Happy July! Here are some of the new books out this week:
Books for Kids
I Am Jesse Owens (Ordinary People Change the World) – A picture book biography of Jesse Owens
Stan Lee (Little People, Big Dreams) – A picture book biography of Stan Lee.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Faker – A new book from Gordon Korman. The son of a con artist starts to question the life he’s always known – lying, no real friends, and quick departures.
Rise – The youngest of three Valkyrie sisters is the first to sense the coming of Ragnarök.
Books for Adults
Breaking the Dark (Hardcover) – First in a new Marvel Crime series of original stories of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Daredevil. Jessica Jones is reluctantly pulled into a new case when a mother comes to her for help after her twins return from visiting their father with significant personality changes.
Dog Day Afternoon (Hardcover) – Book 29 in the Andy Carpenter series. Andy helps a young man Marcus has been mentoring who got a dog from the Tara Foundation. I’m super excited to read this one!
Just Playing House (Trade Paperback) – Marley reconnects with the prom date who ghosted her after they slept together when he hires her to be his stylist for a huge new movie. And he’s determined to work with her, even volunteering to stay with her and help her as she recovers from a double mastectomy.
The Love of My Afterlife (Trade Paperback) – Delphie meets the man of her dreams in the afterlife right before he is sent back to Earth. She’s given the impossible second chance of returning to Earth to find him.
The Summer of Yes (Trade Paperback) – A young writer who second-guesses her talents meets the queen of New York businesswomen in a hospital where they both decide to work together to address their regrets. This sounds like a great vacation read!
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Hart and Mercy series. Twyla and Frank are best friends who are spending mid-life serving with the Tanrian Marshalls. They stumble across a mystery with a dead body – and a baby dragon.