Be sure to come back next week and pick up my annual Holiday Hint List for the readers of all ages in your life! You can find previous years’ lists here. Let’s take a look at some of the new books out this week.
Books for Kids
Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother Warnie – Picture book biography of Jack (C. S. Lewis) and Warnie Lewis and the childhood story that inspired the Chronicles of Narnia.
Greta and the Giants – A symbolic story inspired by teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
World Cup Women: Megan, Alex, and the Team USA Soccer Champs – Highlights the story of the 2019 Women’s World Cup soccer team.
Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge – Book 3 in the awesome Frankie Sparks, Third-Grade Inventor series. Frankie gets to use her skills in a sled designing competition.
Winner Takes All – Book 2 in the DC Super Hero Girls chapter book series. Wonder Women is disguised as Diana Prince when she goes to school in Metropolis. I’m still trying to track down book one in this series so I can check it out. It’s on my list.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Disney Frozen: The Hero Within (Graphic Novel) – Olaf makes a friend at the orphanage who is dealing with bullies. I’m eager to see this one in person.
Frozen II: The Deluxe Junior Novel (November 22) – Novelization of the new movie.
Power of a Princess – Book 2 in the More Than a Princess series. I will be reviewing this one tomorrow, and you can read my review of book one here.
A Talent for Trouble (Older Middle Grade – 10-12) – An off-the-grid adventure turns into a survival story when three kids take on the wild, some storms, and international jewel thieves.
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History – The next volume from Vashti Harrison looks STELLAR. Includes John Lewis, Prince and Gordon Parks.
Make Your Mark: A Journal for Capturing Big Dreams – A guided journal that includes brief biographies of influential women.
Science Comics: Skyscrapers: The Heights of Engineering – The next addition to the Science Comics series.
We Are Makers: Real Women and Girls Shaping Our World – The MAKERS documentaries are now in book form.
The Wonder of Christmas: 25 Days of Advent Journaling for Girls – A Christmas devotional with writing and drawing space.
Blood Heir – First in a new series. The crown princess hides a terrifying power. When she is framed for her father’s murder, she must flee the safety of her home and trust a crime lord to help her find the truth. Sounds amazing! I’ve got this on hold at the library.
Crying Laughing – A high school student looks for distraction and laughs in the improv troupe when her father is diagnosed with ALS. I’ll be reviewing this one later this week.
Star Wars: Force Collector – A teen boy with visions leaves his home to find out everything he can about the Jedi to see if that information will help him make sense of this power he has. This sounds fantastic!
Books for Adults
Firefly: The Sting (Paperback Graphic Novel) – An original graphic novel. The women of Serenity plan a heist.
A Minute to Midnight (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Atlee Pine series. Atlee, an FBI agent, returns to her home town to investigate the 30-year-old cold case of the kidnapping of her twin sister. The only part I really liked from the first book was when Atlee and her assistant took an unsanctioned road trip. As the two women are teaming up again, I might have to give this one a try.
The Princess Plan (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 1 in a new series. When the secretary of a visiting prince is murdered, the prince and a gossip columnist who had a scoop about the event team up to investigate. I’ll be reviewing this one in December.
Advent: The Story of Christmas (Hardcover Gift Book) – Thirty-one retold Advent stories make up this holiday devotional.
The Art of Frozen II (Hardcover) – Art for the new movie.
Becoming: A Guided Journal for Finding Your Voice (Hardcover) – A guided journal for finding your voice based on the former-First Lady’s book Becoming.
The Countdown to a Cozy Christmas Cookbook: An Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Hallmark Movies (e-book) – 100 recipes inspired by Hallmark Christmas movies.
Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame – The Art of the Movie (Hardcover)
The Plant Paradox Family Cookbook: 80 One-Pot Recipes to Nourish Your Family Using Your Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or Sheet Pan (Hardcover) – The Plant Paradox promotes a lectin-free diet. In the fifth book from the cardiologist who wrote about the paradox, families can find recipes everyone can enjoy.