What to read while waiting for...

An American Marriage By Jones, Tayari 2018-02 - Algonquin Books 9781616201340 Check Our Catalog One of the most anticipated novels of 2018 according to Entertainment Weekly * Goodreads * Esquire * Elle * Cosmopolitan *BBC * Huffington Post * Bustle * Southern Living * Newsday * Bookish * Nylon * iBooks Store The author of Silver Sparrow returns with a stunning novel about race, loyalty, and love …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

The Way Forward Is With A Broken Heart By Alice Walker 2000-10 - Random House 0679455876 Check Our Catalog Fictional stories based on Walker's life, "The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart" is a wise and moving treasure about love and life by the author of "The Color Purple" and "By the Light of My Father's Smile". …More

Friends and Lovers By Dickey, Eric Jerome 1998-08 - Dutton Books 9780451188038 Check Our Catalog In this sexy, soulful tale of love, betrayal, and friendship set in modern-day Los Angeles, the lives of four young African Americans--two men and two women--are chronicled through the love and the laughter, as well as the heartache and pain of not-so-everyday life. A witty, honest portrait of contemporary mores and humanity in which the gender gap isn't merely investigated but celebrated. …More

Gathering of Waters By McFadden, Bernice L. 2012-01 - Akashic Books 9781617750311 Check Our Catalog Following her best-selling, award-winning novel "Glorious, " McFadden produces a fantastical historical novel featuring the spirit of Emmett Till. …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

Computer Class-Intro to Powerpoint 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, February 24 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register.   Registeration opens one month before the class date. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. This weeks' topic--Powerpoint.  Learn how to create a slide show. Event Calendar

AWARDS CEREMONY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CALENDAR AND COLORING CONTESTS FEBRUARY 24, SATURDAY, 2:00 You submitted your best artwork, and we chose the winners! Find out if you won at our awards ceremony. Then stay to listen to In the Tradition, a great jazz band from Detroit performing for the whole family. Refreshments will be provided. Event Calendar

In the Tradition Jazz Ensemble 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 24 In The Tradition began in Detroit in the early 1990's when 5 members of the Neal Henry Septet formed the Christopher James/Charles Hopkins Quintet.  Over the years they became In the Tradition and found their calling.  Through the works of In The Tradition they “seek to educate listeners around the world about the African story, and hook the culturally disenfranchised members of the 'Diaspora' back into their heritage, laying on them [the] ensemble's refined expression of African-American classical music, in as authentic a presentation as they can muster.” (Matt Ward, Detroit Jazz Magazine, 10-16-13) “This band's métier is straight-ahead Jazz, unplugged and resplendent in all its acoustic simplicity and textural earthiness, and underpinned by rhythms inspired by all parts of the far-flung reaches of the African Diaspora”...Matt Ward, Detroit Jazz Magazine, 10-16-13. Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 "The Community Station" the Beat is the media sponsor. Event Calendar

GIRLS WHO CODE FEBRUARY 26, MONDAY, 5:30-6:30 Hackley Public Library is excited to launch a coding club just for girls! We are an official host site for the international Girls Who Code organization. The club is open to students grade 6 and up. In the club, girls will master the basics of coding like loops, variables, functions, and conditionals to name a few. We will meet every Monday evening starting in January through the end of May. Registration is required. Please register online at hackleylibrary.org or by calling 231-722-8014. Event Calendar

THE SWEETEST SOUND:  SHERRI WINSTON AND THE PATHFINDERS LAKESHORE COMMUNITY YOUTH CHOIR FEBRUARY 26, MONDAY, 6:00 Local Author Sherri Winston hosts a multi-media presentation incorporating an imaginative PowerPoint display, music, lively discussion and Black History trivia. The program will weave together black history, literary and gospel figures and how their presence impacted our lives. The MHHS alumna's recent book The Sweetest Sound has been named one of Kirkus magazine's best books of the year. The paperback edition is coming out in January and will be available for autographs and purchase. Event Calendar

Black Hair Care 6:00 pm, Tuesday, February 27 Learn the secrets to having beautiful hair.  Nietra Hood from the Unity Hair Salon on Clay Ave in Muskegon will be on hand to answer all your hair care questions. Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 "The Community Station" the Beat is the media sponsor. Event Calendar

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, February 28 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome. Event Calendar

STORYTIME MARCH 1, THURSDAY, 10:30 Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft just for little ones. Event Calendar

HPL OFF THE WALL ANNUAL WRITING AND DRAWING CONTEST MARCH 1 THROUGH MARCH 31 Spring is just around the corner and so is our annual writing and drawing contest.  Students in grades 7-12 are invited to submit any original, creative work.  This includes poems, stories, drawings, and comics!  Stop by the library for more information or check out our website.  The contest runs from March 1 to March 31.  All entries are due by 5:00 pm Saturday, March 31. Event Calendar

Computer Class-Facebook 10:30 am, Saturday, March 3 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 to register.  Registeration opens one month before the class date. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Introduction to Facebook.  Learn how to set up an account, friend people, and post. Event Calendar

MINECRAFT MARCH 3, SATURDAY 2:00-4:00 Sharpen your axe--it's time to mine for all the supplies you need in Minecraft! This computer-based activity is open to the first 20 participants.  Registration is required. Save your seat by going online at http://www.hackleylibrary.org/events or calling 231-722-8014.  Event Calendar

GIRLS WHO CODE MARCH 5, MONDAY 5:30-6:30 Did you know Hackley Public Library has a coding club just for girls? We are an official host site for the international girls Who Code organization. The club is open to students grade 6 and up. In the club, girls will master the basics of coding like loops, variables, functions, and conditionals to name a few. We will meet every Monday evening through the end of May. Event Calendar

Hackley Craft Club 6:00 pm, Monday, March 5 Join the fun!  Our craft club meets the first Monday of each month. This month will be paper beads and quilling. Led by Nancy Hartman. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Event Calendar

Uneven Ground 6:00 pm, Tuesday, March 6 "Uneven Ground" is a four-piece traditional Celtic band that blends vocals with instrumentals to bring their listeners on a unique musical journey.  They play Celtic, Irish, English, Scottish music.  The members are Courtney Hutson, fiddle,vocals; Dave Closz, guitar,vocals; Tim Staudacher, mandolin,guitar; and Larry Halverson, whistle, flute.    Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Event Calendar

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 7 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays from  1:00 to 2:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome. Event Calendar

STORYTIME MARCH 8, THURSDAY, 10:30 Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft just for little ones. Event Calendar

Genealogy/Family History Workshop 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, Saturday, March 10 Presented by the Muskegon County Genealogy Society. For anyone who is excited about researching their family history. You must pre-register; limited to 6 individuals for each workshop. Held in the Local History & Genealogy Department at the Torrent House. Please call 722-7276 ext. 240 to register. Event Calendar

WATERCOLOR PAINTING 101

MARCH 10, SATURDAY 2:00-3:00

Children's book illustrator Lori McElrath Eslick will teach us the ins and outs of painting with watercolors. Come ready to paint with green and make a project for St. Patrick's Day!

Event Calendar

New Fiction at HPL

Happiness for Humans By Reizin, P. Z. 2018-01 - Grand Central Publishing 9781478974260 Check Our Catalog When Tom and Jen, two lonely people, are brought together by an intriguing email, they have no idea their mysterious benefactor is an artificial intelligence who has decided to play Cupid. "You, Tom and Jen, don't know one another-not yet-but I think you should." Jen, an ex-journalist who now works at a London software development company, spends all day talking to "Aiden," an …More

Vittorio, the Vampire By Rice, Anne 2001-02 - Ballantine Books 9780345422392 Check Our Catalog Educated in the Florence of Cosimo de' Medici, trained in knighthood at his father's mountaintop castle, Vittorio inhabits a world of courtly splendor and country pleasures--a world suddenly threatened when his entire family is confronted by an unholy power. In the midst of this upheaval, Vittorio is seduced by the beautiful and sinister vampire Ursula--setting in motion a chilling …More

Dark in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel By Robb, J. D. 2018-01 - St. Martin's Press 9781250161536 Check Our Catalog Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns in Dark in Death, by J.D. Robb, the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense, and takes on a case of death imitating art... It was a stab in the dark. On a chilly February night, during a screening of Psycho in midtown, someone sunk an ice pick into the back of Chanel Rylan's neck, then …More

Stars of Fortune By Roberts, Nora 2015-11 - Berkley Books 9780425280102 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Great read, can't wait to read the whole Guardian Trilogy. HPL patron: Gods and Seers, magic and fate. Good versus Evil! It's all in this book and more. Six people who's paths meet together for one special and dangerous journey to find the stars. I enjoyed this book very much. Getting ready to read Bay of Sighs 2nd …More

Year One By Roberts, Nora 2017-12 - Thorndike Press Large Print 9781432844035 Check Our Catalog #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A stunning new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts--Year One is an epic of hope and horror, chaos and magick, and a journey that will unite a desperate group of people to fight the battle of their lives... It began on New Year's …More

Frankenstein in Baghdad By Saadawi, Ahmed 2018-01 - Penguin Books 9780143128793 Check Our Catalog "Brave and ingenious." --The New York Times "Gripping, darkly humorous . . . profound." --Phil Klay, bestselling author and National Book Award winner for Redeployment "Extraordinary . . . A devastating but essential read." --Kevin Powers, bestselling author and National Book Award finalist for The Yellow Birds From the rubble-strewn streets …More

Red Sky at Noon By Montefiore, Simon Sebag 2018-01 - Pegasus Books 9781681776736 Check Our Catalog "The black earth was already baking and the sun was just rising when they mounted their horses and rode across the grasslands towards the horizon on fire . . ." Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrolls in the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942, he and his …More

Phone By Self, Will 2018-01 - Grove Press 9780802125378 Check Our Catalog Published to rave reviews in the United Kingdom, Phone tells the story of two men: Zack Busner and Jonathan De'Ath. Busner is a psychiatrist who has made his name through his unorthodox treatment of psychological damage, such as giving the controversial drug L-DOPA to patients ravaged by encephalitis, or administering LSD to World War II PTSD-sufferers. But now Busner's own mind is fraying: …More

The Winter Station By Shields, Jody 2018-01 - Little Brown and Company 9780316385343 Check Our Catalog An aristocratic Russian doctor races to contain a deadly plague in an outpost city in Manchuria - before it spreads to the rest of the world. 1910: people are mysteriously dying at an alarming rate in the Russian-ruled city of Kharbin, a major railway outpost in Northern China. Strangely, some of the dead bodies vanish before they can be identified. During a dangerously cold …More

The Maze at Windermere By Smith, Gregory Blake 2018-01 - Viking 9780735221925 Check Our Catalog "A dazzling high-wire act. I turned every page with a sense of wonder and excitement." --RICHARD RUSSO A richly layered novel of love, ambition, and duplicity, set against the storied seascape of Newport, Rhode Island A reckless wager between a tennis pro with a fading career and a drunken party guest--the stakes are an antique motorcycle and an heiress's diamond necklace--launches …More

The Bloody Spur By Spillane, Mickey Author Collins, Max Allan 2018-01 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781617735981 Check Our Catalog Mickey Spillane's larger-than-life lawman Caleb York is back--in the latest tough-as-nails Western novel from New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins. This time Caleb may be outnumbered . . . but not outgunned. The Santa Fe Railroad wants to build a spur through Trinidad, New Mexico, linking the town to the cattle trade. Only one man stands against it--rancher George …More

Fall from Grace By Steel, Danielle 2018-01 - Delacorte Press 9781101884003 Check Our Catalog From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes the gripping story of a woman who loses everything--her husband, her home, her sense of self and safety, and her freedom. Sydney Wells's perfect life with her wealthy, devoted husband vanishes when he dies suddenly in an accident. Widowed at forty-nine, she discovers he has failed to include her in his will. With …More

Operator Down: A Pike Logan Thriller By Taylor, Brad 2018-01 - Dutton Books 9781101984819 Check Our Catalog A New York Times Bestseller Former Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller where Pike Logan's search for a Mossad agent and ally puts him on a collision course with a ruthless military coup in Africa--and tests his loyalties to the Taskforce. It was to be a simple mission. Nothing more than assessing …More

The English Wife By Willig, Lauren 2018-01 - St. Martin's Press 9781250056276 Check Our Catalog "Brings to life old world New York City and London with all the splendor of two of my favorite novels, The Age of Innocence and The Crimson Petal and the White. Mystery, murder, mistaken identity, romance--Lauren Willig weaves each strand into a page-turning tapestry." -Sally Koslow, author of The Widow Waltz "Her best yet...A dark and scintillating tale of …More

The Infinite Future By Wirkus, Tim 2018-01 - Penguin Press 9780735224322 Check Our Catalog An exhilarating, original novel, set in Brazil, Idaho, and outer space, about an obsessive librarian, a down-at-heel author, and a disgraced historian who go on the hunt for a mystical, life-changing book--and find it. The Infinite Future is a mindbending novel that melds two page-turning tales in one. In the first, we meet three broken people, joined by an obsession with a …More

Unbound By Woods, Stuart 2018-01 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780735217171 Check Our Catalog Stone Barrington is pulled along for the ride when a friend pursues a perilous course of vengeance in the newest novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods. In the wake of a personal tragedy, former CIA operative Teddy Fay--now a successful Hollywood film producer known as Billy Barnett--takes a leave of absence to travel and grieve, and lands in Santa Fe in the …More

Unbound By Woods, Stuart 2018-01 - Thorndike Press Large Print 9781432843687 Check Our Catalog From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods comes a sizzling new adventure featuring perennial fan favorite, Stone Barrington. Stone Barrington has wiggled his way out of some tricky situations before, but his latest adversary might pose the biggest threat he's ever faced. This time, it will take every bit of his shrewd cunning to come out on top. …More

Count to Infinity: A Novel of the Eschaton Sequence By Wright, John C. 2017-12 - Tor Books 9780765381606 Check Our Catalog Count to Infinity is John C. Wright's spectacular conclusion to the thought-provoking hard science fiction Eschaton Sequence, exploring future history and human evolution. An epic space opera finale worthy of the scope and wonder of The Eschaton Sequence: Menelaus Montrose is locked in a final battle of wits, bullets, and posthuman intelligence with Ximen del Azarchel for …More

The Unmade World By Yarbrough, Steve 2018-01 - Unbridled Books 9781609531430 Check Our Catalog Set against a backdrop of the current political and cultural upheaval in the US and Eastern Europe, The Unmade World is a thoughtful, scope-y literary novel with a dose of suspense that moves from Poland to California to the Hudson Valley and back to Poland. It covers a decade in the lives of an American journalist and a Polish small businessman turned petty criminal and the wrenching …More

Grist Mill Road By Yates, Christopher J. 2018-01 - Picador USA 9781250150288 Check Our Catalog An Entertainment Weekly "Must Read" "Twisty and told from multiple perspectives, this meaty thriller races to a satisfying finish." --People magazine "The intensity of the storytelling is exhilarating and unsettling." --Booklist (starred review) Twenty-six …More

Red Clocks By Zumas, Leni 2018-01 - Little Brown and Company 9780316434812 Check Our Catalog A New York Times Editor's Choice An Amazon Best Book of the Month An Indie Next Pick One of Wall Street Journal's Twelve Books to Read This Winter An Esquire most anticipated book of 2018 An Elle Best Book of Winter A Popsugar most anticipated book of Fall …More

Book review-The Maze at Windermere

"A richly layered novel of love, ambition, and duplicity, set against the storied seascape of Newport, Rhode Island" (from the publisher). But it is so much more... The Maze at Windermere is actually 5 stories that all take place in Newport.  The first takes place in 2011 and tells the story of a fading tennis pro and his relations with three women (who are all connected to each other).  The next story takes place in 1896 and tells the story of a poor dandy trying to move up the social ladder.  The next story takes place in 1863 and features a young Henry James just starting on his writing career.  We then move to the 1780s and a British soldier who is lusting after a young Jewess.  Finally we arrive in 1692 to find a young woman who has been suddenly orphaned trying to figure out how to survive. The stories have many commonalities-prejudice of one sort or another being one of the many themes.  They are all interesting and well written. I enjoyed seeing where the stories overlapped, both in theme and in physical space.  I've been to Newport many times, so I could picture a lot of the places mentioned, which was nice.  Readers of historical novels would like this book, as well as those who like socially themed books.

The Maze at Windermere By Smith, Gregory Blake 2018-01 - Viking 9780735221925 Check Our Catalog "A dazzling high-wire act. I turned every page with a sense of wonder and excitement." --RICHARD RUSSO A richly layered novel of love, ambition, and duplicity, set against the storied seascape of Newport, Rhode Island A reckless wager between a tennis pro with a fading career and a drunken party guest--the stakes are an antique motorcycle and an heiress's diamond necklace--launches …More

Complimentary Reads

The Mirror Thief By Seay, Martin 2016-05 - Melville House Publishing 9781612195148 Check Our Catalog A globetrotting, time-bending, wildly entertaining masterpiece hailed by the New York Times Book Review as "Audaciously well written...the book I was raving about to my friends before I'd even finished it." Publishers Weekly raved that "with near-universal appeal . . .Seay's debut novel is a true delight, a big, beautiful cabinet of wonders that is by turns an …More

The Bone Clocks By Mitchell, David 2015-06 - Random House Trade 9780812976823 Check Our Catalog The New York Times bestseller by the author of Cloud Atlas - Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize - Named One of the Top Ten Fiction Books of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, and O: The Oprah Magazine - A New York Times Notable Book - An American Library Association Notable Book - Winner of the World Fantasy Award …More

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Alison's Picks

A Darker Shade of Magic By Schwab, V. E. 2015-02 - Tor Books 9780765376459 Check Our Catalog A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab Kell is one of the last Antari--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes--Red London--and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling …More

Susan's Picks

After on: A Novel of Silicon Valley By Reid, Rob 2017-08 - Del Rey Books 9781524798055 Check Our Catalog The definitive novel of today's Silicon Valley, After On flash-captures our cultural and technological moment with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much more are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by New York Times bestselling author Rob …More

Lydia's Picks

Scythe By Shusterman, Neal 2016-11 - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 9781442472426 Check Our Catalog Awards: Michael L. Printz Award (2017) Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor-winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life--and they are commanded …More

Wizard's First Rule By Goodkind, Terry Author Goodkind 1994-08 - Tor Books 9780312857059 Check Our Catalog Wizard's First Rule marks the debut of a new fantasy writer. Truly epic in scope and filled with burning intensity, it is the story of Richard Cypher, a modest woodsman in a world achingly beautiful, alive with the joys of nature: a world the reader comes to love as fiercely as do Richard and those around him. Though a mere woodsman, he is the one destined to battle the ultimate adversary - Darken …More

Diana's Picks

The Company of Cats By Babson, Marian 1999-01 - Thomas T. Beeler Publisher 9781574902099 Check Our Catalog A millionaire is found murdered in his mansion and his relatives are suspected of foul play. When they learn that the cat is the main beneficiary and whoever looks after her will control the money, the relatives try to win the cat's affections. Martin's Press. …More

I Heard That Song Before By Clark, Mary Higgins 2007-04 - Simon & Schuster 9780743264914 Check Our Catalog Kate Lansing is a 28-year-old attractive, smart, and gifted gardener who has just married Peter Carrington, 42, and head of his familys fortune. Soon, re-emerging memories threaten her marriage--and her life--as Kay begins to question the suspicious drowning death of Peters first wife. Simon & Schuster …More

Delphine's Picks

Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days By Hargrave, John 2016-01 - Gallery Books 9781501105654 Check Our Catalog Have you ever wished you could reprogram your brain, just as a hacker would a computer? In this 3-step guide to improving your mental habits, learn to take charge of your mind and banish negative thoughts, habits, and anxiety--in just 21 days A seasoned author, comedian, and entrepreneur, Sir John Hargrave once suffered from unhealthy addictions, anxiety, and poor mental health. After …More

The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too) By Rubin, Gretchen 2017-09 - Harmony 9781524760915 Check Our Catalog In this groundbreaking analysis of personality type, bestselling author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin reveals the one simple question that will transform what you do at home, at work, and in life. During her multibook investigation into understanding human nature, Gretchen Rubin realized that by asking the seemingly dry question "How do I …More

Liz's Picks

Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food By Herz, Rachel 2017-12 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393243314 Check Our Catalog In Why You Eat What You Eat, acclaimed neuroscientist Rachel Herz examines the sensory, psychological, neuroscientific, and physiological factors that influence our eating habits. Herz, who's been praised for her "ability to cite and explain academic studies in a conversational manner" (Washington Post), uncovers the fascinating and surprising facts that influence food …More

Jocelyn's Picks

Uncommon Type: Some Stories By Hanks, Tom 2017-10 - Knopf Publishing Group 9781101946152 Check Our Catalog A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row …More

The Nest By Sweeney, Cynthia D. 2016-03 - Ecco Press 9780062414212 Check Our Catalog *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE* Instant New York Times Bestseller; named a Best Book of 2016 by People, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, Refinery29, NPR and LibraryReads. "Hilarious and big-hearted, The Nest is a stellar debut." -- People "Her writing is …More

The Crossover By Alexander, Kwame 2014-03 - Houghton Mifflin 9780544107717 Check Our Catalog Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award (2016), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2015), Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children (2015), Coretta Scott King Award (2015), Cybils (2014), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2016), Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2016), Nene Award (2016), Newbery Medal (2015), Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2016), Texas Lone Star Reading List (2015) In this middle grade novel in verse that's "Love That Dog" meets "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" meets "Slam," twelve-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. …More

The Maze at Windermere By Smith, Gregory Blake 2018-01 - Viking 9780735221925 Check Our Catalog "A dazzling high-wire act. I turned every page with a sense of wonder and excitement." --RICHARD RUSSO A richly layered novel of love, ambition, and duplicity, set against the storied seascape of Newport, Rhode Island A reckless wager between a tennis pro with a fading career and a drunken party guest--the stakes are an antique motorcycle and an heiress's diamond necklace--launches …More