BOOK NEWS: January 3, 2017

Happy New Year!! I hope your holiday season was delightful! Personally, I enjoyed time with family and friends, and did lots of reading. There are a LOT of new books coming in the new year, and January is chock full of reading goodness. Here are some of the books coming out this week:

Books for Kids

A Greyhound, A Groundhog – Fun wordplay in this picture book! I imagine this would be fun – and tricky – to read out loud.
Pen Pals – An octopus and an ant exchange letters
XO, Ox – Another letter-based story. Both of these would be great for classrooms that work on letter writing skills
Egg – The latest picture book from prolific author, Kevin Henkes in a graphic novel format about four eggs.
Cold Caper – Story and sticker book about DC superheroes like Wonder Woman and Batgirl
Wolf in the Snow – A girl and a wolf cub are lost in the snow.
No More Bows – How cute is that cover!? Hugo the dog loves his owner Milly, but he hates the bows she puts on him.
Adrift – Two very different polar bears star in this new picture book.
Surprise Teacher – Pete the Cat gets a surprise at school.
Fly Guy, Castles – I love these non-fiction books staring Fly Guy. Check out this one about castles!
Tricky Trouble – An early reader starring Marvel heroes your kids already know and love!
Bad Kitty Takes the Test – I am so looking forward to reading this new book from Nick Bruel starring Bad Kitty! I heard him give an interview about this book and his take on the standardized testing  push in our country. This should be a great addition to the series!
Anna Takes Charge – Book 9 in this series of chapter books staring Anna and Elsa from Frozen in original stories. When I was teaching, my students couldn’t read these fast enough!
Secret Spell – Book 4 in a similar series starting Merida from Brave.
Belle’s Discovery – Disney is calling these books a “new chapter book series” with Disney Princesses as young girls.
Cinderella Takes the Stage – Belle and Cinderella get the first books in this series.

Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults

Batgirl at Super Hero High – Book 3 in this series about your favorite DC super heroes as high school students. I am really eager to read this one!
The Impossible Clue – A new mystery starring a young math whiz
Flying Lessons – A short story collection from award-winning children’s authors
Midnight without a Moon – This story, set in the south in 1955, addresses life for African Americans in America by combining the story of a fictional family with facts about real-life events.
One Last Word – A poetry collection from the author of Garvey’s Choice
Riverboat Roulette – Book 14 in the Nancy Drew Diaries series
Scar Island – The boys at a reform school find themselves without adult supervision
Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare – First in a six-book series that takes place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
The Sweetest Sound – A shy girl with a musical gift looks for a way to muster the courage to share her gift with others.
Jax vs Saxophone of Doom – A sixth grade hockey player takes on a new challenge – the saxophone
The Warden’s Daughter – A prison warden’s daughter comes of age in this story set in 1959.
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls – Biographies of 16 African Americans from the 18th to 20th centuries and their impact on our history. Could be a great resource for preparing to celebrating MLK Jr’s birthday and Black History Month.
Book Jumper – A girl can jump into the story in any book she reads.
Freeks – A girl in a traveling circus falls in love with a local boy and has to use powers she didn’t know she had to fight an unknown evil.
The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett – Hawthorn has her own theory about what happened to Lizzie Lovett. This sounds like a terrific mystery!
Life in a Fishbowl – Jackie’s dying father puts his life up for auction on Ebay
Whenever I’m with You – Gabi and Hunter head into the Alaskan wild in search of Hunter’s missing twin brother

Books for Adults

Agent of Chaos – Seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder gets pulled into a missing persons case that might give him some information on his sister’s disappearance.
Devil’s Advocate – Fifteen-year-old Dana Scully is haunted by dark visions pushing her to investigate suspicious deaths in her new community
Assault and Beret – Book 5 in the Hat Shop cozy mystery series
Fudge and Jury – Book 5 in the Bakeshop cozy mystery series
Pop Goes the Murder – Book 2 in the Popcorn Shop cozy mystery series
Telling Tales – Book 4 in the Second Chance Cat cozy mystery series
Third Time’s a Crime – Book 3 in the Love or Money cozy mystery series
Love Unending: Rediscovering Your Marriage in the Midst of Motherhood – A 21 day challenge for wives and mothers looking to reconnect in their marriages.