What We Are Reading
Here are some quotes from library staff about the books in the newest list of recommended picks:
Zawa + the Belly of the Beast by Michael Dialynas: “Bit of a story-within-a-story vibe.”
A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch by Hiro Kashiwaba: “Huge fluffy cat! Surprisingly bittersweet.”
Morgana and Oz by Miyuli: “Like if a Studio Ghibli witch met Spike the vampire from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez: “This is a powerful, contemporary YA novel set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line, even her blooming love story, to follow her dreams.”
What’s Hot This Month
Looking for something a little more literary before heading into summer? Take a look at these deep, finely crafted books for teens.
Featured Title
Never Thought I’d End Up Here by Ann Liang
Leah Zhang has just ruined her cousin's wedding. She didn't mean to wish the bride a depressing marriage and poor health, but she's forgotten most of her Mandarin. Her parents stage an intervention: Leah will be sent on a travel program across China's most beautiful cities. To them, it's the perfect opportunity for Leah to get back to her roots. To Leah, it's simply a much-needed escape.
But before Leah can even begin to enjoy the luxurious hotels, stunning scenery, and mouth-watering cuisine, she finds that also on the trip is cynical, sarcastic Cyrus Sui, who's somehow only gotten more annoyingly handsome since the day he told a lie that ruined her life.
While Leah might be tempted to shove him off the peak of the Yellow Mountain when nobody's looking, she can't get rid of him just yet. After all, she might never get another chance to get revenge.
Yet the deeper they wander into China's provinces, the deeper Leah finds herself falling in love -- with the boy she once thought she despised, the home she never thought she'd call her own, and the parts of herself she thought were already lost.
What’s New This Month
Some very interesting YA debuts are on the way to library shelves, including
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala, and
Shampoo Unicorn by Sawyer Lovett. Also incoming is a new graphic novel penned by Marissa Meyer, and new titles from authors like Kenneth Oppel, Rey Terciero, Elizabeth Lim, Rory Power, Goldy Moldavsky, Samira Ahmed, Gabe Cole Novoa, Ebony LaDelle, April Henry, and more.
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