New Books

All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison

After his mother dies, William stops growing – until his bodybuilding father remarries a kind grief counselor and brings him a troubled stepsister, Lulu. Soon she’s his constant companion and his heart’s true desire. But when she begins to pull away, he must find meaning somewhere else.


Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps

Graphic novel. The Green Lantern Corps – intergalactic police who use high-tech rings fueled by willpower to defend the universe. Now they face the Sinestro Corps, a villainous army whose yellow rings are just as powerful, but run on fear. Includes files on many of the heroes and villains from the series.


Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

The finale of the fantasy trilogy begun with The Cry of the Icemark and Blade of Fire. Queen Thirrin must protect her kingdom from her murderous daughter Medea, who has returned with the King of the Darkness and his terrifying Ice Demons.


On Beale Street by Ronald Kidd

In segregated Memphis, Tennessee, Johnny has found a job working for Sun Records, which keeps him near the blues clubs of Beale Street. But when a young musician named Elvis Presley records his first song at Sun, nobody has heard anything like it. Controversy surrounds the new kind of music just as racial tensions are on the rise. Johnny sees the power music has to bring people together, while secrets from the past threaten to tear his world apart.

Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher

Chicago, 1941. Fifteen year-old Ruby Jacinski helps support her family with a dull factory job, until she meets neighborhood bad boy Paulie. Soon she is wearing silk and satin and making lots of money doing what she does best – dancing. Paid ten cents a dance to lead lonely men around a dance floor, she thinks she’s found a way out of poverty… until swinging with the hep cats turns into swimming with the sharks.

Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Kristy, a sophomore in an alternative high school, thinks that nearly everyone dislikes her. She should know – she’s psychic. But she begins to doubt her powers after learning long-held family secrets and some classmates’ true feelings.

You Just Can’t Get Enough

The latest Gossip Girl entry, featuring the heart-stealing Carlyle triplets.