CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles for 5/28/24Like this list

14 items

• Camino Ghosts

  Grisham, John

  Add Camino Ghosts to your for later shelf

  A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• First Frost

  Johnson, Craig, 1961-

  Add First Frost to your for later shelf

  Just after Walt Longmire's and Henry Standing Bear's college graduation in 1964, a day of surfing leads to being first on the scene when a cargo boat carrying contraband capsizes, and they are caught up in a lot of trouble. Now, in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Look on the Bright Side

  Higgins, Kristan

  Add Look on the Bright Side to your for later shelf

  Lark's plan for a blissful life--just like her parents'--is derailed when her love life goes south, she's been declared too emotional for her job as an oncologist, and, to top it off, her parents have split up. But the summer is full of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Southern Man

  a Novel

  Iles, Greg

  Add Southern Man to your for later shelf

  Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his loved ones are dead, his old allies gone, and he carries a mortal secret that separates him from the world. But Penn’s exile comes to an end…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If Something Happens to Me

  a Novel

  Finlay, Alex

  Add If Something Happens to Me to your for later shelf

  For five years, Ryan has lived under a cloud of suspicion since the night his girlfriend was abducted and he was knocked out cold. He plans to start law school in the fall, having changed his name, but a summer trip abroad drags him back…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer on Highland Beach

  a Novel

  Hostin, Sunny

  Add Summer on Highland Beach to your for later shelf

  Founded in the late 1800s by the son of Frederick Douglass, Highland Beach along the Chesapeake Bay is the oldest African American resort community in the United States and Olivia Jones’s legacy. But Oliva’s legacy comes with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cloud Puppy. 1

  Miller, Kelly Leigh

  Add Cloud Puppy. 1 to your for later shelf

  Meet Cloud Puppy! Her hobbies include making rainbows, super sniffing, and, of course, reading the Pretty Princess Warrior Dragonetta series with her best friend, Berry Rose. After Cloud Puppy finds out that her favorite author will be a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Galaxy of Whales

  Fawcett, Heather (Heather M.)

  Add A Galaxy of Whales to your for later shelf

  When Fern hears about a photo contest with a big cash award, she decides she’ll enter and win! She knows she can take a prize-worthy photo of a whale during one of the whale-watching tours her mom runs. But there are problems. Her neighbor…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stay Dead

  Henry, April

  Add Stay Dead to your for later shelf

  After a horrific plane crash that leaves her an orphan, 16-year-old Milan, daughter of a senator, must try to survive not only the wilderness but also relentless assassins who don't want her to untangle the web of deceit that has taken the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Loaf the Cat Goes to the Pow Wow

  DeShaw, Nicholas

  Add Loaf the Cat Goes to the Pow Wow to your for later shelf

  An American Indian boy's cat surprises him at his first powwow—making for a very special dance indeed!

• Another First Chance

  Couch, Robbie

  Add Another First Chance to your for later shelf

  A year ago, 18-year-old River's best friend and crush Dylan died in a car accident. His grief has driven him to do things that get him in trouble. But a way out of trouble is to join the Affinity Project, a research study on teens who are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hurdles in the Dark

  Gonzalez, Elvira K.

  Add Hurdles in the Dark to your for later shelf

  Educated meets Athlete A in this young adult memoir about survival and strength by Elvira Gonzalez, a Mexican-American track star who found freedom from poverty and violence by becoming one of the top U.S. athletes.

• The Call to Serve

  the Life of An American President, George Herbert Walker Bush

  Meacham, Jon

  Add The Call to Serve to your for later shelf

  In honor of the 100th anniversary of George H. W. Bush’s birth, this visually stunning chronicle features never-before-published photos and memories celebrating the 41st president’s vision of leadership as service to country—curated by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Passionate Tudor

  a Novel of Queen Mary I

  Weir, Alison, 1951-

  Add The Passionate Tudor to your for later shelf

  The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII’s daughter—infamously known as Bloody Mary—who ruled England for five violent years.