Vespers Rising
Synopsis The Cahills thought they were the most powerful family the world had ever known. They thought they were the only ones who knew about Gideon Cahill and his Clues. The Cahills were wrong. Powerful enemies — the Vespers — have been waiting in the shadows. Now it’s their time to rise and the world […]
The Emerald Atlas
The New York Times – Dana Stevens: Stephens spins a tightly paced, engaging yarn…
The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
Synopsis: Months have passed since Horace departed for the eastern nation of Nihon-Ja on a vital mission. Having received no communication from him, his friends fear the worst. Unwilling to wait a second longer, Alyss, Evanlyn, and Will leave their homeland behind and venture into an exotic land in search of their missing friend. When […]
Zita the Spacegirl
School Library Journal Gr 2 5—While exploring a meteoroid crater, young explorers Zita and Joseph discover an unusual device featuring a conspicuous red button. Zita's curiosity compels her to press it, only to discover that it summons an alien creature that instantly abducts Joseph. The fearless heroine follows him to a planet inhabited by Scriptorians, […]
Red On Red : a Novel
Library Journal NYPD detective Conlon follows up his first-class memoir, Blue Blood, with this superb first novel. Set in upper Manhattan's Dominican-dominated Washington Heights, it is a police procedural with a potent mix of strong story line, police jargon, crisp dialog, black humor, bleakness, gangs, drugs, shootings, murders, and suicide, with complicated romances thrown in. […]
The Beloved Dead
Library Journal In his third outing (after The Killing Way and The Divine Sacrifice) Malgwyn, Arthur's one-armed scribe and most trusted adviser, is to escort Arthur's intended bride to Castellum Arturius, where the royal wedding will take place. On the eve of departure, a young woman is brutally raped and murdered, but Malgwyn has no […]
The Social Animal : the Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
The Washington Post – Paul Bloom …sharp, clear and often very funny…Many of us, Brooks believes, are in the grip of an outdated theory of human nature. We give priority to cold-blooded reason, to deliberative, conscious, logical and linear thought…[but] Brain research, Brooks tells us, "reminds us of the relative importance of emotion over pure […]
Knuffle Bunny Free : an Unexpected Diversion
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in honor of Sawyer Joseph Fenoff. School Library Journal: PreS-K—Knuffle Bunny goes international when Trixie and her family fly to Holland to see Oma and Opa. Trixie, excited and slightly sleepy, leaves her toy rabbit behind and doesn't miss him until the plane is on the way to China. […]
I'll Walk Alone
Library Journal It's bad enough that Alexandra Moreland's toddler disappeared in Central Park a few years back. Now Alexandra is being accused of identity theft and possibly murder. Looks as if someone is trying to drive her insane. Clark is a powerhouse, though a few fans thought her last book sounded same old, same old. […]
City of Ashes
School Library Journal: Gr 9 Up: In this sequel to City of Bones (S & S, 2007), the nonstop action continues. The Shadowhunters are battling a world of demons that few people can see. Guided by the laws of the Clave, these hunters balance fighting with the other more mundane aspects of life-love, betrayal, and […]