Two more weeks until Christmas. Don’t forget my Holiday Hint Lists if you are looking for gifts for readers on your shopping list this holiday season. Here are some of the books out this week.
Books for Kids
Romeosaurus and Juliet Rex – Two dinosaurs who just want to be friends realize their families would never get along. This looks adorable!
First Pitch AND Jump Shot – Nonfiction early readers about baseball and basketball respectively.
I Wish I Was a Polar Bear – Another nonfiction early reader.
The Dragon Games! – Book 10 in the Ella and Owen series for new chapter book readers. Ella is sabotaged in a flying contest, and Owen is trying to find the culprit.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Sprinkles Before Sweethearts – Book 5 in the Sprinkle Sundays series about 3 friends trying to stay connected when their life circumstances start to change. In this one, one of the girls feels like everyone around her is squealing about boys and dating, but she isn’t interested. Does that mean there’s something wrong with her? This sounds like a great series!
This Lie Will Kill You – I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Clue in this book for teens about five kids who played a part in the death of another. The five have now been lured to a remote location for revenge. *shiver* Sounds great!
Books for Adults
A Baker Street Wedding (Hardcover) – Book 6 in the Baker Street Letters series. In this book, Reggie and Laura are now married, but there are still mysteries to solve including why they are honeymooning in a remote village on the coast. I’m several books behind on this series, but I enjoyed the first few.
Batter Off Dead (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Southern Cake Baker Mystery series. The host of a library fundraiser is killed after promising to pay off the library’s loan but before he can follow through on his promise – or pay Sophia for the catering she did for the event. If she doesn’t find out who’s responsible so everything can be sorted out and she can be paid, her business may not survive. I’d love to give this new series a try.
Hooks Can Be Deceiving (Hardcover) – Book 13 in this crochet-themed mystery series. In this book, a new member of the crochet group is killed. Who would kill her? Was she even the killer’s target in the first place?
Mera, Queen of Atlantis (Paperback GN) – There seem to be several versions of Mera in the Aquaman/DC universe. In this new graphic novel, she is the queen of Atlantis in exile trying to quell a civil war. I’m curious to see this one in person.
Who I Am With You (Paperback) – A pregnant woman grieving the loss of her husband and first born meets a guy hiding out in Hope Springs, Idaho. Over time, thanks to the notes in the margins of the woman’s great-grandfather’s Bible, they may both find the healing they are looking for.
Together with Christ: A Dating Couple’s Devotional (Paperback) – This looks like a terrific gift or resource for young couples hoping to grow in their relationship with one another and with Christ.