BOOK NEWS: April 11, 2017

Happy Holy Week! Hope you have some time this week to celebrate Easter with your family and maybe even enjoy some reading time! Here are some of the books releasing this week.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults


Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space: The Heist – Book 3 in the Wild Space series
Curiosity House: The Fearsome Firebird – Book 3 in the Curiosity House series about a group of special orphans who have been raised in a  museum of oddities
In Over Their Heads – Book 2 in the Under Their Skin series by Margaret Peterson Haddix where a set of twins are trying to save the world.
Bridget Wilder: Live Free, Spy Hard – Book 3 in the Bridget Wilder mystery/spy series. Book one of this series, Bridget Wilder: Spy-in-Training is on my TBR.
My Life as a Ninja – Book 6 in this Wimpy Kid-esque series
One Hundred Spaghetti Strings – A girl cooks her way through a difficult year of family upheaval.
Pick Your Poison – Book 5 in the  Ruby Redfort mystery series. I’ve only read the first book in this series, but it was a terrific mystery.
Willows vs. Wolverines – Boys vs Girls prank war at summer camp
Alex & Eliza – A fictionalized account of the romance between Eliza Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton.
Duels and Deception – A young woman and her law clerk are kidnapped as the villain tries to sully the young woman’s family name.
Literally – Annabelle, the character in a new novel, tries to assert her independence from her author.
Spindle Fire – Half sisters and princesses star in this Sleeping Beauty-ish tale.
Unearthly Things – A contemporary spin on Jane Eyre.

Books for Adults


Alice and the Assassin – First book in the Alice Roosevelt mystery series. Alice Roosevelt is one of my favorite historical figures, so I am curious to read this mystery.
Dangerous to Know – Book 2 in the Lillian Frost and Edith Head mystery series that takes place in 1938 Los Angeles
The Good Byline – First book in the Riley Ellison mystery series where trouble starts with writing an obituary
Kale to the Queen – First book in the Kensington Palace Chef mystery series which starts with a body in the royal kale beds
One Perfect Lie – The latest from Lisa Scottoline is a thriller about a local baseball coach and the families and kids he influences every day. This sounds amazing.
Star Wars: Thrawn – Backstory of Star Wars’ Grand Admiral Thrawn
What’s Your Creative Type? – Identify your creative motivation type

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