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Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When infamous outlaw Butch Cassidy decides to go straight, he discovers that too many of the powerful men he crossed won't let bygones be bygones. To have a chance at a new life, he'll have to become someone else entirely. A brief, fateful encounter with the celebrated singer Jane Touissant on the eve of his escape offers a glimpse of what might have been, but Butch disappears, leaving her behind, until their paths unexpectedly converge again in...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Strange invaders from the Underverse are threatening the peaceful peoples of Apocalyptia, the Under Clowns from Clownlantis have come, and it's no laughing matter! Now Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk have to write and draw a sequel, while Lightning Boy, Moonstar, and Doc Baker help Savage Aloner face his primal fear of clowns and save Apocalyptia (again)! It's going to be even MORE wild than it sounds!" -- Page [4] cover.
4) The notes
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A reserved Chinese American teen at a Southern performing arts boarding school comes into her own under the tutelage of a glamorous new piano teacher while grappling with her first love, adolescent and academic pressures, and mysterious, personal notes"--
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"London, 1894. Albertine Honeycombe never wanted a husband and certainly not the one with fifteen children that her cousin, Aubrey, is trying to marry her off to. She reinvents herself as Countess Von Dagga, a private detective aiding the upper echelons of women in society. As the Countess, she is a married woman, with a conveniently absent husband who doesn't exist, which allows her far more freedom than being single. When Lord Grendel, from whom...
6) FINALLY FITZ
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Heartbroken after her breakup with her girlfriend Dani, bisexual Fitz hatches a plan with childhood friend Levi to fake an online romance to make their exes jealous, which leads to unexpected real feelings as they navigate the complexities of love, friendship, and authenticity.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"After her mother dies, Hannah doesn't know how to exist without her. Literally. In fact, Hannah's not even certain that she does exist. No one seems to see or hear her, and she finds herself utterly alone. Grief-stricken and confused, her sense of self slowly slipping away, Hannah sets out to find new purpose in life-and answers about who (and what) she really is. Hannah's only remaining family is her older sister, Leah. Yet even Leah doesn't seem...
8) Survival
Author
Series
Deadlands (Skye Melki-Wegner) volume 2
Publisher
Henry Holt Books and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As bloody battle rages between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and the other young exiles -- including a peppy stegosaur, a stoic sauropod, a testy triceratops, and a mysterious spy -- have temporarily thwarted the Carrion Kingdom, a conniving cabal of carnivores, and destroyed their secret stronghold. Fearing that their cunning enemies will soon regroup and seek vengeance, the exiles must risk their lives by returning home to unite and...
10) The alone time
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Fiona and Violet Seng were just children when their family's Cessna crash-landed in the Washington wilderness, claiming the lives of their parents. For twelve harrowing weeks, the girls fended for themselves before being rescued. Twenty-five years later, they're still trying to move on from the trauma. Fiona repurposes it into controversial works of art. Violet has battled addiction and failed relationships to finally progress toward normalcy as...
11) Pillow talk
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that’s part roller derby, part professional wrestling. But in this fresh, coming-of-age YA graphic novel, Grace needs to learn to overcome her biggest enemy: herself. For fans of Check, Please and Bloom. When college freshman Grace Mendes reluctantly attends her first pillow fight match, she falls in love with the surprisingly gritty sport. Despite her...
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Between homework, studying, and Chinese school, Měi Yīng's summer is shaping up to be a boring one. Her only bright spots are practice with her soccer team, the Divas, and the time spent with her năi nai, who is visiting from Taiwan. Although Měi Yīng's Mandarin isn't the best and Năi Nai doesn't speak English, they find other ways to connect, like cooking guōtiē together and doing tai chi in the mornings. By the end of the summer, Měi...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Bosco the dog loves being a house pet, loves his comfy dog bed and nice big house and, of course, his favorite toy kitty. So when two burglars break in, Bosco defends his home with all his might, which includes releasing some well-timed--and near supersonic--stink that repels the would-be thieves. With his foes in retreat, Bosco thinks it's all over...until a robot descends from the sky. The flying robot delivers Bosco to the city and tells him that,...
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