August: Fiction This book takes place in two time periods.  It’s about a cache of documents found in an old house, dating from the 1600’s, written by a woman scribe, and the contemporary scholars attempting to understand the story within…

August: Fiction Jules Abbott receives word that her sister Nel has drowned and returns to her hometown. Since she and Nel were estranged for decades, Jules had never met her teenage niece, who responds to her visit with rancor and…

August: Young Adult This comic for young adults will make you laugh!  Great dialogue and quirky characters keep this epic adventure moving. – Robin Nimona meets Adventure Time as a singing skeleton searches for his origins in this full-color graphic…

August: Juvenile NonFiction This is a retelling of a Mexican legend about the origin of the volcanoes outside Mexico city. This book has appealing, bold colored illustrations, which truly pull you into another time and accompany this adventurous and moving…

August: Juvenile NonFiction This biography highlights the interesting story of Isaac Newton.  It is filled with the kind of details that will hook kids who are always asking ‘Why?’ – Robin A surprising true story of Isaac Newton’s boyhood suggests…