Thursday, August 3, 2017

Week of 8/7/17

22 new books and three reprints with stories of magic and spells; betrayals and traitors; purgatory vs heaven. Just how far would you be willing to go to protect a secret?  To save a friend or a sibling?     It all comes down to a choice- what would yours be?  Happy Reading!

League of American Traitors by Matthew Landis
   
Title: League of American Traitors, Author: Matthew LandisThose who don’t know history are destined to repeat it. . . .
When seventeen year-old Jasper is approached at the funeral of his deadbeat father by a man claiming to be an associate of his deceased parents, he’s thrust into a world of secrets tied to America’s history—and he’s right at the heart of it.
First, Jasper finds out he is the sole surviving descendant of Benedict Arnold, the most notorious traitor in American history. Then he learns that his father’s death was no accident. Jasper is at the center of a war that has been going on for centuries, in which the descendants of the heroes and traitors of the American Revolution still duel to the death for the sake of their honor.
His only hope to escape his dangerous fate on his eighteenth birthday? Take up the research his father was pursuing at the time of his death, to clear Arnold’s name.
Whisked off to a boarding school populated by other descendants of notorious American traitors, it’s a race to discover the truth. But if Jasper doesn’t find a way to uncover the evidence his father was hunting for, he may end up paying for the sins of his forefathers with his own life.
Like a mash-up of National Treasure and Hamilton, Matthew Landis’s debut spins the what-ifs of American history into a heart-pounding thriller steeped in conspiracy, clue hunting, and danger.
"Rightly being billed as National Treasure meets Hamilton, this book takes a controversial historical figure from Revolutionary America and gives it an undeniably modern sensibility. Whether Hamilton was your first foray into American history or you've always been interested in learning more about our founding fathers, Landis's book will give you the punchy, suspenseful dose of our nation's past you've been desperate for." —Bustle
 
Bakersville Dozen by Kristina McBride
 
YOU HAVE FOUR DAYS TO LOCATE FIVE TREASURED TROPHIES. BREAK THE RULES AND YOU ALL DIE. HAPPY HUNTING!
Title: The Bakersville Dozen, Author: Kristina McBrideBack in September, the town of Bakersville, Ohio made national news when a video went viral featuring thirteen of the high school’s elite in compromising positions. Now it’s May, and every month since the “Bakersville Dozen” made their infamous appearance on the national stage, one girl has gone missing. Officials are no closer to identifying the criminal.
Bailey, “Like a Virgin” Holzman is getting really fed up with the scrutiny. She just wants to enjoy the rest of her senior year and have an epic summer before heading off to college. So when she discovers a note in her locker on the last day of school inviting her on a scavenger hunt, she thinks it’s just a sweet surprise from her boyfriend trying to cheer her up.
But following the clue leads her, instead, to the first official casualty. And another sinister envelope. The killer is close, and it could be anyone. Even the people Bailey’s always trusted most—her best friend, her perfect boyfriend, or the boy-next door she’s always pined for.
With the clock ticking, she faces a terrifying choice: play the game by the killer’s rules—follow the clues, tell no one, and no cops—for a chance to save the rest of the missing girls, or risk becoming the next grisly victim.
The latest heart-pounding thriller from Kristina McBride blends elements of Gone Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and Stephen King into a story that will leave you guessing until the final pages.
“Fans of R.L. Stine’s Fear Street series and Gretchen McNeil’s Ten will love this intense chiller, with psychological suspense and romantic drama that add to the past pace and confusion Bailey feels as she tries to discern who she can trust. The video, and the inability to remove it from the internet as it continues to impact the girls’ lives, is a sad reflection of the frustrating reality of sexual harassment in our digital age.” —RT Reviews

Also New in Hardcover

 Title: The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, Author: F. C. Yee  Title: Reunited (Reawakened Series #3), Author: Colleen Houck  Title: In Some Other Life, Author: Jessica Brody  Title: Little & Lion, Author: Brandy Colbert  Title: Shimmer and Burn, Author: Mary Taranta 
Title: The Authentics, Author: Abdi Nazemian  Title: Spellbook of the Lost and Found, Author: Moira Fowley-Doyle Title: This is Not the End, Author: Chandler Baker Title: The Hearts We Sold, Author: Emily Lloyd-Jones  Title: The Blood Between Us, Author: Zac Brewer 
Title: The Clan Calling: Chronicle Two-Sadie in the Adventures of Jason Lex, Author: Wendy Terrien  Title: The League of Governors: Chronicle Two-Jason in the Adventures of Jason Lex, Author: Wendy Terrien  Title: Bad Girl Gone: A Novel, Author: Temple Mathews  Title: Sasquatch, Love, and Other Imaginary Things, Author: Betsy Aldredge  Title: Reborn, Author: Mark Millar

New in Paperback

Title: Goodnight, Boy, Author: Nikki Sheehan  Title: Piglettes, Author: ClĂ©mentine Beauvais  Title: Our Broken Pieces, Author: Sarah White  Title: A Justified Bitch: A Las Vegas Mystery, Author: H.G. McKinnis  Title: Raise It Up, Author: Nick Wilgus   
 
Former Hardcovers and Reprints

Title: The Steep and Thorny Way, Author: Cat Winters  Title: Recreated (Reawakened Series #2), Author: Colleen Houck  Title: A Week of Mondays, Author: Jessica Brody  


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