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Books to Look For Now and Through the Fall

Alex & Eliza: A Love Story by Melissa de la Cruz. Penguin, 9781524739621, April 2017.
I am not sure if this a novelization of the love affair between Alexander Hamilton and Eliza
Schuyler or if de la Cruz has written a biographical account. The snippet I read suggest the
former. Still, Hamilton! YA. historical fiction (I think), Alexander Hamilton, romance

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk. Dutton, ISBN 9781101994856, May 2017.
A foundling washes up on shore. The neighbors fear that she came from the leper colony on
Penikese island. Can she find out the truth about her parents and herself? Set in 1920s. MG
historical fiction, orphans, leprosy

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth. Katherine Tegen Books, 9780062348630, 2017. Cyras gift
is pain. Akos can absorb pain and soothe nerves. When Akos family is attacked by the Shotet,
he and his brother are forced into slavery by Cyras brother, the Shotet ruler. Akos must help
Cyra control her gift so her brother can wield her like a weapon. YA - adult. sci-fi, violence,
romance

A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi St. Martin's Griffin St. Martin's Press,
9781250085498, 2017. Sequel to A Star Touched Queen. YA

5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel, illus. by Xanthe Bouma, Matt
Rockefeller, and Boya Sun. Random House, 9781101935880, May 2017. A complicated sci-fi
graphic novel that looks like a lot of fun. MG. sci-fi, graphics

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi. Dutton Books, 9781101994764, 2016. Magic eludes Alice
Alexis Queensmeadow but she must use what she can summon to find her father after he
disappears carrying only a ruler. MG. fantasy, families

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Atheneum, 9781481438254, Oct. 2017. This novel takes
place in the 60 seconds from the time a gun is fired. YA. guns, violence

The Speed of Life by Carol Weston. Source Books Jabberwocky, April 2017. Widowed Dad
is dating the advice columnist that his 14 year old daughter has been writing to. 4 starred reviews
YA. family life, loss, advice, step parents

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor. Little, Brown, ISBN 9780316341684, 2017. In the first
book of a YA duology, Taylor (the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy) again creates a complex
and layered world of battling gods and humans. The book earned a starred review from PW.

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ARCs from Candlewick

Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan. Candlewick Press, 9780763688165, 2017.

Sunflowers father, an intellectual sent to the cadre schools during the 1970s in China, dies.
Sunflower is taken in by a poor rural family whose son Bronze is mute after being caught in a
fire. Their friendship is transformative. MG. historical fiction, China, friendship,

Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War by Paul B. Janeczko. Candlewick Press,

9780763660420, 2017. Deception in war has been practiced since history began. Beginning
with Biblical examples, Janecsko explains the techniques used by commander all the way up to
the early 21st century. MG. non-fiction, strategy, history, military

Get Coding: Learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript and Build a Website, App, and Game by
Young Rewired State. Candlewick Press, 9780763692766, August, 2017. Written simply
enough that I can understand it, here is a coding book for beginners. MG. STEM/Steam,
computers, coding(Young Rewired State is an online community dedicated to the spread of
coding knowledge. Visit them at www.getkidscoding.org.)

Ruby Redfort: Pick Your Poison by Lauren Child. Candlewick, 9780763654719, 2017. Here is
Ruby Redfort #5. The super rich, super smart 13-year-old secret agent is back. The jacket
doesnt tell us much about her current case but it DOES involve venomous snakes. Nuff said.
MG. mystery, series, secret agent, spy

The Whydah: a Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked & Found by Martin W. Sandler. Candlewick
Press, 9780763680336, 2017. in 1717, The Whydah sank off Cape Cod. In 1984, it was found.
Here is its infamous history. MG. (older for pirate lovers), history, pirates, ships

Holiday House ARCs

The Apple Tart of Hope by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. This is on your Big Booklist.

One Good Thing about America by Ruth Freeman. Holiday House, 9780823436958, 2016.
Anais promised Oma that she would write - in English - and tell her one good thing about
America in every letter. Its not easy. no one understands Anais English. She misses the Congo.
MG. immigrants, ESL, friendship, refugees

Our Teacher is a Vampire and other (not) True Stories by Mary Amato. Holiday House,
9780823437696, 2016. Alexander reads something in Ms. Penroses private journal and insists
that she is a vampire. Reminiscent of Tom Angleberger as everyone in the class chimes in. MG.
class projects, vampires

Lerner ARCs

Aumas Long Run by Eucabeth Odhiambo. Carolrhoda Books, 9781512427844, Sept. 2017.
Auma hopes to be track star and get a scholarship to university. But when a new sickness, AIDS,
attacks her village, she must decide how to help her family. MG. AIDS epidemic, Kenya,
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Camp So-and-So by Mary McCoy. Carolrhoda LAB, 9781512415971, 2017. Looks like a
script for a teen horror slasher movie, with the story divided into acts. An author seems to be
haunting this summer camp. Hmmmm. YA. ghosts, horror, suspense, writing

On the Free by Coert Voorhees. Carolrhoda LAB, 9781512429138, Oct. 2017. Misfits and
troublemakers go to Bear Canyon Wilderness Therapy Program for all kinds of reasons. This
survival story strands three campers in the Colorado wilderness. They must work together or
perish. YA. survival, wilderness, adventure, suspense

Truthers by Geoffrey Girard. Carolrhoda LAB, 9781512427790, August, 2107. Katie was only
a year old when the Twin Towers went down. But her father is sure that the event was a
government cover-up. Once he is hospitalized, Katie takes up his research and soon someone is
shadowing her. YA. conspiracy theories, truth,

Quirk Books

Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors and Trailblazers who changed history by Sam
Maggs. Quirk Books, 9781594749254, 2016. The subtitle tells most of the story. Divided into
disciplines or careers, this book gives short biographies of 25 women. At the end of each
segment, Maggs adds paragraphs about other notable women. This brings the total of women
scientists, medical personnel, innovators, spies and trailblazers covered in this book over 50.

Warren the 13th: the Whispering Woods by Tania Del Rio, illus. by Will Staehle. Quirk
Books, 9781594749292, 2017. Warrens hotel can walk! An evil witch has a vendetta against
one of the hotels long term residents and plans to bring the hotel - and Warren - to their knees.
Cartoon like antics, maps, charts and drawings, magic and heroism and an ungainly hero add up
to good fun. MG. graphics, magic, fantasy, adventure

ARCs from Simon and Schuster

Boy by Blake Nelson. Simon Pulse, 9781481488136, June 2017. Popular boy gets blind-sided
by dark, dramatic Antoinette. He finds sides of himself that he never knew existed. A
passionate, life-altering night is promised in the jacket blurb. YA. photography, relationships,
romance

Cyclone by Doreen Cronin. Atheneum, 9781481475396, May 2017. Nora wants to ride the
Cyclone on Coney Island and she blackmails her cousin, Riley into riding it with her. When
Riley collapses after the ride, Nora can only blame herself. Look for the insertion of clever and
informative footnotes. MG, guilt, responsibility, secrets

The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis. BloomsburyUSA,

9781681193434, May 2017. Aventurine, a small dragon, drinks hot chocolate. This turns her
into a human but also reveals her true love - chocolate. MG. fantasy, dragons, chocolate
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An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson. Margaret K. McElderry Books,

9781534403635, Sept. 2017. Isobel can paint portraits of the Fair Folk earning her spells that
protect her from their cruelty. When the Autumn Prince has his portrait painted, the painting
reveals something that puts him, and Isobel, in harms way. YA, romance, fantasy

The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente. McElderry Books, 9781534403505, Sept.
2017. The Brontes are caught in a fantasy of their own devising when they find themselves
inside Glass Town. MG. literature, fantasy

Monstrous by Thomas E. Sniegoski. Simon Pulse, 9781481496711, May 2017. This is a sequel
to Savage. The storm hits Boston, unleashing immense power and maddening wildlife to a
frenzy. Sidney and her friends ...try to figure out the origins of the storm and its power. from
jacket. YA, disaster, weather, adventure, survival

Obsessed: a memoir of my life with OCD by Allison Britz. Simon Pulse, 97815344-3550,
Sept. 2017. It started with a dream about getting a brain tumor. Soon, Allison had a list of rituals
that she had to perform to protect herself. YA. memoir, OCD, mental illness

A Properly Unhaunted Place by William Alexander. McElderry Books, 9781481495271, Aug.

2017. Rosas mother is Librarian ghost appeasement specialist. They have just moved to a town
that has no ghosts. Well, we all know what THAT means. MG. ghosts, mystery,

Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman. Simon Pulse, 9781481487726, Sept. 2017. When Kiko
does not get into her dream art school, she jumps at the chance to visit her friend on the West
Coast and study art there. There she learns more about her talent, her self and her courage. YA.
mixed race identity, abuse, art

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee. Simon & Schuster, 9781481495950, June 2017.
Tash Zelenka adores Count Lev Nikolayevish Tolstoy soooo much that she has a YouTube
channel dedicated to filming her version of Anna Karenina. Then, her series goes viral and
things get crazy. YA. film-making, YouTube, Tolstoy, literature

This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada. Simon Pulse, 9781534403482, Nov. 2017. Future dystopia
as a virus spreads on the wind. Looks violent and suspenseful. YA. adventure, dystopia, future,
Sci-fi, survival, suspense

The Victoria in my Head by Janelle Milanes. Simon Pulse, 9781534403529, Sept. 2017.
Victoria keeps her head down but in her imagination, she is a rock star, belting out rebellious
tunes. Then she meets, gorgeous Strand and his band is looking for a lead singer. The jacket
blurb calls this hilarious and heartfelt. YA. music, self-acceptance, courage, shyness