New Titles

The grandest game

Barnes, Jennifer Lynn,


Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, Presents the first spinoff from "Inheritance Games." On a private island, a small group of players of the annual Grandest Game compete for millions by solving riddles orchestrated by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four Hawthorne brothers. However, not everyone is playing by the rules and they all will do whatever it takes to win.
Date Published:2024

The year 1000 : what life was like at the turn of the last millennium : an Englishman's world

Lacey, Robert,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Presents a portrait of life in England a thousand years ago.
Date Published:2000

Wrath of the dragon king

Mull, Brandon, 1974-,


Seth and Kendra, newly appointed caretakers of Wyrmroost, soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when the dragons, led by Celebrant, rebel.
Date Published:2018

Witch hunt : the Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare

Balis, Andrea,


Introduction : Robin Hood, witches, and commies -- The Depression, fascism, and the Special Committee on Un-American Activities -- Destroyer of worlds -- The American dream-whoops, not so fast -- Civil rights, Truman, and enter tail gunner Joe -- Teachers, beware -- Are communists hiding in Hollywood? -- Red list, gray list, everybody's got a list -- Real people, real fear -- The Berlin airlift and the start of politics on TV -- Communist spies and Truman loses (or did he?) -- The perfect man to light the fire -- Duck and cover : Russia gets the bomb -- Police action in Korea -- The Rosenberg spy case -- I like Ike -- An execution -- Batman gets his Robin, and Robin gets his Robin -- The Lavender Scare -- I Love Lucy and See It Now -- Spies in New Jersey -- Cohn goes too far, and the White House sets a trap -- McCarthy hunts for commies and bags a dentist -- The noose around McCarthy's neck gets tighter -- Joe McCarthy and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week -- Roy Cohn punches back -- The Army-McCarthy hearings : television sensation of the century -- Have you no sense of decency? -- McCarthy's censure and then his end -- Epilogue : witch hunts didn't end. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Chronicles Senator Joe McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare, and examines the impact this had on the United States during the Cold War. Includes black-and-white illustrations, a timeline, and additional resources.
Date Published:2024

Introduction : Robin Hood, witches, and commies -- The Depression, fascism, and the Special Committee on Un-American Activities -- Destroyer of worlds -- The American dream-whoops, not so fast -- Civil rights, Truman, and enter tail gunner Joe -- Teachers, beware -- Are communists hiding in Hollywood? -- Red list, gray list, everybody's got a list -- Real people, real fear -- The Berlin airlift and the start of politics on TV -- Communist spies and Truman loses (or did he?) -- The perfect man to light the fire -- Duck and cover : Russia gets the bomb -- Police action in Korea -- The Rosenberg spy case -- I like Ike -- An execution -- Batman gets his Robin, and Robin gets his Robin -- The Lavender Scare -- I Love Lucy and See It Now -- Spies in New Jersey -- Cohn goes too far, and the White House sets a trap -- McCarthy hunts for commies and bags a dentist -- The noose around McCarthy's neck gets tighter -- Joe McCarthy and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week -- Roy Cohn punches back -- The Army-McCarthy hearings : television sensation of the century -- Have you no sense of decency? -- McCarthy's censure and then his end -- Epilogue : witch hunts didn't end. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Chronicles Senator Joe McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare, and examines the impact this had on the United States during the Cold War. Includes black-and-white illustrations, a timeline, and additional resources.

Date Published:2024

Who's your caddy? looping for the great, near great, and reprobates of golf

Reilly, Rick,


Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, "Sports Illustrated" columnist Rick Reilly describes his humorous experiences as a caddy to famous golfers and celebrities.
Date Published:2004

Where no shadow stays

Hashem, Sara,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, To learn more about her deceased mother and her Egyptian heritage, seventeen-year-old Mina accepts a secret invitation from a relative to visit her mother's village. However, when she returns home to California, she learns that she is not alone--a violent entity has followed her there and is trying to kill her, possessing anyone close to get to her. When circumstances place her and loner bad boy Jesse Talbot together and the spirit is unable to possess him, Mina begs Jesse to help her uncover what is going on. Together they uncover a generational curse afflicting her family that leaves her to make an impossible choice.
Date Published:2026

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, To learn more about her deceased mother and her Egyptian heritage, seventeen-year-old Mina accepts a secret invitation from a relative to visit her mother's village. However, when she returns home to California, she learns that she is not alone--a violent entity has followed her there and is trying to kill her, possessing anyone close to get to her. When circumstances place her and loner bad boy Jesse Talbot together and the spirit is unable to possess him, Mina begs Jesse to help her uncover what is going on. Together they uncover a generational curse afflicting her family that leaves her to make an impossible choice.

Date Published:2026

We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families : stories from Rwanda

Gourevitch, Philip, 1961-,


Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1998. Booklist, Choice, Kirkus Review, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, A chronicle of the conflict between the Hutu and the Tustsi in Rwanda that began in 1994, including a reporting of the genocide that resulted in the deaths of 800,000 Tutsis, and its aftermath.
Date Published:1999

We run the night

Mbengei, Peace,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Seventeen-year-old Shani and her best friend Pendo investigate supernatural events and terrifying student transformations occurring at their elite boarding school.
Date Published:2026

Waiting for snow in Havana : confessions of a Cuban boy

Eire, Carlos M. N.


Pub Weekly, December 2002. Kirkus Starred, November 2002. Booklist, February 2003. The author describes his privileged life in Havana before he was sent at the age of eleven to the U.S. in 1962, in the wake of the Cuban Revolution.
Date Published:2003

Viva Lola Espinoza!

Cerón, Ella,


Translated from the English. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Book smart teen Lola's summer plans are derailed when she is sent to live with her grandmother in Mexico City and learns a family secret that changes her life forever. With the help of two new friends, Lola sets out to break a family curse and learns more about herself than she ever thought possible.
Date Published:2024

Translated from the English. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Book smart teen Lola's summer plans are derailed when she is sent to live with her grandmother in Mexico City and learns a family secret that changes her life forever. With the help of two new friends, Lola sets out to break a family curse and learns more about herself than she ever thought possible.

Date Published:2024

The undertaking : life studies from the dismal trade

Lynch, Thomas, 1948-,


Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Reference & Research Book News, A collection of writings about death and the survivors written by a Michigan funeral director.
Date Published:2009

Ukraine : remember also me

Butler, George, 1985-,


Booklist starred, September 2024. Kirkus Starred, August 2024. "While reporting on the war in Ukraine, George Butler has created striking and intimate illustrations to introduce us to the people behind the headlines. His drawings, made in a variety of places from missile-scarred streets to nursing homes, vividly capture stories of family, tragedy, and perseverance"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Top heavy

Dechambeau, Rhonda,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, After spending a grueling summer perfecting their dance skills, best friends Esme, fifteen, and Mia start the school year with a bang by earning envy-inducing spots on Miss Regina's Elite dance team. That bang turns into a nightmare when Esme realizes they took the spots of two popular dancers, and the rest of the team resents them for it; when her dad, out of work for months, begins to struggle to put food on the table; when a stranger during a night out touches her breasts without warning or permission. Feeling oversexualized for her large chest all her life, this event finally makes Esme snap, throwing her off her dance abilities and feeling separated from her loved ones. She needs to find something to hold on to to pull her back up so she can soar on the dance stage again. A novel in verse.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, After spending a grueling summer perfecting their dance skills, best friends Esme, fifteen, and Mia start the school year with a bang by earning envy-inducing spots on Miss Regina's Elite dance team. That bang turns into a nightmare when Esme realizes they took the spots of two popular dancers, and the rest of the team resents them for it; when her dad, out of work for months, begins to struggle to put food on the table; when a stranger during a night out touches her breasts without warning or permission. Feeling oversexualized for her large chest all her life, this event finally makes Esme snap, throwing her off her dance abilities and feeling separated from her loved ones. She needs to find something to hold on to to pull her back up so she can soar on the dance stage again. A novel in verse.

Date Published:2025

Too perfect to die

Goodman, Juliana,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After achieving her dream of following in her mothers footsteps as cheer captain, Jonty becomes the prime suspect in her rivals murder and must uncover the real killer to clear her name as danger closes in around her and her team.
Date Published:2026

Thor

O'Connor, George,


Map on endpapers. Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, A graphic novel-style adaptation of Old Norse myth stories and legends of Thor, the god of thunder. Thor is returning from Jotunheim after reclaiming his mighty hammer, Mjolnir, when he comes to a river and a mysterious ferryman--who is really Odin in disguise--who demands Thor prove who he is by recounting stories of his exploits before he will ferry him across. Thor relates stories like how he fought the Midgard Serpent, rescued the beautiful hair of Sif, his wife, and killed the giant Hrungnir.
Date Published:2024

Map on endpapers. Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, A graphic novel-style adaptation of Old Norse myth stories and legends of Thor, the god of thunder. Thor is returning from Jotunheim after reclaiming his mighty hammer, Mjolnir, when he comes to a river and a mysterious ferryman--who is really Odin in disguise--who demands Thor prove who he is by recounting stories of his exploits before he will ferry him across. Thor relates stories like how he fought the Midgard Serpent, rescued the beautiful hair of Sif, his wife, and killed the giant Hrungnir.

Date Published:2024

That which feeds us : a Hawaiian gothic

Kendall, Keala,


School Library Journal, March 2026. Booklist starred, April 2026. Publishers Weekly, February 2026. Kirkus Review, March 2026. "Nineteen-year-old Lehua travels to a mysterious island in her native homeland of Hawai'i to track down her missing sister and encounters sinister forces"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

The swans of Harlem : five Black ballerinas, fifty years of sisterhood, and their reclamation of a groundbreaking history

Valby, Karen,


Library Journal, Publishers Weekly Starred, Chronicles the lives of five Black ballerinas and founding members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem: Lydia Abarca, Sheila Rohan, Gayle McKinney-Griffith, Marcia Sells, and Karlya Shelton. Explores the challenges these women faced as a result of racism and sexism within the world of ballet, and examines how their groundbreaking accomplishments had been erased and obscured over time. Includes black-and-white photographs.
Date Published:2024

Library Journal, Publishers Weekly Starred, Chronicles the lives of five Black ballerinas and founding members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem: Lydia Abarca, Sheila Rohan, Gayle McKinney-Griffith, Marcia Sells, and Karlya Shelton. Explores the challenges these women faced as a result of racism and sexism within the world of ballet, and examines how their groundbreaking accomplishments had been erased and obscured over time. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Date Published:2024

The sum of us : how racism hurts everyone : adapted for young readers

McGhee, Heather C.,


Includes index. An old story : the zero-sum hierarchy -- Racism drained the pool -- Going without -- Ignoring the canary -- No one fights alone -- Never a real democracy -- Living apart -- The same sky -- The hidden wound -- The solidarity dividend. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Examines how racism affects people of all ages and all backgrounds in the United States, and discusses ways every American can rethink their attitude toward race and work together to create an equitable and inclusive society. Describes the concept of racial zero-sum, where white Americans believe that bettering the lives of racial minorities comes at their expense, and how it is rooted in America's origin story and demonstrates how freedoms were first conceived in direct relation to the enslavement of Africans.
Date Published:2023

Includes index. An old story : the zero-sum hierarchy -- Racism drained the pool -- Going without -- Ignoring the canary -- No one fights alone -- Never a real democracy -- Living apart -- The same sky -- The hidden wound -- The solidarity dividend. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Examines how racism affects people of all ages and all backgrounds in the United States, and discusses ways every American can rethink their attitude toward race and work together to create an equitable and inclusive society. Describes the concept of racial zero-sum, where white Americans believe that bettering the lives of racial minorities comes at their expense, and how it is rooted in America's origin story and demonstrates how freedoms were first conceived in direct relation to the enslavement of Africans.

Date Published:2023

Steelheart

Sanderson, Brandon,


Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners--the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.
Date Published:2013

Starry messenger : cosmic perspectives on civilization

Tyson, Neil deGrasse,


Overture: Science and society -- Truth & beauty : aesthetics in life and in the cosmos -- Exploration & discovery : the value of both when shaping civilization -- Earth & moon : cosmic perspectives -- Conflict & resolution : tribal forces within us all -- Risk & reward : calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of others -- Meatarians & vegetarians : we are not entirely what we eat -- Gender & identity : people are more the same than different -- Color & race : once again, people are more the same than different -- Law & order : the foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not -- Body & mind : human physiology may be overrated -- Coda: Life & death. "Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all"--
Date Published:2022

Overture: Science and society -- Truth & beauty : aesthetics in life and in the cosmos -- Exploration & discovery : the value of both when shaping civilization -- Earth & moon : cosmic perspectives -- Conflict & resolution : tribal forces within us all -- Risk & reward : calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of others -- Meatarians & vegetarians : we are not entirely what we eat -- Gender & identity : people are more the same than different -- Color & race : once again, people are more the same than different -- Law & order : the foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not -- Body & mind : human physiology may be overrated -- Coda: Life & death. "Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all"--

Date Published:2022