Summer Reads

Thirteen-year-old Nat loves everything about musical theater, so when she gets the chance to be in a production of Wicked, she doesn’t let the fact that she uses a wheelchair hold her back. The Chance to Fly is a sweet and uplifting story about...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!The ultimate baking book from internationally beloved baker Paul Hollywood, judge of The Great British Baking Show.In BAKE, Paul Hollywood shares his best ever recipes for classic bakes: cakes, biscuits and cookies, breads and...

They look like pies, but they're works of art. Lauren Ko's pies, which are colorful and uniquely patterned, are the subject of her immensely popular Instagram. But can a person with little skill handle the recipes? You bet! With easy-to-follow...

As if The Witches wasn't already one of our favorite books, this graphic novel adaptation takes it to another level. Bagieu's brilliant artwork and eye-catching color palette bring the story to life for a contemporary audience, while still maintaining...

(Available after January 30th, 2022)Frizzy is a heartwarming graphic novel about a young Dominican girl learning to embrace her natural curls. This refreshing read about self-acceptance and individuality is sure to resonate with many young readers. A...

(Available after October 30th, 2022) If you could read your obituary before your impending death, would you? In this humorous, heart-filled novel, matriarch Dava Shastri arranges for her news of her death to break early so she could read her obituary...

(Available after 3-20 days)What’s spookier than a mortuary? A mortuary for monsters, of course. When 13-year-old Molly moves in with her estranged older brother, Dustin, she learns that the family business she’s set to inherit may be more monstrous than...

(Available after November 30th, 2022) This is the book that Questlove was destined to create. After a few books on food, Questlove turns his eye and ear to music with Music is History. Looking at the past 50 years, we are treated to a connoisseur and...

Sci-fi and horror collide in this new series from the creator of CHEW!Mankind has colonized the galaxy, but during our interstellar travels, we've discovered a terrifying secret out in the Outer Darkness of space. Join Captain Joshua Rigg and the crew of...

Navier Ellie Trovi was the lifelong companion of Sovieshu, the emperor of the Eastern Empire, with whom she spent her youth discussing the empire they would build together. She was intelligent, compassionate, and courageous. She was the perfect empress...

“WHAT IF I’M ABANDONED YET AGAIN?”Thanks to the boisterous Carsein and her new imperial bodyguards, Aristia is able to put her desperation aside and find her smile again. But when the dreaded invitation to the crown prince’s coming-of-age ceremony...

Singer, songwriter, poet, painter, award-winning author, and extremely influential figure in the NYC punk movement, Patti Smith is an icon whose voice is a constant source of wisdom and inspiration, a voice which she shares beautifully throughout this...

This is an important, harrowing and ultimately hopeful memoir about the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War as told through the diary entries of a young Ukrainian girl. An inspiring memoir of resilience by a young survivor of the war in Ukraine, as told...

(Available after November 30th, 2022)Rock legend, activist, icon. Here, Bono invites readers in for the whole story. From his childhood in Dublin to the origin, rise and success of U2, his ongoing philanthropy, and his activism throughout the world...

(Available after December 30th, 2022) For fans of The Black Kids, We Deserve Monuments is an astounding YA debut about intergenerational trauma, first love, and how far the past can bury the truth. With a riveting mystery that will leave you breathless...

From the author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike books comes the first instalment in a wartime-set mystery series featuring two resourceful children desperate to be taken on as spies for the titular government ministry.   The start of a...

In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee.   Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of...

We confess, we got a little spoiled in 2021 with the release of not one but TWO Penny penned books. A year is complete when we know we are going to spend some time with Armand Gamache. A World of Curiosities continues Penny’s empathetic investigation...

Known as the foremost director of atmospheric thriller films, this is Mann's first crime novel, co-written with Edgar Award-winning writer, Meg Gardiner. To this day, images from the 1995 movie, Heat, with Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, still linger. That...

We had to wait three years between Kruger's 17th and 18th books in the Cork O'Connor series. Luckily, we've got the next in the series now! A year later. We've said this before and we will continue to say it, "the Cork O'Connor series is intriguing,...