NEW BOOKS FOR 2022
10 Things I Hate About Pinky
Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny-tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe.
Samir Jha might have a few . . . quirks remaining from the time he had to take care of his sick mother, like the endless lists he makes in his planner and the way he schedules every minute of every day, but those are good things. They make life predictable and steady (goodreads.com).
The Knife and the Butterfly
Azael knows prison, and something isn't right about this lockup. No phone call. No lawyer. No news about his brother or his homies. The only thing they make him do is watch some white girl in some cell. Watch her and try to remember.
Lexi Allen would love to forget the brawl, would love for it to disappear back into the Xanax fog it came from. And her mother and her lawyer hope she chooses not to remember too much about the brawl--at least when it's time to testify.
Lexi knows there's more at stake in her trial than her life alone, though. She's connected to him, and he needs the truth. The knife cut, but somehow it also connected (goodreads.com)
STEAMPUNK & SCI-FI
LEVIATHAN IS BOOK 1 IN A SERIES OF 3.
Prince Aleksander,
would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own
people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a
battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men.
Deryn Sharp is a
commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She's a
brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being
discovered.
With World War I brewing, Alek and Deryn's paths
cross in the most unexpected way…taking them on a fantastical,
around-the-world adventure that will change both their lives forever (goodreads.com).
The behemoth is the
fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships
with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war
with the Clanker powers.
Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the
British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a
commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan, they hope to bring the war to a halt. But when disaster strikes the Leviathan's peacekeeping mission, they find themselves alone and hunted in enemy territory.
Alek and Deryn will need great skill, new allies, and brave hearts to face what's ahead (goodreads.com).
BOOK 3- Goliath-FINAL BOOK- SPOILER ALERT
Alek and Deryn are abroad
the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger.
This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath
that can end the war. But whose side is he really on?
While on
their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept
secret. Two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl disguised as a guy...she
has feelings for Alek.
The crown, true love with a commoner, and
the destruction of a great city all hang on Alek's next--and
final--move (goodreads.com).
AIRBORN BY KENNETH OPPEL
(MATT CRUSE #1 of 3)
In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies.
MYSTERY
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES COLLECTION BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Do you know about Sherlock Holmes?! He is only one of the greatest detectives in literary history! Perhaps you're more familiar with Robert Downey Jr. who played Holmes in several movies. Anyway, now is your chance to read all about Holmes, his famous assistant Watson, and all the fantastic mysteries they solve. This collection consists of six books, but 8 different titles all by famous author Arthur Conan Doyle. This is Doyle's entire Sherlock Holmes collection, and his is the order you should read the in.
1. A Study in Scarlet (first appearance of Sherlock Holmes), and the Sign of the Four
2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
3. Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
4. The Hound of the Baskervilles
5.The Return of Sherlock Holmes
6. The Valley of Fear
7. His Last Bow
GENUINE FRAUD BY E. LOCKHART
Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat.
Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.
An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.
A bad romance, or maybe three.
Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains.
A girl who refuses to give people what they want from her.
A girl who refuses to be the person she once was
**If you liked We Were Liars, which I did! I think you will like this novel as well.
BONE GAP by Laura Ruby
Everyone knows Bone Gap
is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can
disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the
people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. After all, it wasn’t the first
time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O’Sullivan on
their own. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to
Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. That’s just how things go,
the people said. Who are you going to blame?
Finn knows that’s
not what happened with Roza. He knows she was kidnapped, ripped from the
cornfields by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. But the
searches turned up nothing, and no one believes him anymore. Not even
Sean, who has more reason to find Roza than anyone, and every reason to
blame Finn for letting her go.
As we follow the stories of Finn,
Roza, and the people of Bone Gap—their melancholy pasts, their
terrifying presents, their uncertain futures—acclaimed author Laura Ruby
weaves a heartbreaking tale of love and loss, magic and mystery, regret
and forgiveness—a story about how the face the world sees is never the
sum of who we are (goodreads.com).
SUPERNATURAL
In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life...(goodreads.com).
This one is historical fiction, romance and adventure.
Somewhere in the
Badlands, embedded deep in centuries-buried rock and sand, lies the
skeleton of a massive dinosaur, larger than anything the late
nineteenth-century world has ever seen. Some legends call it the Black
Beauty, with its bones as black as ebony, but to seventeen-year-old
Samuel Bolt, it’s the “rex,” the king dinosaur that could put him and
his struggling, temperamental archaeologist father in the history books
(and conveniently make his father forget he’s been kicked out of
school), if they can just quarry it out.
But Samuel and his
father aren’t the only ones after the rex. For Rachel Cartland this find
could be her ticket to a different life, one where her loves of science
and adventure aren’t just relegated to books and sitting rooms. And if
she can’t prove herself on this expedition with her professor father,
the only adventures she may have to look forward to are marriage or
spinsterhood.
As their paths cross and the rivalry between their
fathers becomes more intense, Samuel and Rachel are pushed closer
together. Their flourishing romance is one that will never be allowed.
And with both eyeing the same prize, it’s a romance that seems destined
for failure. As their attraction deepens, danger looms on the other side
of the hills, causing everyone’s secrets to come to light and forcing
Samuel and Rachel to make a decision. Can they join forces to find their
quarry, and with it a new life together, or will old enmities and
prejudices keep them from both the rex and each other? (goodreads.com)
DYSTOPIC
MONUMENT 14: SAVAGE DRIFT (BOOK #3) BY EMMY LAYBOURNE
Your mother hollers
that you're going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the
street. You don't stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don't
thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not-you
launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner.
Only,
if it's the last time you'll ever see your mother, you sort of start to
wish you'd stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus.
But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran.
Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong.
When
Dean raced out the door to catch the school bus, he didn’t realize it
would be the last time he’d ever see his mom. After a freak hailstorm
sends the bus crashing into a superstore, Dean and a group of students
of all ages are left to fend for themselves.
They soon realize the
hailstorm and the crash are the least of their worries. After seeing a
series of environmental and chemical disasters ravage the outside world,
they realize they’re trapped inside the store.
Unable to
communicate with the ones they love, the group attempts to cobble
together a new existence. As they struggle to survive, Dean and the
others must decide which risk is greater: leaving… or staying (goodreads).
Monument 14 is a post-apocalyptic YA novel that transcends age barriers.
INDIGENOUS
Echo Desjardins, a
13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling
with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day
in Mr. Bee’s history class turns extraordinary, and Echo’s life will
never be the same. During Mr. Bee’s lecture, Echo finds herself
transported to another time and place—a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan
prairie—and back again to the present. In the following weeks, Echo
slips back and forth in time. She visits a Métis camp, travels the old
fur-trade routes, and experiences the perilous and bygone era of the
Pemmican Wars.
Pemmican Wars is the first graphic novel in
a new series, A Girl Called Echo, by Governor General Award–winning
writer, and author of Highwater Press’ The Seven Teaching Stories,
Katherena Vermette (goodreads.com). We also have Books 2 & 3 entitled Red River Resistance (2) and Northwest Rebellion (3).
LGBTQ+
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST BY MASON DEAVER
When Ben De Backer comes
out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house
and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her
husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an
anxiety disorder compounded by their parents' rejection, they come out
only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low
profile in a new school.
But Ben's attempts to survive the last
half of senior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan Allan, a funny
and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. As Ben and
Nathan's friendship grows, their feelings for each other begin to
change, and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it
might just be a chance to start a happier new life.
At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best is both a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity.
HISTORICAL FICTION
BOXERS & SAINTS BY GENE LUEN YANG
BOXERS
China, 1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants.
Little
Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he
recruits an army of Boxers—commoners trained in kung fu—who fight to
free China from "foreign devils."
Against all odds, this
grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple.
Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many
are dying, including thousands of "secondary devils"—Chinese citizens
who have converted to Christianity.
SAINTS
China, 1898. An unwanted
and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name
by her family when she's born. She finds friendship—and a name,
Vibiana—in the most unlikely of places: Christianity.
But China
is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is in full
swing, and bands of young men roam the countryside, murdering Westerners
and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian
friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie ...
and whether she is willing to die for her faith (goodreads.com).
Lina is just like any
other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws,
she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge
into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've
known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train
car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way
north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches
of Siberia. Here they are forced, under Stalin's orders, to dig for
beets and fight for their lives under the cruelest of conditions.
Lina
finds solace in her art, meticulously—and at great risk—documenting
events by drawing, hoping these messages will make their way to her
father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long
and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it
is through incredible strength, love, and hope that Lina ultimately
survives. Between Shades of Gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart (goodreads.com).
CODE NAME VERITY BY ELIZABETH WEIN
Oct. 11th, 1943 - A
British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and
passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival.
The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.
When
"Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a
chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a
spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice:
reveal her mission or face a grisly execution.
As she
intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she
became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the
wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity
battles for her life, confronting her views on courage and failure and
her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be
enough to save her from the enemy?
Harrowing and beautifully
written, Elizabeth Wein creates a visceral read of danger, resolve, and
survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each
other. Code Name Verity is an outstanding novel that will stick with you
long after the last page (goodreads.com)
ROSE UNDER FIRE BY ELIZABETH WEIN (AGAIN!)
While flying an Allied
fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur
poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück,
the notorious women's concentration camp. Trapped in horrific
circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty,
bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough
to endure the fate that's in store for her?
Elizabeth Wein, author of the critically-acclaimed and best-selling Code Name Verity,
delivers another stunning WWII thriller. The unforgettable story of
Rose Justice is forged from heart-wrenching courage, resolve, and the
slim, bright chance of survival (goodreads.com).
ROMANCE
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.
The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true? (goodreads.com).
BTW-
This is the cover I prefer, but the copy we have looks like the above.
Like every book lover I've ever known, we all prefer the original cover
to the movie cover. Retched changes!
Sixteen-year-old Dee and her seven-year-old brother, Eddie, have been on their own for six weeks. Their father has seemingly vanished into the baking Arizona desert. Their money is drying up and the rent is coming due, but it's a visit from a social worker and the prospect of being separated from Eddie that scares Dee enough to flee. She dupes her brother into packing up and embarking on the long road trip to Canada, their birthplace and former home. Lacking a driver's license and facing a looming interrogation at the border, Dee rations their money and food as they burn down the interstate in their ancient, decrepit car (goodreads.com).
WHEN THE GROUND IS HARD BY MALLA NUNN
In this stunning
and heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school, two girls of
different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre.
Adele
Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian
Academy. She knows the upcoming semester at school is going to be great
with her best friend Delia at her side. Then Delia dumps her for a new
girl with more money, and Adele is forced to share a room with Lottie,
the school pariah, who doesn't pray and defies teachers' orders.
But as they share a copy of Jane Eyre,
Lottie's gruff exterior and honesty grow on Adele, and Lottie learns to
be a little sweeter. Together, they take on bullies and protect each
other from the vindictive and prejudiced teachers. Then a boy goes
missing on campus and Adele and Lottie must rely on each other to solve
the mystery and maybe learn the true meaning of friendship (goodreads.com).
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