Look for these new books coming soon to Riverdale Public Library!
Going Vintage by Lindsay Leavitt: When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend, Jeremy, is cheating on her online, she swears off boys. She also swears off modern technology. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory decides to "go vintage" and complete her grandma's list: run for pep club secretary, host a dinner party, sew a homecoming dress, find a steady, do somethin
g dangerous. But the list is trickier than it looks. And obviously finding a steady is out...no matter how handsome Jeremy's cousin, Oliver, is. But with the help of her sister, she'll get it done. Somehow.
New Fiction Leavitt
Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block: The earth shakes, a wall of water comes, and everyone Penelope loves
disappears, leaving her alone. She can see nothing but ruins around her
pink house by the sea in Los Angeles. Her family was swept away by the
water. Her father had warned of impending danger, and though her mother
thought he was paranoid, his emergency provisions keep Pen alive. Weeks
later, men break into her house, but Pen escapes with their van. She
sets off on an
Odyssey-like journey in search of her family. On the way,
she encounters giants, sirens, a witch, a girl who may be magical, and
companions to aid her in her quest. Through flashbacks, she reveals that
she had been struggling with feelings for one of her closest
girlfriends. Now, as she, Hex, Ez, and Ash speed toward Las Vegas, Pen
finds strength she's never known and love she didn't expect.
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September Girls by Bennett Madison: Sam is spending the summer in a beach town
filled with beautiful blond girls who all seem inexplicably attracted to
him. But that’s not the only reason why he thinks the girls are
strange. They only wear flats because heels make their feet bleed. They
never go swimming in the water. And they all want something from him. Sam
finds himself in an unexpected summer romance when he falls for one of
the girls, DeeDee. But as they get closer, she pulls away without
explanation. Sam knows that if he is going to win her back, he’ll have
to learn the girls’ secret.
New Fiction Madison
The Time Fetch by Amy Herrick: Edward picks up what he thinks is a rock. He doesn’t know it is a
sleeping Time Fetch—and touching it will release its foragers too soon
and alter the entire fabric of time and space. Soon the bell rings to
end class just as it has begun. Buses race down streets, too far behind
schedule to stop for passengers. Buildings and sidewalks begin to
disappear as the whole fabric of the universe starts to unravel. To try
to stop the foragers, Edward must depend on the help of his classmates
Feenix, Danton, and Brigit—whether he likes it or not. They all have
touched the Fetch, and it has drawn them together in a strange and
thrilling adventure. The boundaries between worlds and dimensions are
blurred, and places and creatures on the other side are much like the
ones they’ve always known—but slightly twisted, a little darker, and
much more dangerous.
New Fiction Herrick
Twerp by Mark Goldblatt: Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when
he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher
offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the terrible
incident that got him and his friends suspended, he can get out of
writing a report on Shakespeare. Julian jumps at the chance. And so
begins his account of life in sixth grade--blowing up homemade
fireworks, writing a love letter for his best friend (with disastrous
results), and worrying whether he's still the fastest kid in school.
Lurking in the background, though, is the one story he can't bring
himself to tell, the one story his teacher most wants to hear.
New Fiction Goldblatt
Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman: A collection of short stories about the fantastical things that exist only in our minds—collected and introduced by bestselling author Neil Gaiman. The
sixteen stories gathered by Gaiman range from whimsical to terrifying, and the magical
creatures range from werewolves to sunbirds to beings never before
classified. E. Nesbit, Diana Wynne Jones, Gahan Wilson, and other
literary luminaries contribute to the anthology.
New Fiction Gaiman
The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore (The Lorien Legacies #4): In the fourth book of the Lorien saga, the Garde are
finally reunited, but do they have what it takes to win the war against
the Mogadorians?
John Smith—Number Four—thought that things would
change once the Garde found one another. They would stop running. They
would fight the Mogadorians. And they would win. But he was
wrong. After facing off with the Mogadorian ruler and almost being
annihilated, the Garde know they are drastically unprepared and
hopelessly outgunned. Now they're hiding out in Nine's Chicago
penthouse, trying to figure out their next move. The six of them
are powerful, but they're not strong enough yet to take on an entire
army—even with the return of an old ally. To defeat their enemy, the
Garde must master their Legacies and learn to work together as a team.
More important, they'll have to discover the truth about the Elders and
their plan for the Loric survivors. And when the Garde receive a
sign from Number Five—a crop circle in the shape of a Loric symbol—they
know they are so close to being reunited. But could it be a trap? Time
is running out, and the only thing they know for certain is that they
have to get to Five before it's too late. The Garde may have lost battles, but they will not lose this war. Lorien will rise again.
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