July New Books (Part 5)

The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely

Contemporary Fiction 

Managing the challenges of his fractured family by taking Adderall, sneaking drinks, and confiding in an abusive priest, Aidan finds support from new friends including a crush, a wild girl, and a swim-team captain with his own secrets.

Hawkeye vol 3: L. A. Woman by Matt Fraction

Graphic Novel 

Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles to get away from New York, life, and Clint Barton - but not away from trouble! Because Madame Masque is hanging out at poolside with the rich and famous as well! As Kate helps a reclusive and Sixties-damaged pop music genius find his lost masterpiece, Madame Masque finds Kate. By which we mean starts trying to kill her again. 

Historical Heartthrobs: 50 Timeless Crushes from Cleopatra to Camus by Kelly Murphy

Nonfiction 

History really comes alive when you stop to consider the likes of Eva Peron and Nikola Tesla as potential members of your dating pool. This book includes both men and women from a wide range of countries, ethnicities, and historical epochs. Each entry concludes with a crushability ranking.

Hold Tight Don't Let Go by Laura Rose Wagner

Historical Fiction 

In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Nadine goes to live with her father in Miami while her cousin Magdalie, raised as her sister, remains behind in a refugee camp, dreaming of joining Nadine but wondering if she must accept that her life and future are in Port-au-Prince.

The Hunted by Matt de la Pena

Action/Adventure 

After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land but he is far from safe because a secret his cruise ship co-worker, Addie, shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he has become a moving target.

New Books for May (part 2)

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

"In Allison Sekemotos world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood." She has done the unthinkable: died so that might continue to live. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren. But when the trail leads to Allies birthplace in New Covington, what Allie finds there will change the world forever--and possibly end human and vampire existence. Theres a new plague on the rise, a strain of the Red Lung virus that wiped out most of humanity generations ago--and this strain is deadly to humans and vampires alike. The only hope for a cure lies in the secrets Kanin carries, if Allie can get to him in time. Allison thought that immortality was forever. But now, with eternity itself hanging in the balance, the lines between human and monster will blur even further, and Allie must face another choice she could never have imagined having to make.

 The Elite by Kiera Cass

Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the Selection--but before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies.

In Darkness by Nick Lake

In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, fifteen-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a ruined hospital, and as he grows weaker he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in the 1804.

The Essence by Kimberly Derting

Seventeen-year-old Charlaina "Charlie" Hart has defeated the tyrant Queen Sabara and taken control of Ludania, only to have Sabara's soul fuse itself with her own.

Thank You Notes by Jimmy Fallon with the writers of Late Night

The late-night show host and former cast member of "Saturday Night Live" addresses more than subjects in need of his undying "gratitude," including the Taco Bell chihuahua, Pez dispensers, and fake drawers.