The third week of the month is often the smallest week of releases, but there’s a lot of great quality this week you don’t want to miss!
Books for Kids
Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep – A delightful-sounding story about unlikely friends. I can’t wait to read this one!
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
The Amulet of Power – Book 3 in the Will Wilder series. Use of an amulet containing some of the hair of Samson attracts demonic attention. In general, this sort of fantasy series sounds right up my alley, but I need to see how dark the evil/”demonic” pieces are first.
Enter the Core – The third and final book in the Max Tilt series starring a descendant of Jules Verne who uses Verne’s books to solve world-ending problems.
The Fang of Bonfire Crossing: Legends of the Lost Causes – Book 2 in the Legends of the Lost Causes series. A group of orphans go up against an evil sorcerer and various monsters in their quest for an all-powerful object.
Good Enough – A girl in an inpatient unit for eating disorder treatment struggles to regain her old life in the face of her peers whose choices trigger her old behaviors. I have this one on my list!
Kim Possible Adventures – Looks like this will be a graphic novel of classic Kim Possible adventures from the original TV show. We loved the original show so much, I am curious to see how this book looks.
Middle School: Born to Rock (February 18) – Middle School Book 11. Rafe’s sister is juggling a lot of different projects but the one she loves the most is her girl band, We Stink. This sounds cute.
Revenge of the EngiNerds (MAX) – Sequel to the fun adventure, EngiNerds. This time, the crew is on the hunt for a rogue robot. I can’t wait to read this one!
Secret in the Stone – Book 2 in the Unicorn Quest series. Sisters stay in the magical land they discovered in book one, hoping one of them will develop the magic she needs to awaken the unicorns. I have book one on my reading list!
The Art of Losing – In one night a teen loses her boyfriend and her little sister when she catches them hooking up at a party. She storms off, he drunkenly tries to drive the sister home, and when he crashes, her sister ends up in a coma. It’s obvious to her now that her ex has a drinking problem, but will a relationship with another guy in recovery help or just be more of the same issues she has already experienced?
Honor Bound – Book 2 in the Honors series about a petty criminal who avoids incarceration by heading for the stars and finds herself in an unexpected war.
A Soldier and a Liar – Four superpowered teens are called on to help protect the city from rebels.
Books for Adults
Batman: The Court of Owls Original Prose Novel (Hardcover) – This is an original novel pitting Batman against a secret society of wealthy families who have controlled Gotham for years. Batman nearly defeated the Court of Owls and their minions the Talons once, but they went into hiding. When a new rash of murders plagues the city, Batman, Nightwing and Batgirl dig to determine if the Owls and Talons are back and what they are after this time. My husband really enjoyed the Court of Owls line of graphic novels. I think he has this one on his reading list.
Captain Marvel Prelude (Paperback Graphic Novel) – Collects pertinent comics to help readers learn about Captain Marvel’s history and prepare for the release of the movie in March.
The Life of Captain Marvel (Paperback Graphic Novel) – Graphic novel with more backstory for Captain Marvel.
Once Thing I Know (Trade Paperback) – A sports radio guy who spends more time answering relationship advice is invited on a book tour with Dr. Donna. And he has the chance at a new career if he can dig up any dirt on the relationship guru. And there is dirt to find – Dr. Donna is only the face of the franchise while her assistant is the real author. This is a fun Christian-romance-meets-Hallmark-movie sort of story. I’ll be reviewing this one later this week.
Whack the Mole (ebook – February 22) – Book 2 in the Whispering Bay mystery series. A Florida muffin maker uses her secret skill as a human lie detector to help her solve mysteries. I have this series high on my reading list; this sounds so fun!
Who Killed the Fonz? (Hardcover) – Based on the hit TV series Happy Days. It’s the mid-80s, and a struggling Richard Cunningham gets word that his best friend from home, Arthur Fonzarelli, is dead. There was an accident while the Fonz was on his motorcycle. No body has been recovered. When Richard goes home for the memorial, he teams up with his old pals Potsie and Ralph to look into things, because what happened to the Fonz was no accident. This is at the TOP of my list for this week!
Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry’s Playbook and Reclaim Your Health (Hardcover) – Get to the truth about the food industry with this book from the person behind FoodBabe.com.