Happy Monday! Hope you had some reading time this weekend. Here are some of the books releasing this week:
Books for Kids
Bad Guy – New picture book about sibling rivalry
Pete the Cat – Cool Cat Boogie – New picture book starring Pete the Cat
There Might Be Lobsters – Picture book about a worried pup’s trip to the beach. This looks darling!
Curious George Builds a Treehouse – Early Reader about Curious George
Amy on Park Patrol – Book 17 in the early chapter book Critter Club series
Howl at the Moon – Book 3 in the Scholastic Branches Hagis and Tank Unleashed series
Lola – Latest book in the long-running Puppy Place series
Pumpkin the Hamster – Book 6 in the Doctor KittyCat early chapter book series.
Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up – Book 2 in this Scholastic Branches series with a video game feel.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Bodyguard: Recruit/Hostage/Hijack/Ransom – The first four books in a new action/adventure series release all at once, just in time for summer. A teen kickboxing champ is trained as a bodyguard, and his first protectee is the First Daughter. Two more books in the series will release in the fall. I love the whole idea for this, especially releasing several books at once so kids can really dig in!
Call Me Sunflower – A girl trying to help her parents reconcile stumbles onto a secret.
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground – A boy runs away after the loss of his grandfather, in search of his grandfather’s old blues band.
Edgeland – Edgeland is an island on the edge of The Drain – a giant whirlpool where people from all over the world travel to send off their dead. Two kids try to loot one of the boats before it goes into the Drain, but instead they go over the edge.
Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever – Collection of essays from today’s funniest women writers.
Gabby Garcia’s Ultimate Playbook – Gabby, the star pitcher, is sent to a new school which puts her winning streak – in everything – in jeopardy. This has been compared to Dork Diaries and Middle School.
Giant Trouble – Book 4 in the awesome Hamster Princess series. You can read my review of book 3 here. I loved it!
The Lines We Cross – The son of anti-immigration demonstrators has his ideas challenged when an immigrant from Afghanistan comes to his prep school.
Girling Up: How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular – Nonfiction book for girls and young women by TV star and neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik about growing up to the best you can be.
Books for Adults
Bad to the Bone (5/8) – Book 3 in the “Barkery” and Biscuits Mystery series. These look really fun!
Edited Out – Book 2 in the Mysterious Detective series
The Final Vow (5/8) – Book 3 in the Living History Museum mystery series
The Run-Out Groove – Book 2 in the Vinyl Detective mystery series about a record collector who gets pulled into actual detective cases.
Start with Amen: How I Learned to Surrender by Keeping the End in Mind – I think the subtitle makes the topic perfectly clear. Starting with Amen means starting with “so be it” and surrender. I totally need this book in my life right now.