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New books from the library: Young adult books arrive in time for summer reading

New books from the library: Young adult books arrive in time for summer reading

Pictured here is the main branch of the Wilson County Public Library at 249 Nash St. N. Photo by us

Below are new books at the Wilson County Public Library. To pre-order these titles, call 252-237-5355 or visit www.wilsoncountypubliclibrary.org.

FICTION FOR ADULTS

“Blood in the Cut” by Alejandro Nodarse

“Bright and Tender Dark” by Joanna Pearson

“Butter Soft” by Erick S. Gray

“Floating Hotel” by Grace Curtis

“Heavenbreaker” by Sara Wolf

“I Will Ruin You” by Linwood Barclay

“King of Wrath” by Ana Huang

“Light, Camera, Bones” by Carolyn Haines

“Long Time Gone” by Charlie Donlea

“People in Glass Houses” by Jayne Castle

“The Promise of Tomorrow” by Mary Ellen Taylor

“Return to Blood” by Michael Bennett

“Such a Bad Influence” by Olivia Muenter

“Wade in the Water” by Nyani Nkrumah

“What Starts Bad a Mornin’” by Carol Mitchell

“When in Rome” by Sarah Adams

“With Each Tomorrow” by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse

LARGE PRINT

“I Will Ruin You” by Linwood Barclay

Non-fiction books for adults

“Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos” by Lisa Kaltenegger

“Cities in the Sky: The Search for the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers” by Jason M. Barr

“Designing Gardens with the Flora of the American East” by Carolyn Summers and Kate Brittenham

“Eating, Pooping, Dying: How Animals Create Our World” by Joe Roman

“Everything I Know About Love” by Dolly Alderton

“The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming the True Faith, and Refounding Democracy” by Jim Wallis

“The Good Virus: The Amazing History and Forgotten Promise of the Phage” by Tom Ireland

“The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future” by Robert P. Jones

“In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust” by Richard Hurowitz

“The Last Ships from Hamburg: Deals, Rivalries, and the Race to Save Russia’s Jews on the Eve of World War I” by Steven Ujifusa

“How to Make Bags: Supplies, Skills, Tips, and Techniques for Sewing Professional-Looking Bags” by Jessica Barrera

“Nuclear War: A Scenario” by Annie Jacobsen

“Outside In: Interiors Born from Nature” by Brian Paquette

“The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor – The Truth and the Turmoil” by Tina Brown

“Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Reshaping the GOP” by Patrick Ruffini

“Seriously, So Good: Simple Recipes for a Balanced Life” by Carissa Stanton

“Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City” by Ben Wilson

“White and Faded: How to Bring Beauty into Your Home and Your Life” by Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg

“Why There Are No Fish: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life” by Lulu Miller

“The Wide Sea: Imperial Ambitions, First Contact, and the Fateful Last Voyage of Captain James Cook” by Hampton Sides

“Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Change Your Life: Simple Steps, Life-Changing Results” by Jamie Kern Lima

YOUNG ADULTS

“Another First Chance” by Robbie Couch

“The Ballad of Darcy & Russell” by Morgan Matson

“Boy Like Me” by Simon James Green

“Clever Creatures of the Night” by Samantha Mabry

“Dark Parts of the Universe” by Samuel Miller

“Forgive Me Not” by Jennifer Baker

“Gender Rebels: 30 Trans, Nonbinary and Genderfluid Heroes from Past and Present” by Katherine Locke

“The Girl in Question” by Tess Sharpe

“A Guide Through the Darkness” by Meriam Metoui

“Hot Boy Summer” by Joe Jiménez

“Karate Prom” by Kyle Starks

“The Kill Factor” by Ben Oliver

“Kween” by Vichet Chum

“The Rules of the Last Friend for Vengeance” by Matthew Hubbard

“The Library of Shadows” by Rachel Moore

“Monster Crush” by Erin Ellie Franley

“Playing for Keeps” by Jennifer Dugan

“The Return of Rachel Price” by Holly Jackson

“Six Truths and a Lie” by Ream Shukairy

“Song of the Six Kingdoms” by Judy I. Lin

“Summer Nights and Meteorites” by Hannah Reynolds

“To Kill a Shadow” by Katherine Quinn

“Twelfth Knight” by Alexene Farol Follmuth

“What Happens After Midnight” by KL Walther

“A Whisper in the Walls” by Scott Reintgen

“Wish You Weren’t Here” by Erin Baldwin

CHILDREN’S BOOK

“Albert’s ABCs: A Sibling Story” by Henry Cole

“Alien Summer” by James S. Murray

“And Then, Boom!” by Lisa Fipps

“Awe-Samosas!” by Marzieh Abbas

“Bedtime Book for Bump” by Ruth Symons

“Codename Kingfisher” by Liz Kessler

“A Day Without Words” by Tiffany Hammond

“Don’t Trust a Cat (Life Lessons from Chip the Dog) by Dev Petty

“Emma’s Amazing Summer Camp Adventure” by Amy Webb

“Empanadas for everyone” by Jackie Azúa Kramer

“The Firefly Summer” by Morgan Matson

“Holler of the Fireflies” by David Barclay Moore

“Lion of the Sky” by Ritu Hemnani

“Locs Not Dreads” by Tonya Abari

“The Lost Year” by Katherine Marsh

“Mouse & Giraffe” by Kelly DiPucchio

“My Red, White and Blue” by Alana Tyson

“The Secret of Locked Rooms” by Lindsay Currie

“The Night War” by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

“On the Fourth of July” by Maggie C. Rudd

“Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets” by Ryan T. Higgins

“Sensitive” by Sara Levine

“Skandar and the Chaos Processes” by AF Steadman

“Speak Up, Speak Out!: The Extraordinary Life of ‘Fighting Shirley Chisholm’” by Tonya Bolden

“The Treasure of Chicago” by Dustin Brady

“Where have you been, little cat?” by Richard Jones

“The Wild Robot Protects” by Peter Brown