Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I hope you and your family have an opportunity to think about Dr King’s impact on our country and ways that you can honor his work, not only today but all year long. My family is hoping to check out a special event at local college today for our “celebration.”
Here are some of the books coming out this week:
Books for Kids
Nope – A mother bird says it’s time to learn to fly but the baby bird says, “Nope.”
The Youngest Marcher – The story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, the youngest marcher in Birmingham in 1963
Fancy Party Gowns – A biography of Ann Cole Lowe, fashion designer
Star Wars Fight in the Forest – A new early reader from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
You Should Meet Jesse Owens – Early reader biography of Jesse Owens
Stef Soto Taco Queen – A young girl has a love/hate relationship with her family’s food truck and her reputation as the “Taco Queen” in this chapter book for elementary-age readers.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Big Trouble – Book 3 in the awesome Friday Barnes mystery series. This is the top book on my wish list this week!
Secret Origins – Book 3 in the Story Thieves series. I have been itching to read this series and this superhero-themed story might be just the push I need to dive in! It looks great.
The Wizard’s Dog – I am curious to check out this story about a dog and his missing master, Merlin. One description I read compares this to the Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom series, which I adore.
An Eagle in the Snow – An historical fiction story about Adolf Hitler, war, and the ethics of our choices. This is not my usual genre, but the concept is intriguing and I want to know what happens in this story.
Planet Football: Greatest Stadiums – Perfect for the soccer fans in your life!
Carve the Mark – A new Young Adult book by the author of Divergent. Personally, I still have a bad “taste” in my reader’s heart over Allegiant, which might push this book farther down my reading list until I hear from some folks who have read it.
Books for Adults
A Puzzle to be Named Later – Book 18 in this long-running crossword puzzle mystery series.
Reclaiming Hope – I don’t know what the author’s perspective is – pro-Obama or not – but I am curious to read this book about faith and the White House under President Obama. Faith and politics is a timely topic. I think this could lead to some fascinating, open conversations.
When Christ Appears – Dr. David Jeremiah looks at the Book of Revelation.
– Book five in this historic fiction series for middle grade readers
Part romance, part mystery, all fun!
– Picture book celebrating the delight of being different
– I’m looking forward to checking out this new middle grade mystery series that kicks off with a case about a page stolen from a rare book in the New York Public Library.
– Five boys go hunting. Only four return. This mystery sounds amazing!
– A good week for mysteries! This is a new one by Mary Higgins Clark, the queen of suspense.
– I love infographics! They are charts and visual 
– Looking forward to this sequel with such a clever premise.
– Do you have any dinosaur fans at your house? My dinosaur-loving students would have LOVED this one
– I can’t wait to see this one. I hope there are Sneetches to color. The Sneetch story is my favorite.
– A girl is torn between the cool kids and her group of friends
– The latest in this hugely popular series
– The latest collection from this awesome comic about a teenage boy and his family and friends
– A girl struggling to make friends keeps a secret notebook. What happens when the notebook isn’t a secret anymore?
– An American girl and a Chinese girl are connected by a note in a purse
– The new series by the author of Pretty Little Liars.
– Five friends at a performing arts school
– Book 7 in this great library-based mystery series
– Book 16 in this long-running chocoholic mystery series
– First in a new series
– Book 2 in this Christmas-y mystery series
– Third in a series of books on the life of Eleanor Roosevelt
– A boy expecting a boring summer inherits a mysterious old castle
– book 2 in this mystery series
– Tim Tebow shares some of his story along with Biblical wisdom
– a new book from Ann Voskamp, the author of the wildly popular One Thousand Gifts
– a book about best friends, Cat and Yarn
crime-fighting dog
– Superpowers story about a boy whose powers aren’t so super
– What is a book-loving fox to do to get his fill of books?
– A cat follows Santa home.
– Book three in this historic fiction series
in this mystery series
in this fairy-tale inspired series
– Sticking up for another student lands Kyle in a creative problem solving group at school
– Book 4 in this spy school series
– YA about a girl whose life isn’t going they way she thought it would
