Showing posts with label Christopher Paolini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christopher Paolini. Show all posts

Saturday, December 12, 2020

New Books for under the sparkly lights

Brand new books for your reading pleasure! Perfect timing to check out and relax during the holidays. 

 Adult Books

Daylight by David Baldacci
Daylight by David Baldacci
FBI Agent Atlee Pine's search for her sister Mercy clashes with military investigator John Puller's high-stakes case, leading them both deep into a global conspiracy -- from which neither of them will escape unscathed



Tom Clancy Shadow of the Dragon by Marc Cameron
Tom Clancy Shadow of the Dragon by Marc Cameron

When a high-level mole infiltrates American Intelligence, President Jack Ryan dispatches John Clark and the Campus team to track down a missing scientist who holds critical aerospace and naval technology.


Piece of My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark

A high-suspense follow-up to the best-selling "You Don't Own Me" finds the nuptials of television producer Laurie Moran and investigative host Alex Buckley nightmarishly upended by the sudden disappearance of Alex's seven-year-old nephew.



The Searcher by Tana French

Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets

Advent: A Journey of Preparation
Advent: A Journey of Preparation by Faith Tilley Johnson
by Faith Tilley Johnson

A view of where the season of advent originated and readings to take the reader through the season in preparation.


Stardust: An Alzheimer's Love Story by Edward Morris
Stardust: An Alzheimer's Love Story by Edward Morris
Entertainment reporter and playwright Edward Morris and his wife Norma had lived in separate houses for 34 years when they discovered Norma was in the early stages of Alzheimer's. Although each had established individual careers—she as a publicist for such Grammy winning artists as Ralph Stanley and Steve Wariner—Ed decided to move into the home Norma had purchased on her own as her caregiver. What they had in common was a love for songs from the Great American Songbook, particularly those recorded by Willie Nelson in his classic album, Stardust. That album would become a focal point of their lives as Norma's dementia progressed. Simultaneously, Ed began chronicling the ups and downs of caring for her on Facebook. These accounts became so popular that eventually Nelson sent Norma a video expressing his thanks and best wishes. This is no bleeding-heart book. There's plenty of humor and salty language. But it's absolutely honest (down to discussing their outside love affairs), and positively fascinating.

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini 

A space voyager living her dream of exploring new worlds lands on a distant planet ripe for colonization before her discovery of a mysterious relic transforms her life and threatens the entire human race.

Of Blood & Fire by C.R.Quinn
Of Blood & Fire by C.R.Quinn 

How does it feel to live in a lie? Beckett Dawes was barely making it through community college and still lived with his parents. He never felt completely comfortable in his life, there was always a yearning for something more, although he could never find his way. Today was like every other day in Beckett’s life, until a quiet girl from one of his classes said, “I know what you are, do you?” Never did he imagine those few words would cause his world to come crashing down around him. His entire life was a lie, and the monsters he thought were only in movies were real, very real. Natasha Cushlin had one dream - to become a Warrior. Her training was the only reason she noticed the two men following the boy in the library. Who knew that a simple act would cause her to question everything in her life. Could she give up everything she wanted just to be loved?

Young Adult

Winter. White and Wicked by Shannon Dittemore
Winter, White and Wicked by Shannon Dittemore

Winter, White and Wicked tells the story of an island plagued by an eternal winter and when rig driver Sylvia takes on a new haul to bring her friend home she begins to wonder if the stories she knew and the history she had with the icy spirit are true or if they're all a ruse to keep her from looking to the sky and hoping for the sun.


Juvenile Fiction

Captain Underpants And The Revolting Revenge Of The Radioactive Robo-Boxers. : The Tenth Epic Novel
Captain Underpantsand the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers by Dave Pilkey 

Captain Underpantsand the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers by Dave Pilkey
Captain Underpantsand the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers by Dave Pilkey 


Childrens

Alexander and theTerrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Alexander and theTerrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst