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Kern County Libraries Staff Members |
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library |
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA deluxe anniversary edition of the best-seller chronicles the off-beat and occasionally extraterrestrial journeys, notions, and acquaintances of reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent, accompanied by never-before-published material from the late author's archives and international collections of memorabilia, as well as commentary by famous fans. |
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Dread Nation by Justina IrelandWhen families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her fighting for her life against powerful enemies. |
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An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonIn the lowerdeck of the HSS Matlida, a space vessel run like the antebellum South, Aster, a dark-skinned sharecropper, faces harsh restrictions and punishments from brutal overseers, but the seeds of civil war hold the key to her freedom. |
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Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliamsDutifully embracing her faith while tirelessly caring for her younger siblings, including one who needs forbidden insulin to survive, a teen who is unaware that she lives within a strict cult meets an Outsider boy and begins to question what is and is not a sin. |
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott CardAn expert at simulated war games, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin believes that he is engaged in one more computer war game when, in truth, he is commanding the last Earth fleet against an alien race seeking Earth's complete destruction. |
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Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott CardFollows the life of Ender Wiggin's comrade Bean, from his escape from the mean streets of Rotterdam, to his student days at the Battle School, and to his role as Ender's right hand ally, strategist, and friend in the epic struggle to save Earth from alien invaders. |
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Wool by Hugh HoweyThe first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of a community living in an underground silo completely unaware of the fate of the outside world. When the silo's sheriff asks to leave the silo, a series of events unravels the very fabric of their fragile lives. In a world where all commodities are precious and running out, truth and hope may be the most rare...and the most needed. |
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