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Parker Memorial Library April 20, 2024

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The Housemaid Is Watching More Info  Borrow
By Freida McFadden. From Poisoned Pen Press.
(107 reviews)  
 
A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker

"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us.
The Rule Book More Info  Borrow
By Sarah Adams. From Dell.
(2,552 reviews)  
 
College exes break all the rules when they reunite years later in this enemies to lovers, second chance romance, the highly anticipated companion novel to the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet—from the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect.

Nora Mackenzie’s entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn’t end things as gracefully as she could have back then, and now it’s come back to haunt her.
Swan Song More Info  Borrow
By Elin Hilderbrand. From Little, Brown and Company.
(72 reviews)  
 
In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there's a new couple in town... and they instantly shake things up. Amid the extravagant parties on land and sea, there's trouble on the island, forcing Chief of Police Ed Kapanesh to postpone his retirement and changing the fabric of life on the picturesque island forever...

After thirty-five years serving as the Chief of Police on the island of Nantucket, Ed Kapenash's heart can no longer take the stress.
Local Woman Missing: A Novel More Info  Borrow
By Mary Kubica. From Park Row.
(36,566 reviews)  
 
Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.

Now, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly returns.
Gokurakugai 1 More Info  Borrow
By Yuto Sano. From VIZ Media LLC.
(129 reviews)  
 
For the right price, these professional troubleshooters can solve any problem, whether they’re taking out the scum of the earth or destroying human-eating monsters!

The troubleshooters of Gokurakugai are open for business! In a run-down town without law and order, Alma and Tao accept work from clientele of all creeds and cultures, and they’re always ready to dole out justice against human-devouring monsters that lurk in the shadows. They’ll take on any case—as long as the price is right!
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 16 More Info  Borrow
By Gege Akutami. From VIZ Media LLC.
(900 reviews)  
 
To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit, Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural!

In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna were lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna’s body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it.
The Hunter More Info  Borrow
By Tana French. From Random House Large Print.
(1,469 reviews)  
 
It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.

Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or less: he’s built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he’s gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places.
Sandwich More Info  Borrow
By Catherine Newman. From Harper.
(85 reviews)  
 
“Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life."
—Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake

“A total delight.”
—Kate Christensen

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go.

For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family’s yearly escape to Cape Cod.
Godkiller: A Novel More Info  Borrow
By Hannah Kaner. From Harper Voyager.
(5,378 reviews)  
 
Enter a land where all gods have been banned, and one young woman is paid to kill those who still hide in the shadows—the explosive #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut in a new trilogy for fans of The Witcher and American Gods.

You are not welcome here, godkiller…

As a child, Kissen saw her family murdered at the whim of a fire god. Now, Kissen makes a living killing gods, and she enjoys it.
How to Solve Your Own Murder More Info  Borrow
By Kristen Perrin. From Random House Large Print.
(1,920 reviews)  
 
One of The Everygirl's Most Anticipated Books of Winter

For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate.... Now it's up to her great-niece to catch the killer.

It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends.
Winter Lost More Info  Borrow
By Patricia Briggs. From Ace.
(62 reviews)  
 
Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must stop a disaster of world-shattering proportions in this exhilarating entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

In the supernatural realms, there are creatures who belong to winter. I am not one of them. But like the coyote I can become at will, I am adaptable.

My name is Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and my mate, Adam, is the werewolf who leads the Columbia Basin Pack, the pack charged with keeping the people who live and work in the Tri-Cities of Washington State safe.
Super King Viking Land! (Press Start! #13) More Info  Borrow
By Thomas Flintham. From Scholastic Inc..
(11 reviews)  
 
Sunny’s dad enters Super World as none other than King Viking himself! In order to get off a faraway island, King Viking has to become the HERO and help Captain Trevor fix his boat. But since Dad is not very good at playing the game, King Viking struggles to find all the supplies. Will King Viking be able to save the day and defeat the island monster? And where does Super Rabbit Boy show up in this zany adventure?

Thomas Flintham's full-color artwork on every page brings energy and fun to this action-packed, gaming-themed series!
Super Cheat Codes and Secret Modes! (Press Start #11) More Info  Borrow
By Thomas Flintham. From Scholastic Inc..
(7 reviews)  
 
Super Rabbit Boy has to fight through gaming gaffs and glitches in the latest installment of this USA Today bestselling series!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

When Sunny finds a list of cheat codes for his game, Animal Land gets turned topsy-turvy!
Beautyland More Info  Borrow
By Marie-Helene Bertino. From Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
(554 reviews)  
 
A wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth, by the acclaimed author of Parakeet.

At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different; she also possesses knowledge of a faraway planet.
A Crane Among Wolves More Info  Borrow
By June Hur. From Feiwel & Friends.
(177 reviews)  
 
June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history.

Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.

1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.

Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom’s turmoil.
This Book Won't Burn More Info  Borrow
By Samira Ahmed. From Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
(25 reviews)  
 
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe.

After her dad abruptly abandons her family and her mom moves them a million miles from their Chicago home, Noor Khan is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school, away from everything and everyone she knows and loves.
A Fox in My Brain More Info  Borrow
By Lou Lubie. From Fairsquare Comics LLC.
(4 reviews)  
 
After troubled years, Lou finally discovers what's causing chaos in her brain: it’s her cyclothymia... a bipolar disorder that appears to her in the form of a fox!

Lou will have to deal with it, tame the Fox and learn to overcome her condition…

With humor. Lots of it!

A Fox In My Brain is a positive take on Mental Health. A breathe of fresh air that will give everyone an extra boost of self-love!
Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia More Info  Borrow
By Christi Furnas. From Street Noise Books.
(6 reviews)  
 
This autobiographically-inspired graphic novel explores mental health and schizophrenia in a surprising and emotionally honest story with a fantastical cast of animal characters.

Fox Foxerson's got a new roommate. Fox Foxerson's got a new job. Fox Foxerson's got a date. The roommate is only a little strange, sometimes. The job seems to involve . . . filing? It's not very clear. The date seems to be more interested in someone else. Fox would rather be making art.

As the oppressive weight of the everyday routine beats down on Fox, nothing is going right.
Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir More Info  Borrow
By Denise Dorrance. From The Experiment, LLC.
(30 reviews)  
 
For fans of Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a poignant, stirring graphic memoir―both heartbreaking and darkly funny―that perfectly captures the grief, nostalgia, and chaos of traveling home to care for an elderly parent in crisis

What do you do when your mother can't remember who you are? You catch the first flight from your adopted home of London to your original hometown of Cedar Rapids, lowa, where she's hospitalized, injured, and struggling with the swirling disorientation of dementia.
Third Shift Society 1: A Webtoon Unscrolled Graphic Novel More Info  Borrow
By Meredith Moriarty. From WEBTOON Unscrolled.
(138 reviews)  
 
Life’s funny. One minute you're jobless, deep in debt and on the verge of eviction; the next you’re in a fight with a monster and getting a job working for a Paranormal Detective with the head of a Jack-o-Lantern. It’s an age-old story.

In one afternoon, Ellie discovers that monsters are real, she has latent psychic powers, and a well dressed man with a pumpkin for a head wants her to be his partner. It’s a lot to take in.
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