Here are some of the books scheduled to release this week!
Books for Kids
Bear Can’t Sleep – Bear should be hibernating, but he just can’t sleep. I adore this series of rhyming books with excellent illustrations!
The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick – From the author of the fantastic The Day the Crayons Quit comes this story of two unusual travelers and their adventures around the world. I can’t wait to read this one!!
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows – Percy Jackson meets Hispanic folk lore. This sounds like a great new series for kids who want MORE stories where mythology meets kids of today!
Harry Potter Pop Up Guide to Hogwarts – A pop-up book focused on Hogwarts and surrounding areas. The pictures I have seen look amazing!
Lu – The fourth and final book in Jason Reynolds’ Track series. Lu has the skills – and swagger- to lead his team, but the literal and figurative hurdles in his path may derail him.
Two Roads – A boy is sent to a government sponsored Native American boarding school in 1932. Another good book for kids to explore a different culture (or their own culture in the case of kids of Native American heritage).
The Lego Christmas Ornaments Book 2 – Instructions for 16 Christmas ornaments made from LEGO bricks. Fun for the Master Builders in your life!
Love Does for Kids – From Bob Goff. The samples I have seen give me the impression that this is something like a devotional. It’s over 200 pages and geared to elementary aged kids.
Reach Higher: An Inspiring Photo Celebration of First Lady Michelle Obama – Several years ago my family went on a tour of the White House. It was an amazing experience. My favorite part was the display of photographs of the current occupants in various settings, both at work and at play. The White House photographers do stunning work. I’m eager to check out this photo collection of Michelle Obama for kids.
Unicorn Theater – Book 8 in the awesome Phoebe and her Unicorn graphic novel/comic strip series. I can’t wait to read this one!
The Light Between Worlds – I have had this book on my list since the cover was revealed months ago. Two girls return from a magic world to post-WWII England. One longs to go back to the magical world and the other just wants to move on. But then one of the girls goes missing.
One Giant Leap – Book 2 after Dare Mighty Things where a teen is chosen to be part of a mission to explore the universe. She expects it to be all about exploration but the team finds themselves in the middle of a war that’s got its sights set on Earth. I have book one on my library list. This sounds terrific!
That Night – Two teens deal with the repercussions of a neighborhood shooting that impacted both of them deeply.
Books for Adults
The Christmas Remedy (Hardcover) – An Amish story with mystery and romance elements. I’ll be reviewing this one next week, but I’ll tell you now, I really enjoyed it!
Mother Is Coming (Comic Collection) – The latest collection of Fox Trot comics. This is on my Christmas list.
The Reckoning (Hardcover) – Grisham returns to legal stories with this new novel set in 1946. A prominent man in the community of Clanton, Mississippi walks into a church and kills the pastor – his best friend. When questioned, he refuses to explain his motives. I’ve not enjoyed the last couple Grisham books I have read, but that plot is fascinating. I might try this one from the library.
Six Cats a Slayin’ (Hardcover) – This is the 10th book in the Cat in the Stacks mystery series, and it might just be my favorite of the lot! I’ll be reviewing this one on Wednesday.