Monday, October 18, 2021

New Fiction


Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis
“Lost in the Great Smoky Mountains, rising high school senior Ashley Hawkins must fight for survival without any tools, growing in awareness that the world is not tame, and neither are people.” -Amazon

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
Last Hours; Book Two
“Cordelia Carstairs' romantic dreams must be put on hold when a serial killer begins targeting the Shadowhunters of London, sending the Merry Thieves on the trail of a knife-wielding killer.” -WorldCat

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
“Follows five young dreamers and outcasts through time and space, from 1453 Constantinople to the future, as they discover resourcefulness and hope amidst peril.” -WorldCat

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
Royals; Book Two
”Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. Heartbroken and ready for a change of pace, Millie decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools . . . the farther from Houston the better. Soon, Millie is accepted into one of the world's most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. Here, the country is dreamy and green; the school is covered in ivy, and the students think her American-ness is adorable. The only problem: Mille's roommate Flora is a total princess. She's also an actual princess. Of Scotland.” -Amazon

In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
“Attending an elite prep school in Connecticut on scholarship with his best friend (and secret love) science genius Delaney Doyle, sixteen-year-old Cash Pruitt, from a small town in East Tennessee, deals with emotional pain and loss by writing poetry.” -WorldCat