2022-12-28 20:44
I Kissed Shara Wheeler By Casey McQuiston Wednesday Books, 2022. 355 pages. Young Adult Fiction After 17-year-olds Chloe and Shara, Chloe's rival for valedictorian, kiss, Shar… Read More
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2022-12-23 04:05
Este Corazón VenenosoPor Kalynn BayronFandom Books, 2022. 358 páginas. Ficción JuvenilBriseis tiene un don: con un solo toque puede hacer crecer las plantas a partir de… Read More
2022-12-22 17:54
A Court of Thorns and RosesBy Sarah J. MaasBloomsbury, 2015. 419 pages. FantasyWhen nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retrib… Read More
2022-12-14 21:53
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowby Gabrielle ZevinAlfred A. Knopf, 2022. 401 pages. FictionAs children, Sam and Sadie bonded over their love of video games, but they lost contact after a… Read More
2022-12-10 03:25
A Morbid Taste for BonesBy Ellis PetersWarner Books, 1994. 197 pages. MysteryA Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in western England, Brother Cadfael spends much of his… Read More
2022-12-08 18:08
Hollow Fires By Samira Ahmed Little Brown and Company, 2022. 404 pages. Young Adult Fiction After discovering the body of fourteen-year-old Jawad Ali in Jackson Park, seventee… Read More
2022-12-06 18:08
Jar of Hearts By Jennifer Hillier Minotaur Books, 2018. 305 pages. Mystery When she was 16 years old, Angela Wong disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her b… Read More
2022-12-05 19:18
A Dreadful SplendorBy B.R. MyersWilliam Morrow, 2022, 404 pages. Mystery A fake spiritualist in Victorian London who holds a séance for a gentleman trying to contact his deceased, and… Read More
2022-12-02 20:09
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us WholeBy Susan CainCrown, 2022, 310 pgs. NonfictionThe author of the best-selling Quiet discusses how a bittersweet state of mind can actually be a… Read More
2022-12-02 01:50
Once Upon a K-PromBy Kat Cho Hyperion, 2022. 329 pages. Young Adult Fiction As prom season approaches, 17-year-old Elena Soo tries to encourage her classmates to skip the luxuries… Read More
2022-12-02 01:32
New Native Kitchenby Freddie BitsoieNew York; Abrams, 2021. 287 pages. Nonfiction. CookbooksFrom Freddie Bitsoie, the former executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the… Read More
2022-12-01 02:57
Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill Delacorte Press, 2022. 358 pages. Young Adult Fiction This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coasta… Read More
2022-12-01 02:53
Realm BreakerBy Victoria AveyardHarperTeen, 2021. 576 pages. FantasyA strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the… Read More
2022-11-30 23:11
The It Girlby Ruth Ware Scout Press, 2022. 422 pages. Mystery April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ult… Read More
2022-11-26 17:01
The Art of Sushiby Franckie AlarconNBN Graphic Novels, 2021. 159 pages. Graphic NovelFly to Japan and come discover all there is to know about sushi. After revealing the secrets of chocolate… Read More
2022-11-23 19:18
El Hombre que Movía las NubesIngrid Rojas ContrerasRandom House Spanish, 2022. 440 páginas. MemoriasLa autora de «La fruta del borrachero» nos entrega una… Read More
2022-11-16 17:26
Message Not Found By Dante Medema Quill Tree Books, 2022. 391 pages. Young Adult Fiction Mourning the death of her best friend Vanessa, seventeen-year-old Bailey creates a cha… Read More
2022-11-15 00:03
Remarkably Bright Creaturesby Shelby Van PeltEcco, 2022. 360 pages. FictionWhen 70-year-old Tova Sullivan's husband dies, Tova knows that the best way to cope is to keep busy. She's been do… Read More
2022-11-14 17:53
Fish Swimming in Dappled SunlightBy Riku OndaBitter Lemon Press, 2022. 204 pages. FictionSet in Tokyo over the course of one night, Aki and Hiro have decided to be together one last time in… Read More
2022-11-05 02:39
Gaudy Night: Lord Peter Wimsey #10 By Dorothy L SayersBourbon Street Books, 2012. 528 pages. MysteryHarriet Vane's Oxford reunion is shadowed by a rash of bizarre pranks and malicious m… Read More
2022-11-01 20:18
The Family GameBy Catherine Steadman Ballentine Books, 2022. 319 Pages. Fiction Harriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the h… Read More
2022-11-01 02:41
Nettle & BoneBy T. KingfisherTor Books, 2022. 256 pages. Fantasy After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra - the shy, convent-raised, third-b… Read More
2022-10-31 17:19
Best-Laid Plans: A Huntresses Regency RomanceBy Sarah M. EdenCovenant Communications, 2022. 125 pgs. Newton Hughes has long dreamed of pursuing a career in law, an acceptable choice for… Read More
2022-10-29 17:28
And We RiseBy Erica MartinViking, 2022. 153 pages. Young Adult NonfictionErica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement, including both the well-docum… Read More
2022-10-29 01:29
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil SandsBy Kate BeatonDrawn and Quarterly, 2022. 430 pages. Graphic NovelsBefore there was Kate Beaton, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beatons, specifical… Read More
2022-10-26 23:48
Flirting with Fate by Jennifer Cervantes Razorbill, 2022. 372 pages. Young Adult Fiction Ava Granados arrives too late to for her grandmother's deathbed blessing, then Nana appears as a ghos… Read More
2022-10-25 00:43
DriftwoodBy Marie BrennanTachyon Publications, 2020. 240 pages. FictionFame is rare in Driftwood--it's hard to get famous if you don't stick around long enough for people to know you. But ma… Read More
2022-10-20 01:48
50 Herramientas de Coaching Nutricional para la Salud y el BienestarPor Yolanda FletaDebolsillo, 2021. 290 páginas. No FicciónSer consciente de la importancia de tener una… Read More
2022-10-18 22:27
Something wicked this way comes By Ray Bradbury Simon and Schuster, 1962. 317 pages. Science FictionFew American novels written this century have endured in th heart and mind as ha… Read More
2022-10-15 22:22
The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and ProjectsBy the Editors of Faerie MagazineHarper Design, 2017. 238 pages.Non-FictionThis book is a conglom… Read More
2022-10-13 02:18
The Murder of Mr. WickhamBy Claudia GrayVintage Books, 2022. 386 pages. Mystery After many years of happy marriage, Emma Knightley and her husband are throwing a house party, bringing t… Read More
2022-10-10 22:11
Nothing More to Tell By Karen M. McManus Delacorte Press, 2022. 358 pages. Young Adult Fiction Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of… Read More
2022-10-08 16:37
Crying in H-Martby Michelle ZaunerAlfred A. Knopf, 2021. 239 p. Biography"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the ti… Read More
2022-10-05 22:45
The Haciendaby Isabel Cañas Berkley, 2022. 345 pages. FictionIn the 1820s overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome… Read More
2022-10-04 15:20
The Paris Apartment By Lucy Foley William Morrow, 2022. 360 pages. Mystery Jess needs a fresh start. Her half-brother, Ben, didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could c… Read More
2022-10-03 16:32
Ghosted: a love storyBy Jenn AshworthScepter, 2022. 288 pages. FictionOne ordinary morning, Laurie's husband Mark vanishes, leaving behind his phone and wallet. For weeks, she tells no… Read More
2022-09-28 23:00
Finding Me: A Memoirby Viola DavisHarperOne, 2022. 304 pages. Biography/MemoirYou probably know Viola Davis’s face, voice, and commanding screen presence from her roles in How to Get A… Read More
2022-09-28 19:11
Joseph Smith and the MormonsBy Noah Van SciverAbrams ComicArts, 2022. 455 pages. Graphic NovelsIn Joseph Smith and the Mormons, author and illustrator Noah Van Sciver, who was raised a Mormo… Read More
2022-09-28 17:07
Halina Filipina: A New Yorker in ManilaBy Arnold Arre Tuttle Publishing, 2022. 208 pages. Graphic NovelsHalina Mitchell is half-Filipino, half-American. She's also a native New Yorker… Read More
2022-09-26 19:37
The Locked Room: a Ruth Gallway MysteryBy Elly Griffiths First Mariner Books, 2022. 375 pages. Mystery Three years after her mother's death, Ruth is finally sorting through… Read More
2022-09-26 17:43
In Honor's Defenseby Karen WitemeyerBethany House, 2022. 376 pgs. RomanceWhen her brother dies suddenly, Damaris Baxter moves to Texas to take custody of her nephew. Luke Davenport winds up… Read More
2022-09-24 22:40
Heartless Princeby Leigh DragoonHyperion, 2021, 160 pages. Young Adult Graphic NovelHeartless Prince is a graphic novel that follows a princess, Evony, who is taken in by another kingdom bec… Read More
2022-09-24 19:24
Corre, Rose, CorrePor Dolly PartonContraluz, 2022. 537 páginas. FicciónDescubrir el futuro. Enterrar el pasado. Ella es una promesa de la música que canta sobre la dura… Read More
2022-09-19 17:39
Bird SummonsBy Leila AboulelaBlack Cat, 2020. 290 pages. FictionWhen Salma, Moni, and Iman-friends and active members of their local Muslim Women's group-decide to take a road trip together… Read More
2022-09-12 15:53
Any Other Familyby Eleanor BrownG. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022. 354 pages. FictionWhen three different families adopt biological siblings, they commit to keeping the siblings as connected as poss… Read More
2022-09-06 20:15
Rock Paper ScissorsBy Alice Feeney Flatiron Books, 2021. 294 pages. Mystery Think you know the person you married? Think again. Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for… Read More
2022-09-03 22:47
Miss Latimore’s Letter by Suzanne Allain Penguin Random House, 2021. 262 pages. Romance Sophronia Lattimore had her romantic dreams destroyed years ago and is resigned to her role as c… Read More
2022-09-03 21:47
Full Flight By Ashley Schumacher Wednesday Books, 2022. 314 pages. Young Adult Fiction Anna James didn’t start in band as early as everyone else in her high school… Read More
2022-09-01 23:41
The Donut Trapby Julie TieuOverDrive Audiobook. Fiction. Romance.Jasmine Tran has landed herself behind bars--maple bars that is. With no boyfriend or job prospects, Jasmine returns home to… Read More
2022-09-01 00:58
The Witch of Blackbird Pondby Elizabeth George SpeareDell Pub. Co., 1958. 249 pgs. Young Adult Historical FictionA young woman brought up in Barbados comes to live with her uncle in Connecti… Read More
2022-08-31 22:31
Lily of the Valleyby Sarah M. EdenCovenant Communications, 2022; 247 pgs. RomanceKester Barrington likes to be alone and prefers the peace and quiet of his estate to the bustle of Society. H… Read More
2022-08-27 21:38
After LifeBy Melissa De La CruzHyperion, 2022. 344 pages. Young Adult FictionAfter defeating Lucifer and sacrificing the love of her life, Schuyler wakes up back in New York but… Read More
2022-08-26 20:14
The Angel Room by Lee CallJ. Emrys Press, 2022. 434 pages. Young Adult FictionEveryone has demons, but fifteen-year-old Eleanor can actually talk to hers. Creep's always been ther… Read More
2022-08-26 02:19
The Blue CastleBy L.M. MontgomeryBantam, 1989. 218 pages. FictionAt twenty-nine Valancy had never been in love, and it seemed romance had passed her by. Living with &nb&hell…Read More
2022-08-19 16:53
The No-ShowBy Beth O'LearyBerkley, 2022. 352 pagesSiobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate. Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the gu… Read More
2022-08-19 02:00
Lulu and Milagro’s Search for ClarityBy Angela Velez Balzer & Bray, 2022. 391 pages. Young Adult Fiction Polar opposites, sisters Lulu and Milagro become begrudging partners o… Read More
2022-08-15 18:42
When You Get the Chance By Emma Lord Wednesday Books, 2022. 308 pages. Young Adult Fiction Millie Price deals with her lovable but introverted dad, her drama club rival, Oliver, an… Read More
2022-08-13 02:29
Guía para Hablar y Comunicarse en Estados Unidos de AméricaPor Blas Delfin CastanoWestbow Press, Año. 151 páginas. No FicciónEl autor es un profesiona… Read More
2022-08-09 22:31
The Kaiju Preservation Societyby John ScalziTor, 2022. 264 pages. Science FictionWhen COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck in a dead-end job as a driver for food delive… Read More
2022-08-06 18:37
Solving SophroniaBy Jennifer MooreCovenant Communications, 2020; 210 pgs. RomanceLady Sophronia Bremerton isn't the usual debutante, but she gets lots of attention because she is a society c… Read More
2022-08-06 17:24
Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller Feiwel and Friends, 2021. 324 pages. Young Adult Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked away in her forge, safe from s… Read More
2022-08-05 02:11
The Sun Down Motel By Simone St. James Berkley, 2020. 327 pages. Mystery Upstate NY, 1982. Every small town like Fell, New York, has a place like the Sun Down Motel. Some cust… Read More
2022-08-02 01:35
The Intersectional Environmentalistby Leah ThomasVoracious, Little, Brown and Company, 2022. 192 p. NonfictionThe Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link between envir… Read More
2022-07-31 06:00
Antes que Isla es un VolcánPor Salas Rivera, RaquelBeacon Press, 2022. 70 páginas. No FicciónRaquel Salas Rivera ha ascendido rápidamente en el mundo de la poes&i&hell…Read More
2022-07-29 21:00
52 Ways to Walk: The New Science and Timeless Joy of How, When, Where, and WhyBy Annabel StreetsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022. 272 pgs. NonfictionAre you stuck in a rut with your walking routine?… Read More
2022-07-29 20:00
The Atlas Sixby Olivie BlakeTor Books, 2022. 384 pages. FantasyEvery ten years, six adults with uniquely powerful magical abilities receive a mysterious offer to join an exclusive, secretive… Read More
2022-07-23 23:20
The Agathas By Kathleen Glasgow & Liz LawsonDelacorte Press, 2022. 405 pages. Young Adult Mystery Alice Ogilvie's disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cov… Read More
2022-07-23 16:33
People We Meet on VacationBy Emily Henry Jove, 2021. 364 pages. Romance Poppy Wright met Alex Nilsen 12 years ago on the first day of college orientation, and they never got along… Read More
2022-07-19 23:50
Lessons in Chemistryby Bonnie GarmusDoubleday, 2022. 390 pages. Historical FictionIt's the 1960s and despite the fact that she is a scientist, Elizabeth Zott's peers are very unscientific wh… Read More
2022-07-16 19:05
Debating Darcyby Sayantani Dasgupta Scholastic Inc., 2022. 336 pages. Young Adult Fiction It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are two types of people in the hypercompetitive wo… Read More
2022-07-12 22:50
Isn’t It Bromantic? By Lyssa Kay Adams Jove/Berkley, 2021. 342 pages. Romance As the daughter of a Russian journalist who mysteriously disappeared, Elena Konnikova escap… Read More
2022-07-09 22:50
The SwitchBy Beth O'LearyFlatiron Books, 2020. 330 pgs. FictionWhen overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big project at work, she escapes to he… Read More
2022-07-08 23:44
The House Across the Lake By Riley Sager Dutton, 2022. 368 pages. Mystery Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to t… Read More
2022-07-07 23:12
Charlie Vega Tiene un Problema GordoPor Maldonado, CrystalHoliday House, 2022. 368 páginas. FicciónAlcanzar la mayoría de edad siendo una chica gorda y morena en un s… Read More
2022-07-07 01:57
The Year I Stopped TryingBy Katie Heaney Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2021. 256 pages. Young Adult Fiction Mary is having an existential crisis. She's a good student, she never g… Read More
2022-07-07 00:58
Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain Jove, 2020. 244 pages. Fiction Move over, Mr. Darcy, there's a new man in town . . . It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachel… Read More
2022-07-02 02:19
We Were Dreamersby Simu LiuHarper Collins Publishers, 2022. 289 p. BiographyWe Were Dreamers is the superhero origin story of Simu Liu, Marvel Cinematic Universe's first leading Asian superh… Read More
2022-06-28 02:46
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commutingby Clare PooleyPamela Dorman Books, 2022. 352 pages. FictionEach morning, most London Underground commuters from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station observe a… Read More
2022-06-25 18:43
How Not To Fall In Love by Jacqueline Firkins Clarion Books, 2021. 329 pages. Young Adult Fiction Harper works in her mom's wedding shop, altering dresses for petulant and picky brides… Read More
2022-06-23 02:41
The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's UnderdogBy Rick McIntyreGreystone Books, 2019. 304 pages. NonfictionIn the 1920s, park rangers in Yellowstone killed the last of t… Read More
2022-06-22 18:57
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea By Axie Oh New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022. 325 pages. Young Adult Fantasy In this retelling of the Korean legend the tale of Shim Cheon… Read More
2022-06-14 18:51
Inheritance: A Visual PoemBy Elizabeth AcevedoQuill Tree Books, 2022. 48 pages. Young Adult NonfictionInterweaving a powerful message of self-love, award-winning author and poet Elizabeth Ac… Read More
2022-06-10 22:05
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife By Ashley Winstead Sourcebooks Landmark, 2021. 345 pages. Mystery Jessica Miller plans to triumphantly return to Duquette University for her ten-ye… Read More
2022-06-10 21:33
The Cartographersby Peng ShepherdWilliam Morrow, 2022. 391 pages. FictionNell Young's whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field… Read More
2022-06-10 00:12
The Rise and Fall of the DinosaursBy Steve BrusatteWilliam Morrow, 2018. 400 pgs. Nonfiction."The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs" is a sweeping narrative scientific history that tells the ep… Read More
2022-06-04 00:21
El Oficio de Narrar Sin MiedoPor Whitbeck, Harris Two Rivers Distribution. 2021. 264 páginas. No Ficción En sus 30 años como periodista, Harris Whitbeck ha viajado a los… Read More
2022-06-02 00:07
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse :The Art of the Movieby Ramin ZahenTitan Books, 2018. 192 p. NonfictionDiscover the world of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in this stunning collection o… Read More
2022-05-31 23:53
All Boys Aren't Blue By George M. JohnsonFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. BiographyIn a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores… Read More
2022-05-28 21:02
Dungeon Master's Guide/ Guía del Dungeon MasterPor Wizards of the Coast LLC (COR)Wizards of the Coast, 2022. 320 páginas. No FicciónNarra historias legendarias en el jue… Read More
2022-05-25 20:34
Book LoversBy Emily HenryBerkley, 2022. Fiction. 384 pgsWe all know the Hallmark movie formula: man leaves the big city to go back home to try to save his family's struggling bookstore/bed a… Read More
2022-05-21 02:25
The Diamond Eyeby Kate QuinnWilliam Morrow, 2022. 448 pages. Historical Fiction.In 1937, Mila Pavlichenko, a young mother and studious, aspiring historian, impulsively joins a sharp-shooting… Read More
2022-05-16 19:20
Love, Decoded by Jennifer Yen Razorbill, 2022. 303 pages. Young Adult Fiction High school junior Gigi Wong is determined to be picked for a contest that could lead to an exclusive tech… Read More
2022-05-13 02:24
Transcendent Kingdomby Yaa GyasiAlfred A. Knopf, 2020. 261 pages. FictionBy the time Gifty leaves Alabama for Harvard, she's resolved to build a new self from scratch by shedding the de… Read More
2022-05-13 01:25
The Complete Guide to Saving Seedsby Robert E. GoughStorey Pub, 2011. 311 p. NonfictionA full-color resource explains how to gather, clean, and store seeds for three hundred different kinds… Read More
2022-05-11 01:30
Sea of Tranquilityby Emily St. John MandelAlfred A. Knopf, 2022. 255 pages. Science FictionAlthough they live centuries apart, three people record having the same transformative experience… Read More
2022-05-05 21:59
Daughter of the Moon Goddess By Sue Lynn Tan Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2022. 503 pages. Fantasy A debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon… Read More
2022-05-05 16:38
Arsenic and AdoboBy Mia P. Manansala Berkley Prime Crime, 2021. 316 pgs. MysteryWhen Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following al… Read More
2022-05-05 16:36
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connections and the Language of Human ExperienceBy Brene BrownRandom House, 2021. 296pgs. NonfictionIn Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey… Read More
2022-05-04 15:50
Arden Grey By Ray Stoeve Amulet Books, 2022. 278 pages. Young Adult Fiction Sixteen-year-old Arden Grey is struggling. Her mother has left their family, her father and her you… Read More
2022-05-03 00:46
Harry Potter: Feasts and Festivities By Jennifer Carroll Insight Editions, 2021. 191 pages. Nonfiction Every event is magical when it’s inspired by Harry Potter. With lo… Read More
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