Here are some of the new books out this week:
Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults
Library Girl – A girl found as a baby in the library and raised in secret by the four librarians who found her ventures out from her mothers’ love and her home of books where she meets a boy who looks enough like her to maybe be an actual relative. This. Sounds. Amazing!
Not Another Banned Book (Older Middle Grade) – A girl in danger of losing her beloved Book Club and her favorite teacher tries to find a way to fight for the things at school that have meant so much to her and her friends. This is on my list, too!
Books for Adults
Casket Case (Trade Paperback) – A casket sales person discovers the new, interesting guy in her life is a logistics manager – for Death.
The Royals Upstairs (Trade Paperback) – A prince’s bodyguard has to work with the woman whose heart he broke as she is the nanny to the prince’s children. This plot reminds me a bit of Codename Charming which is another bodyguard/royal staffer romance which I adored.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Hardcover, LGBTQ+) – Sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea. Arthur is hoping to become the adoptive father to the magical orphans on the island, but his dream is in danger from a new addition to the island – and from his own past. I have book one on my TBR and can’t wait to dive into both of these.
Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human (Hardcover, Nonfiction) – A memoir from Carlos Whittaker.
The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story (Hardcover, Nonfiction) – Father and son, both biblical scholars, take a look at sexuality in the Bible.