It’s Tuesday! That means it is time to make a little bit of room on the bookshelves, load up your ereader, or make your way to your local library. In other words – It is time to get your hands on a new book!
Here are just a few books that have just been released that you may want to grab soon:
Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam
in this emotionally evocative story about a man, a woman, and an
alligator that is a moving tribute to love, from the author of the
award-winning memoir Rocket Boys—the basis of the movie October Sky
Elsie
Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school
classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great
Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed
to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen
(yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie’s
dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself
back in the coalfields, married to Homer.
Unfulfilled as a
miner’s wife, Elsie was reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every
day because of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she
raised in the only bathroom in the house. When Albert scared Homer by
grabbing his pants, he gave Elsie an ultimatum: “Me or that alligator!”
After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing
to do: Carry Albert home.
Carrying Albert Home is the
funny, sweet, and sometimes tragic tale of a young couple and a special
alligator on a crazy 1000-mile adventure. Told with the warmth and
down-home charm that made Rocket Boys/October Sky a beloved
bestseller, Homer Hickam’s rollicking tale is ultimately a testament to
that strange and marvelous emotion we inadequately call love.
The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong
heart-stopping suspense thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Kelley Armstrong proves herself to be a master of terror and suspense.
Riley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for.
Max Cross is suffering under the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn’t dare reveal.
The
last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy
camp alongside five other teens with “issues.” But that’s exactly where
they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage.
The building has no windows. The exits are sealed shut. Their phones are gone. And their captors are on a killing spree.
Riley
and Max know that if they can’t get out, they’ll be next—but they’re
about to discover that even escape doesn’t equal freedom.
Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch
since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra,
disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell.
Meira just
wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians
to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and
possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this
find as an opportunity—with this much magic, the world can finally stand
against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm
poses—the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned
the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders the two on a mission
across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the chasm’s secrets, Meira
plans to use the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and
Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so
without endangering the people she loves?
Mather just wants to be
free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in
Januari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When
Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter’s security
into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken kingdom and protect them
from new threats?
As the web of power and deception weaves
tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira
starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter, but for
the world.
The Rose Society by Marie Lu
Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.
Adelina
Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends,
turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the
White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites
in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike
down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed
her.
But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and
hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her
newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants
her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want
to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good
within her. But how can someone be good, when her very existence
depends on darkness?