New Nonfiction

Pieces of a Girl by Stephanie Kuehnert    

“A raw and bold memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped Stephanie Kuehnert, the author of Ballads of Suburbia and regular Rookie contributor, survive and thrive. Told in varied narrative styles, including journal entries, original illustration, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the memoir of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to become a strong young woman after years and years trapped in a cycle that sometimes seemed to have no escape.” -Amazon

Putin and the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War by Martin Sixsmith

"An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War.” -Amazon

Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away by Candy J. Cooper 

"Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist." -Publisher

The Life of Wanda Robson: Canada's advocate for Viola Desmond and Social Justice by Graham Reynolds

"This is the life of Wanda Robson a Black woman who kept alive the story of her sister, Viola Desmond, the Nova Scotian businesswoman who refused to give up her seat in the whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre, Nov 8, 1948—was jailed, tried for one penny of tax evasion and found guilty—race was never mentioned in the records. Over 60 years later through Wanda's efforts Viola was granted an apology and Free Pardon which meant there never was a crime committed." -Publisher

Writing With My Eyes: Staying Alive While Dying by Angela Parker-Brown

“Angela Parker-Brown does not want her legacy to be that of a woman in Truro, Nova Scotia, who had ALS. She wants to be remembered as Angie, the super cool mom, daughter, sibling, aunt and friend who lived despite having ALS. This is her story, and she wrote this book to inspire others to thrive in their lives no matter what that life looks like. In telling her story, she encourages others to accept and embrace their challenges, to see past their limitations, and to be honest in the journey.” -Amazon

New Romance Fiction

#famous by Jilly Gagnon

“In this modern day love story: Girl likes boy. Girl snaps photo and posts it online. Boy becomes insta-famous. And what starts out as an innocent photo turns into a whirlwind adventure that forces them both to question whether fame—and love—are worth the price…and changes both of their lives forever.

Told from alternating points of view, #famous captures the sometimes-crazy thrill ride of social media and the equally messy but wonderful moments of liking someone in real life.” -Amazon

All We Lost Was Everything by Sloan Harlow

“After the tragic loss of her father in a house fire, eighteen-year-old River Santos feels stuck, but when new revelations about the fire emerge, she must confront painful truths about her past, relationships both new and old, and a dangerous revenge plot that may be lurking closer than she thinks.” - WorldCat

Everything We Never Said by Sloan Harlow

“It’s been months since the accident that killed Ella’s best friend, Hayley, and Ella can’t stop blaming herself. Now Ella is back at school, and everywhere she looks are reminders of her best friend—including Sawyer, Hayley’s boyfriend. Little by little, they grow closer, until Ella realizes something horrifying…She’s in love with her dead best friend’s boyfriend. 

Racked with guilt, Ella turns to Hayley’s journal, hoping she’ll find something in the pages that will make her feel better about what’s happening. Instead, she discovers that Sawyer has secrets of his own and that his relationship with Hayley wasn’t as picture-perfect as it seemed.” -Amazon

Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson

“Heading into senior year, Ellis plans to study hard and crush it at the journalism internship her media executive dad got her, paving the way for her acceptance to Columbia University. But then Ellis’ parents announce they’re separating—and that Ellis and her mom will be heading to Bramble Falls to stay with her aunt and cousin. Furious that her careful plans have been upended, Ellis struggles to settle into the small, charming Connecticut town even as everyone around her gears up for the annual Falling Leaves Festival. Ellis runs into Cooper Barnett—her long-ago summer friend from visits to Aunt Naomi and cousin Sloane—who’s grown up to be very handsome. But Cooper isn’t pleased to see Ellis; he’s cold and curt, and she has no idea why. Wilson’s YA debut is chock-full of charm. Readers will swoon at Cooper’s and Ellis’ developing feelings following their frosty reunion and sympathize with Ellis’ difficulties even as Bramble Falls grows on her. She must choose between small-town community ties and big-city ambitions—between what her dad wants for her and what she really wants.” -Kirkus

More Than This by Krystal Marquis

The Davenports; Book Two

"The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two Davenport sisters, along with their closest friends, are finding their way through turbulent changes in life and love." -Publisher

New Graphic Novels

 

Halfway There: A Graphic Novel of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari

“Christine has always felt she is just half: half American, half Japanese. As a biracial Japanese American who was born in Tokyo but raised in the US, she knows all too well what it's like to be a part of two different worlds but never feeling as though you belong to either. Now on the brink of adulthood, Christine decides it's time to return to the place she once called home. So she sets forth on a year abroad in Tokyo, believing that this is where she truly belongs. After years of feeling like an outsider, now she will finally be complete. Except...Tokyo isn't the answer she thought it would be. Instead of fitting in, Christine finds herself a fish out of water, as being half of two cultures isolates her in ways she'd never imagined. All she can do is try to stay afloat for the rest of the year--still figuring out who she is, what she wants in life, and whether she'll ever truly be more than halfway there.” -WorldCat

Spy X Family, Vol. 9 by Tatsuya Endo

“Yor's on assignment and finds herself up against a gang of assassins on board a luxury cruiser. Meanwhile, Loid and Anya each discover that bombs have been planted throughout the ship! Will their best efforts be enough to save the vessel?” -Publisher

Spy X Family, Vol. 10 by Tatsuya Endo

"As a child, [REDACTED] lived an unremarkable life with his parents, playing war games with his friends and quarreling with his father.  It never occurred to young [REDACTED] that the life he'd taken for granted might one day end...."-- Publisher

Spy X Family, Vol. 11 by Tatsuya Endo

"Threatened by Yor's relationship with Melinda Desmond, Anya gets serious about her own friendship scheme. On the way to a museum field trip, however, she and her class become the target of activists looking to free their political allies..." -Publisher

Spy X Family, Vol. 12 by Tatsuya Endo

“Anya's friendship scheme seems to be taking a turn for the better in the aftermath of the failed hijacking. Meanwhile, Operation Strix and Loid's true identity are in danger--a mole has been uncovered and has gone underground. Will Loid and his allies be able to catch this double agent before all is lost? -Publisher

New Graphic Novels

Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang

"Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash's age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash's family seems to be sleepwalking through life. The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their Grandpa Edwin. Before he died, he used to talk about building a secret cabin, deep in the California wilderness. Did he ever build it? What if it's still there, waiting for him to come back...or for Ash to find it? To Ash, that maybe-mythical cabin is starting to feel like the perfect place for a fresh start and an escape from the miserable feeling of alienation that haunts their daily life. But making the wilds your home isn't easy. And as much as Ash wants to be alone...can they really be happy alone? Can they survive alone?" -Publisher

Brownstone by Samuel Teer

“When her white mom gets the opportunity to tour as the star of an international dance show, Almudena must spend the summer in the city with Xavier, the Guatemalan father she’s never met. Further exacerbating her woes, Almudena doesn’t speak Spanish, and Xavier speaks very little English. Xavier nonetheless expects her to help him renovate a dilapidated brownstone and turn it into housing for folks in the community who need an affordable rental. As father and daughter rehabilitate the house, she learns more about her father and her Latine neighbors. Almudena slowly discovers how she fits into her new community and pieces together a makeshift familia that’s imperfect but feels right.” -WorldCat

Manga Classics: Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1 A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Crystal S Chan, et al.

“It is 1887 and a man has been murdered in an abandoned house. On his face is an expression of utter horror; in his pocket is a woman's wedding ring. On the wall above him is the word RACHE, written in blood. But whose blood is it? Thus begins the story of one of the world's most famous partnerships. Join Manga Classics now as we return to the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, in which he and his newfound partner Dr. John Watson unravel the mystery behind a murder that spans the globe!” -Amazon

Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout 

"In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line. In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child. The only clues to finding their lost family are a series of art prints hanging on the wall--each signed by a mysterious ‘Emma B’.” -Publisher

The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor

"The residents of Rookwood, who regard ghosts as a nuisance, summon Dorian Leith (who travels with his grandmother’s ghost in tow) to help them with their haunted houses. Possessing ghost-sight, which allows him to see the spirits, he uses therapeutic methods to guide his clients through their issues and heal their rot, a ghostly ailment that manifests from feelings of fear or regret, so they may pass through Death’s Door. But when the frightened ghost of the local gravekeeper’s daughter steals the key to Death’s Door, the ghosts discover they’re trapped in limbo. They turn to Dorian for assistance as their fear fuels rot and chaos erupts in the town.” -Kirkus

New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fiction

A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow 

Song Below Water; BookTwo

“Once Portland-famous and now infamous, seventeen-year-old Naema Bradshaw is an Eloko--a charismatic person gifted with a melody that people adore--who navigates a personal and public reckoning, confronts the limits of her privilege, and discovers the nature of her Black girl magic.” -WorldCat

A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson

“Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get a summer internship studying dragon languages, be smart, be sweet, and make sure her little sister never, ever has to risk growing up Third Class. She just has to free one dragon. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war. With her parents and cousin arrested and her sister missing, Viv is brought to Bletchley Park as a codebreaker—if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die. As Viv begins to discover the secrets of a hidden dragon language, she realizes that the fragile peace treaty that holds human and dragon societies together is corrupt, and the dangerous work Viv is doing could be the thread that unravels it.” -Amazon

Nightweaver by R.M. Gray

“Seventeen-year-old pirate Violet Oberon, seeking revenge for her brother's murder, becomes entangled in a plot to overthrow the royal family while working as a kitchen maid at Bludgrave Manor, where she wrestles with her complex feelings for her captor, Will.” -WorldCat

(S)kin by Ibi Zoboi

"Fifteen-year-old Marisol is the daughter of a soucouyant. Every new moon, she sheds her skin like the many women before her, shifting into a fireball witch who must fly into the night and slowly sip from the lives of others to sustain her own. But Brooklyn is no place for fireball witches with all its bright lights, shut windows, and bolt-locked doors. While Marisol hoped they would leave their old traditions behind when they emigrated from the islands, she knows this will never happen while she remains ensnared by the one person who keeps her chained to her magical past--her mother. Seventeen-year-old Genevieve is the daughter of a college professor and a newly minted older half sister of twins. Her worsening skin condition and the babies' constant wailing keep her up at night, when she stares at the dark sky with a deep longing to inhale it all. She hopes to quench the hunger that gnaws at her, one that seems to reach for some memory of her estranged mother. When a new nanny arrives to help with the twins, a family secret connecting her to Marisol is revealed, and Gen begins to find answers to questions she hasn't even thought to ask.” -Publisher

The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones: Book Three

"Mere weeks after confronting the Gilded Ones--the false beings she once believed to be her family--Deka is on the hunt. In order to kill the gods, whose ravenous competition for power is bleeding Otera dry, she must uncover the source of her divinity. But with her mortal body on the verge of ruin, Deka is running out of time--to save herself and an empire that's tearing itself apart at its seams.When Deka's search leads her and her friends to the edge of the world as they know it, they discover an astonishing new realm, one which holds the key to Deka's past. Yet it also illuminates a devastating decision she must soon make...Choose to be reborn as a god, losing everyone she loves in the process. Or bring about the end of the world." -WorldCat

New Romance Fiction

It Only Happens In The Movies by Holly Bourne

“Audrey is over romance. While dealing with her parents’ contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, and shifting friendship dynamics, she has every reason to feel cynical. But then she meets Harry, her fellow coworker at the local cinema. He’s brash, impulsive, and a major flirt. And even though Audrey tries to resist, she finds herself falling for his charms. But in this funny, insightful, and ultimately empowering novel, love—and life—isn’t what it’s like in the movies.” -Amazon

Streetlight People by Charlene Thomas

“When have-not teen Kady uses her newfound abilities to replicate a blissful summer with her have-lot boyfriend Nik, she unwittingly reveals her small town of Streetlight's biggest secret.” -WorldCat

The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos

"Secretly hooking up with popular cheerleader Karla Ortega, who repeatedly snubs him in public, multicultural geek and nerd club member Cameron Carson meets Mackenzie Briggs, who isn't afraid to be herself, and unexpectedly bonds with this girl who accepts him for who he is."-- Provided by publisher

When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao

Liya and Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed when a humiliating incident sparked The Biggest Misunderstanding of All Time—and they haven’t spoken since. Then Liya discovers her family's wishing lantern store is struggling, and she decides to resume a tradition she had with her beloved late grandmother: secretly fulfilling the wishes people write on the lanterns they send into the sky. It may boost sales and save the store, but she can't do it alone . . . and Kai is the only one who cares enough to help. While working on their covert missions, Liya and Kai rekindle their friendship—and maybe more. But when their feuding families and changing futures threaten to tear them apart again, can they find a way to make their own wishes come true?” -Amazon

While We’re Young by K.L. Walther

“Grace, Isa, and Everett used to be an inseparable trio before their love lives became a tangled mess. For starters, Grace is secretly in love with Everett, who used to go out with Isa before breaking her heart in the infamous Freshman Year Fracture. And, oh yeah, no one knows that Isa has been hanging out with James, Grace's brother--and if Grace finds out, it could ruin their friendship. With graduation fast approaching, Grace decides an unsanctioned senior skip day in Philadelphia might be just what they need to fix things. All she has to do is convince Isa to help her kidnap Everett and outmaneuver James, who's certain his sister is up to something.In an epic day that includes racing up the famous Rocky steps, taste-testing Philly's finest cheesesteaks, and even crashing a wedding, their secrets are bound to collide. But can their hearts withstand the wreckage?” -WorldCat

New Nonfiction

How to Be a (Young) Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

"The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice." -Publisher

Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights by Karen Blumenthal

“From award-winning author Karen Blumenthal, comes a deep and passionate look at the riveting history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States. Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal examines, in a straightforward tone, the root causes of the current debate around abortion and repercussions that have affected generations of American women.” -WorldCat

Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for America by Brian Stelter

“Featuring unbelievable behind-the-scenes details, the author, using his signature investigative prowess, exposes Fox News' blatant attempts to manipulate the truth, mislead the public and influence elections, showing the insidious ways the media is damaging democracy.” -WorldCat

War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine by Mikhail Zygar

“As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, prominent independent Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar circulated a Facebook petition signed first by hundreds of his cultural and journalistic contacts and then by thousands of others. That act led to a new law in Russia criminalizing criticism of the war, and Zygar fled Russia. In his time as a journalist, Zygar has interviewed President Zelensky and had access to many of the major players—from politicians to oligarchs. As an expert on Putin’s moods and behavior, he has spent years studying the Kremlin’s plan regarding Ukraine, and here, in clear, chronological order he explains how we got here.” -Amazon

You Don’t Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine by Yeva Skalietska

“Yeva Skalietska’s story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv, where she has been living with her grandmother since she was a baby. Ten days later, the only life she’d ever known was shattered. On February 24, 2022, her city was suddenly under attack as Russia launched its horrifying invasion of Ukraine. Yeva and her grandmother took shelter in a basement bunker, where she began writing this diary. She describes the bombings she endured while sheltering underground and her desperate journey west to escape the conflict raging around them. After many endless train rides and a prolonged stay in an overcrowded refugee center in Western Ukraine, Yeva and her beloved grandmother eventually find refuge in Ireland. There, she bravely begins to forge a new life, hoping she’ll be able to return home one day.” -Amazon