It’s New Book Tuesday!
Here is a small sample of the new books that are available this week in the libraries. Stop in to see all of the additions to our collection!
Djupedal Library
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Djupedal Library call number: FIC YAN
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.
Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother–or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini
Djupedal Library call number: FIC COL
Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything: two loving parents, a beautiful house in San Francisco, and all the portable electronic devices they could want. But everything changed when Dr. Walker lost his job in the wake of a mysterious incident. Now in dire straits, the family must relocate to an old Victorian house that used to be the home of occult novelist Denver Kristoff—a house that feels simultaneously creepy and too good to be true.
The Elite by Kiera Cass
Djupedal Library call number: FIC CAS
Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.
In America Singer’s world, a bride is chosen for the prince through an elaborate televised competition. In the second book of the Selection series, America is one of only six girls left in the running. But is it Prince Maxon—and life as the queen—she wants? Or is it Aspen, her first love?
*** Sequel to The Selection also available in the Djupedal Library! ***
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Djupedal Library call number: FIC CHA
Welcome to the School for Good and Evil, where best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she’ll earn top marks at the School for Good and join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil.
The two girls soon find their fortunes reversed—Sophie’s dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication.
But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are . . . ?
Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook 2013
Djupedal Library call number: 791.43 EBE
Roger Ebert is the gold standard for movie critics. And his Movie Yearbook has been the go-to source for movie lovers for more than 25 years.
Roger Ebert’s “criticism shows a nearly unequaled grasp of film history and technique, and formidable intellectual range. . . .” —New York Times
Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic Roger Ebert presents more than 600 full-length critical movie reviews, along with interviews, tributes, and journal entries inside Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook 2013.
It includes every movie review Ebert has written from January 2010 to July 2012.
Elementary School
Cats Ahoy! by Peter Bently
Elementary School Library call number: BIN BEN
When Alfonso the cat hears there’s a boat coming into harbour carrying its largest ever catch, he hatches a plan. It’s brave! It’s bold! And it involves a ghost pirate ship, some rather gullible fishermen, and cats …LOTS of cats. With an infectious rhyming text and laugh-out-loud illustrations, this book is set to become a firm favourite for fans of life on the high seas.
Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner
Elementary School Library call number: BIN RAY
In his swampy home, Solomon is looking for fun but nobody wants to play. The dragonflies tell him to buzz off, the storks get in a flap, and the hippo is downright huffy. But then somebody else starts making a ruckus . . . and for once it is NOT Solomon. Could it be the perfect pal for a lonely croc? Matching vibrant art with rollicking words, Scottish artist Catherine Rayner has created a funny, reassuring story about a rambunctious youngster who chases off the friends he’s trying to make.
Groundhog Weather School by Joan Holub
Elementary School Library call number: E HOL
Professor Groundhog opens a school so groundhogs can learn to accurately forecast the weather each February. Following along with the amusing cast of students, kids are drawn in by the thoroughly engaging tale while they learn fun facts about different animals (groundhogs in particular), seasons, weather, and predicting the weather. With funny asides and a comic-style approach to the illustrations, this informational story presents a fresh look at Groundhog Day through the eyes of the animals who live it each year.
Save the Cupcake! by Lisa Papademetriou
Elementary School Library call number: F PAP
Confession: My life is soooo not sprinkles and sunshine . . .
Hayley’s world is far from perfect: her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister Chloe are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother’s apartment. Luckily, Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes — and cupcakes always make life just a little sweeter! But when she and her best friend Artie start drifting apart, she realizes that it’s going to take more than sugar and spice to make things nice.
Summer Switch by Mary Rodgers
Elementary School Library call number: F ROD
In the Andrews family, wishing you were someone else can have serious consequences Twelve-year-old Benjamin “Ape Face” Andrews must learn this the hard way when, about to board a bus for a dreaded sports summer camp, he wishes he could change places with his high-flying executive father. He doesn’t know it, but at that very moment, his dad wishes “he were the one going to summer camp instead of Ape Face In an instant, Ape Face finds himself in his dad’s shoes — literally. But can a twelve-year-old handle a business meeting with a boss nicknamed “The Killer Cream Puff”? Can his dad survive summer camp? And will they ever be themselves again?
* Book descriptions are from the publishers.
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