Thursday, October 01, 2015

New in October

Vengeance Road
by Erin Bowman

When her father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysteriousjournal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers . . . and justice.





Took: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing Hahn

A witch called Old Auntie is lurking near Dan's family's new home. He doesn't believe in her at first, but is forced to accept that she is real and take action when his little sister, Erica, is "took" to become Auntie's slave for the next fifty years.





No True Echo
by Gareth P. Jones

Teenaged Eddie meets a new girl who is a Senior Echo Time Agent from the future, come to his town to investigate the origin of time travel. Soon Eddie is swept up in the investigation and in time. But time travel is dangerous business, and Eddie will learn more than he wants to know about his long-dead mother.




The Dead House
by Dawn Kurtagich

Told through journal entries, a psychotherapist's notes, court records, and more, this novel related the tale of Carly, a teen who was institutionalized after her parents' deaths but released to Elmbrige High School, where she is believed to have a second personality or soul named Kaitlyn, and/or be possessed by a demon.




Sweet Madness
by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie

Bridget Sullivan, a maid in the Borden household, describes the events leading up to the murder of Andrew Borden and his second wife, and hose the youngest daughter, Lizzie, was put on trial for the crime.






Blood and Salt
by Kim Liggett

Seventeen-year-old Ash Larkin finds out her family is involved in a centuries-old saga of love and murder, alchemy and immortality when she follows her mother to an isolated settlement in the cornfields of Kansas.






Daughters Unto Devils
by Amy Lukavics

In the nineteenth century, the Verner family is forced to make a better life on the vast and lonely prairie. When they arrive at the house Pa chooses to be theirs, they find the interior ravaged and awash with blood.






Show and Prove
by Sofia Quintero

Friends Smiles and Nike spend the summer of 1983 in the South Bronx working a job at a summer camp, chasing girls, and break-dancing.






Slasher Girls and Monster Boys
by April Tucholke

An anthology of stories inspired by classic horror tales featuring contributions by leading suspense and horror authors, including Stefan Bachmann, Leigh Bardugo, and Kendare Blake.

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
by M.T. Anderson

For two and a half years, the city of Leningrad suffered bombardment and starvation, one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history, in which more than a million citizens perished. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write the Leningrad Symphony, a witness of courage that rallied and eulogized his fellow citizens and played a surprising role in strengthening the Grand Alliance against the Axis powers. A true story of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds, as well as a look at the power of music in beleaguered lives.

Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
by Chris Woodward

Using the modern home as a springboard, Atoms Under the Floorboards presents the fascinating and surprising scientific explanations behind a variety of common (and often entertainingly mundane) household phenomena, from gurgling drains and squeaky floorboards to rubbery custard and shiny shoes.




This is Normcore: A Guide to Normcore and the Joys of Stylized Blandness
by Jo Hoare

Hipsters have once again turned convention on its head, embraced the mundane, and christened it Normcore. This hilarious guide offers advice for aspiring Norms, explaining how to be normal and the icons and idols of an average Normcore aficionado.