Skip to main content

Adult

by Joseph Finder - Fiction, Thriller

Kalah knows better than to fall for Beth Taylor . . . but that doesn't stop her from falling hard and falling fast, into a sea of complications. Then Beth skips town on her eighteenth birthday, leaving behind many rumors and a string of broken hearts. Not even Beth's best friend, Britney, knows where she went. One of the rumors links Beth to Britney's boyfriend, and Kalah doesn't want to believe the rumor. But Brit clearly believes it---and before Kalah can sort out the truth, Britney is dead. When Beth finally reaches out to Kalah in the wake of Brit's suicide, Kalah wants to trust what Beth tells her. But she's swiftly realizing that nothing here is as it seems.

by Darren Shan - Fantasy, Thriller, Young Adult 12+

In this daring adventure inspired by a well-known classic, a scrawny young man seeks to become the high executioner of his people --- an esteemed title achieved through trial in battle. Jebel Rum's best hope for winning is in gaining invincibility, and herein lies his story of a year-long quest to the mountain of Tubaygat, where he searches for the herculean gifts bestowed on those willing to sacrifice a slave's life --- in Jebel's case, a friend.

by Cynthia Lord - Fiction, Young Adult 10+

The state of Maine plans to shut down Tess's island’s schoolhouse, which would force her family to move to the mainland --- and Tess to leave the only home she has ever known. Fortunately, the islanders have a plan, too: increase the number of students by having several families take in foster children.

by Rick Geary - Graphic Novel

Nights of terror! A city awash in blood! New Orleans right after the First World War. The party returns to the Big Easy but someone looks to spoil it. Grocers are being murdered in the dead of night by someone grabbing their axe and hacking them right in their own cushy beds!