This latest fantasy thriller from Lauren Blackwood follows Victoria, a teen tour guide in a Jamaican jungle filled with supernatural creatures, as she attempts to prove herself to everyone around her and figure out what she truly wants in life. WILDBLOOD BY LAUREN BLACKWOOD “Blackwood’s creativity shines through via the Jamaica-based jungle setting, which overflows […]
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September 2018 Nonfiction
From history to education to health, these new titles are perfect for your shelves: HEART: A History by Sandeep Jauhar An ALA Annual 2018 “Read n’ Rave” Pick! “Deftly alternating between key historical episodes and his own work, cardiologist Jauhar tells the colorful and little-known story of the doctors who risked their careers and the […]
Marie Marquardt on Immigrants, Issues & the Healing Power of Libraries
Last year, Marie Marquardt leapt onto the YA scene with her debut novel, DREAM THINGS TRUE, a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story in which a wealthy Southern boy falls in love with an undocumented Mexican girl and together they face perils in their hostile Georgia town. Her second YA novel, THE RADIUS OF US, explores […]