June 29,
2020
Adult Fiction
Race the
Sands by Sarah Beth
Durst
Life, death,
and rebirth—in Becar, who you are in this life will determine your next life.
Yet there is hope—you can change your destiny with the choices you make. But
for the darkest individuals, there is no redemption: you come back as a kehok,
a monster, and are doomed to be a kehok for the rest of time. Unless you can
win the Races. After a celebrated career as an elite kehok rider, Tamra became
a professional trainer. Then a tragic accident shattered her confidence,
damaged her reputation, and left her nearly broke. Now, she needs the prize
money to prevent the local temple from taking her daughter away from her, and
that means she must once again find a winning kehok . . . and a rider willing
to trust her.
We Ride
Upon Sticks by Quan
Barry
Set in the
coastal town of Danvers, Massachusetts, where the accusations began that led to
the 1692 witch trials, We Ride Upon Sticks follows the 1989 Danvers
High School Falcons field hockey team, who will do anything to make it to the
state finals—even if it means tapping into some devilishly dark powers. In chapters
dense with 1980s iconography—from Heathers to "big
hair"—Barry expertly weaves together the individual and collective
progress of this enchanted team as they storm their way through an
unforgettable season.
The Devil
Colony by James
Rollins
New York Times
bestselling thrill-master James Rollins is back with The Devil Colony, another
electrifying combination of suspense, history, science, action, and ingenious
speculation. In The Devil Colony, Sigma Force stalwarts Painter Crowe and
Commander Grayson Pierce must investigate a gruesome massacre in the Rocky
Mountains and root out a secret cabal that has been manipulating momentous
events since the time of the original thirteen colonies. Once again, Rollins
delivers a spine-tingler that will leave fans of Michael Crichton, The Da Vinci
Code, and Indiana Jones breathless—as he exposes the dark truth behind the
founding of America.
Adult Non-Fiction
Eat That
Frog! By Brian Tracy
There's an
old saying: if you eat a live frog first thing each morning, you'll have the
satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day.
Using "eat that frog" as a metaphor for tackling the most challenging
task of your day, the one you are most likely to procrastinate on, but also the
one that might have the greatest positive impact on your life, Eat That
Frog! shows you how to zero in on these critical tasks and organize your
day. You'll not only get more done faster, but get the right things done.
A Song
for You by Robyn
Crawford
Whitney
Houston is as big a superstar as the music business has ever known. She
exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two
decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the
world. One person was there by her side through it all—her best friend, Robyn
Crawford. Since Whitney's death in 2012, Robyn has stayed out of the
limelight and held the great joys, wild adventures, and hard truths of her life
with Whitney close to her heart. Now, for the first time ever, Crawford opens
up in her new memoir, A Song for You. With warmth, candor, and an
impressive recall of detail, Robyn describes the two meeting as teenagers in
the 1980s, and how their lives and friendship evolved as Whitney recorded her
first album and Robyn pursued her promising Division I basketball career.
Together during countless sold-out world tours, behind the scenes as hit after
hit was recorded, through Whitney's marriage and the birth of her daughter, the
two navigated often challenging families, great loves, and painful losses,
always supporting each other with laughter and friendship. Deeply personal and
heartfelt, A Song for You is the vital, honest, and previously untold
story that provides an understanding of the complex life of Whitney Houston.
Finally, the person who knew her best sets the record straight.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic
Novel
The Hall
of Fame Heist by
Mike Lupica
In this
seventh sports-themed mystery, eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe go on a school
field trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. On
their tour, they discover one of the display items is missing from its case,
and with the help of their classmates, they work together to figure out what
happened.
Spy
School by Stuart
Gibbs
Ben Ripley
may only be in middle school, but he's already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or
bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn't exactly scream
"secret agent." In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to
school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not
surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science—but
he's entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a
junior C.I.A. academy. Could the C.I.A. really want him? Actually, no. There's
been a case of mistaken identity—but that doesn't stop Ben from trying to morph
into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And
through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be
a halfway decent spy...if he can survive all the attempts being made on his
life!
*Summaries
of books courtesy of Overdrive*
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