woman's bones are discovered. And Jake is thrust once again into the role of detective, as he tries to unearth a dangerous killer in this most unlikely of settings.
Encore in death
Robb, J. D., 1950-, author
2023
Celebrity couple Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh are hosting a sumptuous gala event when Brant falls dead after offering a toast, done in by cyanide. Enter Det. Eve Dallas, who's taking a close look at a laid-off assistant, an angry rival, and a crazed fan, aware that Brant's glass of champagne was originally intended for Eliza.
Enter ghost : a novel
Hammad, Isabella, author.
2023
After years away from her family's homeland, and healing from an affair with an established director, stage actress Sonia Nasir returns to Palestine to visit her older sister Haneen. The life Sonia once knew starts to give way to the daunting, exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home.
Global
Colfer, Eoin, author
2023
Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old Sami, from a village along the Bay of Bengal, and fourteen-year-old Yuki, from Northern Canada, strive to protect their homes from the encroaching damage brought on by climate change
Going dark
De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-, author
2023
When 19-year-old Josh returns from Rome without his budding influencer girlfriend Amelia, he immediately becomes a suspect in her disappearance, but as college sophomore and hacker Harper attempts to clear his name, she unearths secrets from both Josh and Amelia's past
Greymist Fair
Zappia, Francesca, author
2023
Two roads lead into a dark forest. They meet at Greymist Fair, the village hidden in the trees, a place kept alive by the families that never leave. The people of Greymist Fair know the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and to set foot off the road is to invite trouble. When Heike, the village's young tailor, discovers a body on the road, she goes looking for who is responsible. But her quest only leads to more strange happenings around Greymist Fair. Inspired by the original, bloody, lesser-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia crafts an enthralling murder-mystery that will keep readers turning the pages. Told from multiple points of view, with each narrative building on the crime discovered by Heike, Greymist Fair examines the themes of childhood fears, growing into adult responsibilities, and finding a place to call home amid the trials of life and death
Jacky Ha-Ha gets the last laugh
Patterson, James, 1947-, author
2023
Twelve-year-old Jacky spends the last weeks of summer at theater camp with new friends, lots of jokes, and plenty of drama.
A long stretch of bad days
McGinnis, Mindy, author.
2023
From Mindy McGinnis comes a thrilling and gripping YA mystery about a small town's past and the secrets unearthed by way of two teen girls and a podcast.
The sister effect
Mallery, Susan, author
2023
Finley McGowan is determined that the niece she's raising will always feel loved and wanted. Unlike how she felt after her mom left to pursue a dream of stardom, and when the grandfather who was left to raise them abandoned her and her sister, Sloane, when they needed him most. Now Sloane is back, as beautiful and as damaged as ever - and she wants a relationship with her daughter. With the help of a man who knows all too well how messy families can be, Finley will learn there's joy in surrendering and peace in letting go.
Split second
Baldacci, David.
2003
Two Secret Service agents, one of them retired, have each had similar experiences losing presidential candidates while assigned to protect them. As the two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making-and are a long way from over.
Storm watch
Box, C. J., author
2023
When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing, authorities are stumped. That is, until Joe Pickett makes two surprising discoveries while hunting down a wounded elk on his district as an epic spring storm descends upon him. First, he finds the professor's vehicle parked on a remote mountainside. Then Joe finds the professor's frozen and mutilated body. When he attempts to learn more, his investigation is obstructed by federal agents, extremists, and Governor Colter Allen.
While you were dreaming
Rai, Alisha, author.
2023
Sixteen-year-old Indian American Sonia, who has undocumented family members, goes viral after saving her crush James's life.
Women without kids : the revolutionary rise of an unsung sisterhood
Warrington, Ruby, author.
2023
Taking in themes from intergenerational healing to feminism to environmentalism, this personal look and anthropological dig into a stubbornly taboo topic is a timely and brave reframing of everything it means not to be a mom.
Yowamushi pedal. 22
Watanabe, Wataru, 1971- author, illustrator.
2023
"Day Two of the Inter-High, early morning. Team Sohoku's managed to stay ahead of Hakone--with the exception of their sole first year, Kaburagi. Aoyagi stayed behind to help him get back in the race--but will the help of his upperclassman and Onoda's love flat-chested princess be enough to catch up to the lead?"-- Provided by publisher.