What's new in the library?
By Irene and Jas
Check out these books that are new to the library!
he Book of Form and Emptiness
Author: Ruth Ozeki
Genre: Literary Fiction
Summary: Benny Oh can hear objects. He can hear every object that his mother collected. He goes to the library instead because the objects spoke in whispers. There, a book reaches out to him and a very important conversation happens.
If This Gets Out
Author: Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich
Genre:Romance
Summary: Ruben and Zach are two members of one of the world’s biggest boy bands. These two best friends backstage are teen heartthrobs on camera. Ruben has the pressure from management to stay in the closet and the only person he can confide in is Zach. As they get closer and closer, they come to rely on each other during their tour and soon their friendship turns into a romance.
We who Hunt the Hollow
Author : Kate Murray
Genre: paranormal
Summary : Priscilla Daalman’s entire family are Hollow Warriors - legendary monster hunters charged with killing evil beasts from beyond our universe . In a desperate attempt to live up to that legacy , Priscilla does a ritual to enhance her powers …….. Will everything go right ? Now , Priscilla must protect her loved ones - her heartbroken ex-girlfriend , her mysterious new boyfriend and her family. Can she do it ? You can find the answer in the book !!
Skin Deep
Author : Hayley Lawrence
Genre : Realism
Summary : Scarlett was gifted with beauty . But beauty can be taken in a day , in a single moment , by one car fire . Now permanently scarred , Scarlett has become a smudge in herprefect world . She can see only one acceptable solution : to escape the modern world for Matilda mountain , which is desolate , isolated , forlorn , perfect .
But mountains are not always as lonely as they appear . And unexpected friendships can be found in the wilderness . Friendships that challenge her ideas about perfection and her place in the world .
Can Scarlett break free from the confines of her beauty- obsessed culture to discover who she is beyond the layers of her skin ? Can Scarlett learn new things from her ? You can find the answer in the book !!!!!!
My Mechanical Romance
Author: Alexene Farol Follmuth
Genre : Love
Summary : Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You’re funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she’s basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even worse? All the boys ignore Bel—and Neelam, the only other girl on the team, doesn’t seem to like her either.
Enter Mateo Luna, captain of the club, who recognizes Bel as a potential asset—until they start butting heads. Bel doesn’t care about Nationals, while Teo cares too much. But as the nights of after-school work grow longer and longer, Bel and Teo realize they’ve built more than just a combat-ready robot for the championship: they’ve made space for each other and themselves.
This sharply funny, academic rivals to lovers' romance explores both the challenges girls of color face in STEM and the vulnerability of first love with unfailing wit and honesty.