Category Archives: New on the Shelves

New Teen Titles for February 2015

X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz“I am Malcolm. I am my father’s son. But to be my father’s son means that they will always come for me. ” “They will always come for me, and I will always succumb.” Malcolm Little’s parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he […]

New Adult Books for January 2015

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust Alan Bradley Young chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce once again uses her knowledge of poisons and her indefatigable spirit to solve a crime, but this time she leaves behind the English countryside and enters the unexpectedly unsavory […]

New Large Print Books–January 2015

FICTION Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Rita Mae Brown When a body is found in the equine graveyard, “Sister” Jane Arnold and her hounds investigate the murder, but find the case pointing to the complicated relations between three old families.   Fall of Giants by Ken Follett Follows the fates of five interrelated families–American, German, […]

New Adult Books for December 2014

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION Another Night, Another Day Sarah Rayner Three people are brought together at Moreland’s Clinic, where they reveal their deepest secrets, and confront and console one another as they heal: Karen–about to lose her father, Abby–whose son has autism and needs constant care, and Michael–a family […]

New Young Adult Books for December

Heart of Dread: Stolen by Melissa De La Cruz and Michael JohnstonNat and her drakon are the last of their kind–sworn to protect what their enemies seek to control–and she’s risked her life for their reunion. But fighting for the majestic Blue meant saying goodbye to Wes, breaking both their hearts. Back in New Vegas, […]

New Large Print Titles–December 2014

FICTION Christmas in Cowboy Country by Janet Dailey Ski instructor Annie Bennett must spend the holidays helping her parents with their big Colorado ranch, but rugged surveyor Marshall Stone becomes a potent distraction.   A Quilt for Christmas by Sandra Dallas Sewing a quilt during the months she waits for her husband to return from […]

More Young Adult Books for November

Beware the Wild by Natalie ParkerIt’s an oppressively hot and sticky morning in June when Sterling and her brother, Phin, have an argument that compels him to run into the town swamp — the one that strikes fear in all the residents of Sticks, Louisiana. Phin doesn’t return. Instead, a girl named Lenora May climbs […]

New Adult Books for November 2014

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION Blood Magick Nora Roberts A conclusion to the series that began with Dark Witch and Shadow Spell traces the forbidden love between shop owner Branna and world traveler Fin, separated for years, until a storm of shadows threatens everything and they must battle against the […]

New Young Adult Books for November

The Doubt Factory by Paolo BacigalupiEverything Alix knows about her life is a lie. At least that’s what a mysterious young man who’s stalking her keeps saying. But then she begins investigating the disturbing claims he makes against her father. Could her dad really be at the helm of a firm that distorts the truth […]

New Large Print Books–November 2014

FICTION Lucky Us by Amy Bloom Forging a life together after being abandoned by their parents, half sisters Eva and Iris share decades in and out of the spotlight in golden-era Hollywood and mid-twentieth-century Long Island.   Skin Game by Jim Butcher Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must help a hated enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, break into […]