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Counterfeit : a novel
by Kirstin Chen
Ava Wong, a strait-laced Chinese American lawyer and her former college roommate from Mainland China, who dropped out under mysterious circumstances, join forces in an ingenious counterfeit operation selling replica luxury handbags.
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What moves the dead
by T. Kingfisher
When his receives world that his childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, retired soldier Alex Easton races to the House of Usher where he, after encountering a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, recruits a British mycologist and a baffled American doctor to unravel the truth.
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Arsenic and adobo
by Mia P. Manansala
Returning home to help save her Tita Rosie’s failing restaurant, Lila Macapagal is shocked when her ex-boyfriend, a notoriously nasty food critic, dies suddenly, moments after they had a confrontation, leaving her the only suspect. Original.
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Hunt the stars : a novel
by Jessie Mihalik
To earn enough money to keep her bounty hunting crew together, Octavia Zarola accepts a job from her sworn enemy, a ruthless former general who ignites her anger and desire, and uncovers a peace-threatening political plot. Original.
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Summerwater
by Sarah Moss
A series of vignettes offer the idle thoughts of a group of strangers vacationing in a Scottish holiday park during a very rainy day, lost in their own little worlds, until a shocking event unites them.
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The nice house on the lake. Volume one
by James Tynion
"Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter--well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walter's always been a little...off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walter's invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. It's beautiful, it's opulent, it's private--so a week of putting up with Walter's weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacationof a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldn't a chance to reconnect be...nice? In The Nice House on the Lake, the overriding anxieties of the 21st century get a terrifying new face-and it might just be the face of the person you once trusted most"
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The lost ticket
by Freya Sampson
Arriving in London, brokenhearted Libby Nichols meets elderly Frank who has been riding the bus for 60 years, hoping to find a girl he met in 1962, and decides to help him search, finding her tightly controlled world expanding as she opens her heart to new friendships and romance. Original.
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The way of kings
by Brandon Sanderson
A new epic series by the best-selling writer of Robert Jordan's final Wheel of Time® novels introduces the world of Roshar through the experiences of a war-weary royal compelled by visions, a highborn youth condemned to military slavery and a woman who would save her impoverished house.
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Malice House
by Megan Shepherd
Deciding to illustrate a disturbing, secret handwritten manuscript from her late Pulitzer Prize-winning father, aspiring artist Haven Marbury is plunged into a nightmarish world when a monstrous creature appears, forcing her to uncover dark, otherworldly family secrets to rewrite everything she thought she knew about herself.
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Unmasking autism : discovering the new faces of neurodiversity
by Devon Price
A social psychologist, professor and proud Autistic person explores the phenomenon of masking, a common coping mechanism in which Autistic people hide their identifiably Autistic traits in order to fit in, and lays down the groundwork for unmasking, offering exercises that encourage self-expression.
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Devotions : the selected poems of Mary Oliver
by Mary Oliver
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet offers a carefully curated selection of her definitive writings in a volume spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. By the author of Felicity.
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I'm glad my mom died
by Jennette McCurdy
The iCarly and Sam & Cat star, after her controlling mother dies, gets the help she needs to overcome eating disorders, addiction and unhealthy relationshipsand finally decides what she really wants for the first time in her life. Illustrations.
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The wordy shipmates
by Sarah Vowell
A cultural profile of Puritan life covers a wide range of topics, from their covenant communities and deep-rooted ideologies to their beliefs about church and state and their perspectives on other faiths, in an account that also evaluates their legacy in today's world.
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With the fire on high
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Navigating the challenges of finishing high school while caring for a daughter, talented cook Emoni Santiago struggles with a lack of time and money that complicate her dream of working in a professional kitchen. By the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X.
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The weight of blood
by Tiffany D. Jackson
"While at Springville Highs first integrated prom, Maddie, a constantly bullied biracial teenager, is tormented by her classmates until her secret is revealed??one that will cost them their lives.
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I never promised you a rose garden
by Mannie Murphy
"What begins as an affectionate reminiscence of Mannie Murphy's 1990s teenage infatuation with the late actor River Phoenix--specifically his role in Gus Van Sant's classic film, My Own Private Idaho--slowly transforms into a remarkable, sprawling account of the city of Portland and state of Oregon's long and shameful history of white nationalism"
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Everything in its place : a story of books and belonging
by Pauline David-Sax
When her safe spacethe school librarycloses for a week, Nicky must face her social anxiety, but when she meets a group of unique, diverse, inspiring women at her mothers diner, she realizes being different doesnt mean being alone. Illustrations.
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The best kind of bear
by Greg Gormley
Venturing out to discover what kind of bear he is, a teddy bear encounters a variety of bears along his journey, from grizzlies to polar bears, before concluding that he is just his own special self. By the author of The Prince and the Pee. Illustrations.
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Bye, penguin!
by Seou Lee
Traveling on a gradually melting ice floe under a sky that sometimes displays the Aurora Borealis, an adorably expressive little penguin looks with rapt wonder at remarkable world landmarks in destinations ranging from Venice and Hawaii to New York City and Sydney. Illustrations.
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