Ages 18+
Librarian Charlie Harris has decided to go back to school, and enrolls in a medieval history course. offered by Professor Warriner. There he meets Dixie Bell Compton, the only classmate around his age. Then Dixie Bell is murdered, and Charlie is determined, with the help of his Maine Coon cat Diesel, to figure out who did it. The Pawful truth is an action packed page turner sure to thrill readers. Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.
Ages 18+
Joshua’s life has become a predictable pattern of departures and arrivals, a lot of his time spent in an airport. Then he meets Morgan during a layover, with whom he feels a deep connection. Morgan kisses Joshua just before she leaves for her flight, saying she’ll never see him again. After she leaves, Joshua sees her face on the news as a missing person. In this fast paced thriller, Joshua is determined to find out why Morgan is on the run. Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.
Grades 9 – 12
The third in the series, this book follows Ashlyn, whose life is turned upside down when her father is sent to jail for tax evasion and her mother goes to rehab. She has just come home from boarding school and is looking forward to spending the summer relaxing with her BFF Tatum, but the unforeseen circumstances lead her to work with a cousin she’s never met at a retreat center for kids instead. Can she make it work or will it be the worst summer of her life?
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Grades 3 – 5
Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker is a biography about Katherine Johnson, the mathematician who calculated the flight path for NASA’s first moon landing in 1969. The book starts out by telling readers about Katherine’s childhood and her lifelong love of math. It then goes on to explain how she became a mathematician when she grew up, and how she saved Apollo 13.
Grades 3 – 5
Max and the Midknights is the first book in a new series by the author of Big Nate, Lincoln Peirce. It is about a girl named Max, who lives with her Uncle Budrick during the Middle Ages. Budrick is a troubadour—a traveling entertainer—who has dubbed himself “Sir Budrick.” In the Middle Ages, “sir” is the title for a knight, but Uncle Budrick isn’t actually a knight; he is just using “Sir Budrick” as a stage name. When Uncle Budrick gets kidnapped by King Ghastley, it is up to Max to come to the rescue! Read Max & the Midknights to find out what happens in Lincoln Peirce’s newest adventure.
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