There have been an awful lot of South Asian adaptations of Pride and Prejudice recently, but Uzma Jalaluddin's tale of two Toronto Muslims — one conservative, one liberal — stands out beautifully.
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Sarah Gailey's new novel centers on estranged sisters, one magically talented and one just a talented private investigator — who gets called in to solve a crime at her sister's school for magic.
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Kristin Arnett's new novel follows a woman dealing with the suicide of her father, while running the taxidermy business she inherited from him, getting over an ex, and learning to live for herself.
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Anthony Horowitz's new Inspector Hawthorne mystery is a sometimes too complex but ultimately fun tale set in and around London's literary scene, with plenty of axes to grind and nibs to sharpen.
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Author: Harmon, Amy, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F HARMON
Format: Books
Summary: Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather's stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time. The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. Mistaken for the boy's long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman's disappearance is connected to her own. As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland's independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether she's willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she'd find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make?
Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A., author.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: Y NIELSEN
Format: Books
Summary: Kestra Dallisor has spent the last three years in exile, but that does not stop her from being drawn back into the web of her father's dangerous politics. He's second-in-command to the despotic and seemingly immortal king, Lord Endrick. With his arsenal of Ironheart soldiers and vicious condors, Endrick rules the land of Antora with a cruel and bloody fist. Her father's position makes Kestra a valuable bargaining chip, which a group of rebels understands all too well--and they snatch Kestra from her carriage as she reluctantly travels home. The kidnappers want her to retrieve the Olden Blade, a lost dagger they believe is the only weapon that can kill the power-mad king. But Kestra is not the obedient captive they expected. One of the rebels, Simon, struggles to fulfill his orders as Kestra attempts to foil their plans by any means necessary. As motives shift and secrets emerge, both Simon and Kestra will have to question what it is--and who it is--they're fighting for.
Author: King, Wesley, author. Bryant, Kobe, 1978- creator.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y KING
Format: Books
Summary: A struggling basketball team in a poor neighborhood becomes changed when a mysterious coach named Rolabi Wizenard suddenly appears and agrees to help them.
Author: Rothenberg, Jess, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y ROTHENBE
Format: Books
Summary: Ana, a half-android, half-human employee of a futuristic fantasy theme park, the Kingdom, faces a charge of murder in a tale told through flashbacks and court transcripts.
Author: Parker, Kate T., author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 779.25
Format: Books
Summary: Against the backdrop of a growing national conversation about how to raise sons to become good people, Kate T. Parker is leading the way by turning her lens on boys. Author of the bestselling book about girls, Strong Is the New Pretty, she now shows the true heart of a boy in 200 compelling photographs.
Author: Houser, Jody, author. Martino, Stefano, 1970- penciller. Champagne, Keith, inker. Affe, Lauren, colourist. Piekos, Nate, letterer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y HOUSER V.1
Format: Books
Summary: "When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he's understandably frightened. But that's nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what's in that world with him"--
Author: Gray, Shelley Shepard, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F GRAY
Format: Large print
Summary: When Andy's baby sister Trish gets stranded at the family cabin during a massive blizzard, he calls upon his best friends-the Magnificent Eight-to go to his sister's rescue. Andy knows that several members of the Eight will drop everything to help, and they're the perfect solution because the Amish aren't hindered by stalled cars-they can travel just fine in their buggies. But when Logan, Trish's secret crush, is the first to volunteer to save her, she can't help but worry that, despite the freezing temperatures, being alone with Logan might mean that things heat up pretty fast.
Author: Wiseman, Beth, 1962- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F WISEMAN
Format: Large print
Summary: "The first novel in the new Amish Journeys series by bestselling author Beth Wiseman. Mary Hershberger lives a happy life in an Amish community in Indiana with her parents and sister. Levi Shetler lives forty miles away in a crowded and unorganized home that is part of a much stricter community. When the two met as children, Mary learned a secret about Levi: he is a musical prodigy, but his talent must remain unused and unheard in his community. Eight years later, circumstances and a mutual love of music bring Mary and Levi together. Mary loves to sing, and Levi's abilities on the piano are astounding. But the Amish rule states that the use of instruments and songs not approved in their songbook is forbidden. The pair must determine whether their talents are God-given gifts to be embraced or temptations luring them into the Englisch world. All the while, Mary and Levi are falling in love, but their love struggles to withstand their very different upbringings. Their love of music brings them together, but it could also be what tears them apart. As they face a compromise or a parting of the ways, a tragic accident shakes their decision. Both Mary and Levi must reconcile what they love with what their hearts say is right"--
Author: Jennings, Regina (Regina Lea), author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F JENNINGS
Format: Large print
Summary: Hattie Walker dreams of becoming a painter, while her parents want her to settle down. As a compromise, they give her two months to head to Denver and place her works in an exhibition or give up the dream forever. Her journey is derailed when a gunman attacks her stagecoach, leaving her to be rescued by a group of Arapaho . . . but she's too terrified to recognize them as friendly. Confirmed bachelor Lieutenant Jack Hennessey has long worked with the tribe and is tasked with trying to convince them that the mission school at Fort Reno can help their children. When a message arrives about a recovered survivor, Jack heads out to take her home--and plead his case once more. He's stunned to run into Hattie Walker, the girl who shattered his heart--but quickly realizes he has a chance to impress her. When his plan gets tangled through translation, Jack and Hattie end up in a mess that puts her dreams in peril--and tests Jack's resolve to remain single.
Author: Fisher, Suzanne Woods, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F FISHER
Format: Large print
Summary: "When her father buys an island off the coast of Maine with the hope of breathing new life into it, Camden Grayson thinks he's lost his mind. An unexpected event sends Cam to his rescue, and she discovers the island has its own way of living and loving" --
Author: O'Hare, Annette, author.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: LP F OHARE
Format: Large print
Summary: When Sarah McKinney's father dies tragically, she takes over the cattle ranch on the Texas gulf coast. Amid the turmoil, Sarah finds herself distracted by her uncle's young law apprentice. Will he make it to Bolivar Point Lighthouse where Sarah has take refuge from a great storm?
Author: Logan, Kylie, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F LOGAN
Format: Large print
Summary: First in a new series from national bestselling author Kylie Logan, The Scent of Murder is a riveting mystery following Jazz Ramsey as she trains cadaver dogs. The way Jazz Ramsey figures it, life is pretty good. She's thirty-five years old and owns her own home in one of Cleveland's most diverse, artsy, and interesting neighborhoods. She has a job she likes as an administrative assistant at an all-girls school, and a volunteer interest she's passionate about--Jazz is a cadaver dog handler. Jazz is working with Luther, a cadaver dog in training. Luther is still learning cadaver work, so Jazz is putting him through his paces at an abandoned building that will soon be turned into pricey condos. When Luther signals a find, Jazz is stunned to see the body of a young woman who is dressed in black and wearing the kind of make-up and jewelry that Jazz used to see on the Goth kids back in high school. She's even more shocked when she realizes that beneath the tattoos and the piercings and all that pale make up is a familiar face. The lead detective on the case is an old lover, and the murdered woman is an old student. Jazz finds herself sucked into the case, obsessed with learning the truth.
Author: Cabot, Amanda, 1948- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F CABOT
Format: Large print
Summary: When a Texas Ranger comes to town on a mission to capture his brother's killers, he finds more than he expected--including a young midwife who may hold the key to the justice he seeks. When her husband is murdered and her baby stillborn, there is nothing left for Thea Michener in Ladreville. She accepts a position as Cimarron Creek's midwife. When a Texas Ranger turns up on her doorstep with an abandoned baby, she can't turn him away. Ranger Jackson Guthrie has been looking for Thea. He's convinced her husband was part of the gang that killed his brother. And he'll need Thea's help if he's to find the justice he seeks. -- adapted from back cover
Author: Macallister, Greer, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F MACALLIS
Format: Large print
Summary: "She's only a number now. When Charlotte Smith's wealthy parents commit her beloved sister Phoebe to the infamous Goldengrove Asylum, Charlotte knows there's more to the story than madness. She risks everything and follows her sister inside, surrendering her real identity as a privileged young lady of San Francisco society to become a nameless inmate, Woman 99. The longer she stays, the more she realizes that many of the women of Goldengrove aren't insane, merely inconvenient and that her search for the truth threatens to dig up secrets that some very powerful people would do anything to kep. A historical thriller rich in detail, deception, and revelation, Woman 99 honors the fierce women of the past, born into a world that denied them power but underestimated their strength."--
Author: Sands, Lynsay, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F SANDS
Format: Large print
Summary: "Lady Evina Maclean has heard much about Rory Buchanan's skill as a healer. What she hasn't heard is how good the brawny Highlander looks bathing in a waterfall. But Evina can't afford the distraction, for her ailing father urgently needs care. Only when she's rendered Buchanan unconscious and dragged him back to her family's castle does the truth emerge--it's not Rory she's kidnapped but his brother Conran"--
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