New Books for July 30
100 animals : a lift-the-flap book
Jenkins, Steve, 1952- author.
2021
"This padded word book showcases bright art to offer very young readers an interactive introduction to learning their first animal words. From the teal and green butterfly fish that lives under the sea to the brilliant blue macaw flying high in the sky, lift-the-flaps on each sturdy board page reveal how animals move, behave, survive, and thrive in their natural habitats"-- Provided by publisher.
Baby Blue
Abbot, Judi, author, illustrator
2021
When a bicycle accident reveals a warm, yellow world beyond his beautiful blue world, Baby Blue must overcome his fear to reach out to Baby Yellow.
The big hug
Walker, Megan. author, illustrator.
2020
On opposite sides of a quiet street lived two friends. From morning to evening, they played. You two are stuck together like glue!...So it was a shock when, one day, they had to stop and go inside...Where can you put friendship when friends are apart? Slowly, they learned. They found that, across the street and through windows, they could give each other a hug. They discovered that a smile is a hug. A wave is a hug.
Born ready : the true story of a boy named Penelope
Patterson, Jodie, 1970- author.
2021
Just before his fifth birthday, Penelope lets his mother know he is a boy and, with her support and his ninja powers, faces the rest of his family and his classmates. Drawn from the author's memoir, The bold world.
Dandelion magic : go ahead, make your wish!
Farrell, Darren, author
2021
With the help of a magic dandelion, Jonah heads off on a grand pirate adventure, but he will need the reader's assistance to navigate choppy waters and defeat ferocious monsters.
Don't call it a cult : the shocking story of Keith Raniere and the women of NXIVM
Berman, Sarah, author
2021
Explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and many enablers, detailing its rise as a personal development company, its ability to evade prosecution for decades, and the investigation that finally revealed its dark secrets to the world.
Gender queer : a memoir
Kobabe, Maia, author, illusrator
2019
"In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity--what it means and how to think about it--for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere."--Amazon.
Gutter child : a novel
Richardson, Jael Ealey, 1980- author
2021
Set in an imagined world in which the most vulnerable are forced to buy their freedom by working off their debt to society. Elimina Dubois is one of only 100 babies taken from the Gutter and raised in the land of opportunity as part of a social experiment led by the Mainland government. But when her Mainland mother dies, Elimina's life takes another unexpected turn, she will discover that what she needs more than anything may not be the freedom she longs for after all.
The happiest girl in the world
Dillon, Alena, author
2021
For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it's why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It's why, when Sera's best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the Olympic Team, Sera denies what she knows about his treatments, thus preserving favor. Their friendship shatters. But Sera protected her dream--didn't she? Sera doubles down, taping broken toes, numbing torn muscles, and pouring her family's resources into the sport. Soon she isn't training for the love of gymnastics. She's training to make her disloyalty worthwhile, no matter the cost.
Her dark lies
Ellison, J. T., author
2021
In a majestic cliff-top villa owned by the wealthy Compton family, up-and-coming artist Claire Hunter will marry handsome, charming Jack Compton, surrounded by close family, intimate friends - and a host of dark secrets. From the moment Claire sets foot on Isle Isola, something seems amiss. Skeletal remains have just been found. Menacing texts. And one troubling shadow hanging over Claire's otherwise blissful relationship - the strange mystery surrounding Jack's first wife. Then a raging storm descends, the power goes out - and the real terror begins.
I am a peaceful goldfish
Chaim, Shoshana, author.
2021
I Am a Peaceful Goldfish teaches kids and families about playful breathing techniques that we can use to overcome our anxiety and feel calm and grounded. When we are overcome with emotions, our breath--and a bit of imagination--can bring us back to a peaceful place. In this simple story, two children learn how to settle their feelings with imaginative breathing techniques, pretending they are elephants, flowers, even dragons! This charming book teaches even the youngest readers fun ways to be mindful, relieve anxiety, and regain control over their bodies and actions--an essential and easy-to-learn life skill.
It's so quiet : a not-quite-going-to-bed book
Rinker, Sherri Duskey, author
2018
Little mouse cannot sleep because it is too quiet--but when he really listens he finds to night is full of all sorts of sounds, so many if fact that it is too noisy to sleep.
The last watch
Dewes, J. S., author.
2021
The Divide: it's the edge of the universe. Now it's collapsing--and taking everyone and everything with it. The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels--the recruits, exiles, and court-martialed dregs of the military. At the Divide, Adequin Rake commands the Argus. She has no resources, no comms--nothing except for the soldiers that no one wanted. Her ace in the hole could be Cavalon Mercer--genius, asshole, and exiled prince who nuked his grandfather's genetic facility for 'reasons.' She knows they're humanity's last chance.
The legend of Zelda. Twilight princess. 8
Himekawa, Akira.
2021
Link must defeat evil at every turn in his perilous quest to help Princess Zelda! Once upon a time, wizards tried to conquer the Sacred Realm of Hyrule. The Spirits of Light sealed the wizards' power within the Shadow Crystal and banished them to the Twilight Realm beyond the Mirror of Twilight. Now, an evil menace is trying to find Midna, Princess of the Twilight Realm, and the fragments of the Shadow Crystal to gain the power to rule over both the Twilight Realm and the World of Light. Link has the passion needed to take on the fearsome challenges that lie ahead, but he needs to hone his skills to a finer edge. To do so, he becomes the student of the mysterious skeletal warrior, the wanderer across space and time. Meanwhile, Midna reaffirms her resolve to repair the Mirror of Shadow. Link and Midna's quest is far from over, and their journey will take them to even more fantastic places and pit them against ever more terrible foes!
Little Scoot
Dotlich, Rebecca Kai, author
2021
A tiny tugboat overcomes her fears of a turbulent storm to save a stranded barge in this timeless tale of persistence. When faced with a tough challenge, Little Scoot only tries harder. Sent into a gathering storm to rescue a barge that's run aground, Little Scoot is tempted to turn around. But though she's scared of the squall, she perseveres through thunder, lightning, blustery winds, and swamping waves, reminding herself "Little Scoot never quits!"
Mars! : Earthlings welcome
McAnulty, Stacy, author
2021
Learn all about Mars from the point-of-view of Mars himself.
Pokemon adventures. Black 2 & white 2. Volume 3
Kusaka, Hidenori, author
2021
Castelia City has been frozen over by Kyurem and is now locked in ice. White is still searching for the whereabouts of Black, who has been missing since the battle against Ghetsis. And Fennel has come up with a theory that the Light Stone is actually connected to the Pokemon Dream World. Will Black, White, Blake and Whitley be able to team up in time to stop Ghetsis, Colress and Kyurem at the Giant Chasm?
The poop song
Litwin, Eric, author
2021
"From cats to caterpillars, bluebirds to babies, everybody poops in their own special way."-- Provided by publisher.
St. Dragon girl. Volume three
Matsumoto, Natsumi, 1968- author
2009
Momoka and Shuran befriend the spirit of a young boy who can't remember who he is or how he died. The girls try to help, but Ryuga wants to banish him immediately - especially after he learns the boy took possession of Momoka's body!
Thomas the tank engine story collection
Awdry, W.
2005
A collection of fourteen previously published stories featuring Thomas, Sir Topham Hat, and their railway friends.