Category: book list

Well, we finally did it!
We’re dipping our toes
into the Manga waters.

We’ve started a brand
new section of manga
& graphic novels, for
adults & mature
young adults. If there’s
something you’d like
to see, just let us know!

Some series that we’re
starting:
Spy x Family
The Promised Neverland
Bunny Drop (aka Usagi Drop)
Claymore
Barakamon
Vinland Saga (as seen on cable)
Land of the Lustrous
Hawkeye (Fraction/Aja)

Some that will be moving:
Maximum Ride the Manga
Fruits Basket
March
Reina Telgemeier books
MegaTokyo
Some adapted classics
Alex Rider
Percy Jackson
Talisman
Assorted nonfiction

Lately a couple of months have hit us at once.  Summer is here, albeit a bit early.

NON-FICTION
White, Betty: Betty White’s Pearls of Wisdom (Anecdotes, Quotes)

FICTION
Black, Lisa: Red Flags (Thriller)
Brunstetter, Wanda: Letters of Trust (Christian, Amish)
Coble, Colleen: The View from Rainshadow Bay (Christian, Women’s)*
Dailey, Janet: Blue Moon Haven & A Calder at Heart (Romance)*
Dallas, Sandra: Where Coyotes Howl (Historical)*
Deveraux, Jude: My Heart Will Find You (Romance)
Dugoni, Robert: Her Deadly Game (Mystery)
Fuller, Kathleen: The Courtship Plan (Christian, Amish)
Gould, Leslie: A Brighter Dawn (Christian, Amish)
Hannon, Irene: Sea Glass Cottage & Windswept Way (Romance)*
Henry, Emily: Happy Place (General)
Jones, Stephen Graham: My Heart is a Chainsaw (Horror)
Kepnes, Caroline: You Love Me (General)
Landay, William: All That is Mine I Carry With Me (General)
McCauley, Terrence: The Revengers (Western)
Michaels, Fern: On the Line (Mystery)
Moyes, JoJo: Someone Else’s Shoes (Women’s)*
Reid, Taylor Jenkins: Daisy Jones & the Six (Women’s)*
Winspear, Jacqueline: The White Lady (Romance)

MANGA & GRAPHIC NOVEL FICTION & NON-FICTION:

GRAPHIC NOVEL NON-FICTION: ADULT SECTION
Kobabe, Maia: Gender Queer (Graphic Novel Bio, LGBTQ)

MANGA & GRAPHIC NOVEL FICTION: ADULT SECTION
Endo, Tatsuya: Spy X Family, Volumes 1-3 (Comedy, Slice of Life)
Shirai, Kaiu: The Promised Neverland, Volumes 1-3 (Dark Fantasy, Horror)
Unita, Yumi: Bunny Drop, Volumes 1-3 (Family, Slice of Life)
Yagi, Norihiro: Claymore, Volumes 1-3 (Dark Fantasy)
Yoshino, Satsuki: Barakamon, Volume 1-3 (Comedy, Slice of Life)
Yukimura, Makoto: Vinland Saga, Volume 1-2 (Historical)

May has already come and gone…. It seems like we skipped spring entirely and went straight to summer. Somehow we’re not surprised- after all, Oklahoma! * titles are requested authors!

NON-FICTION
Desmond, Matthew: Poverty, by America (Sociology)
Drummond, Ree: Frontier Follies (Bio)*

FICTION
Alexander, Hannah: Some Kind of Hero & Woman Worth Knowing (Christian)
Beck, Jamie: Take it from Me (Romance)
Brown, Carolyn: Devine Doughnut Shop (Women’s, Romance)*
Carlson, Melody: Looking for Cassandra Jane (Christian)
Fortune, Carley: Every Summer After (Romance)
Garmus, Bonnie: Lessons in Chemistry (General)
Hepworth, Sally: The Soulmate (General)
Kent, Minka: Gone Again (Audio)*
Kingfisher, T: A House with Good Bones (Horror)
Mustian, Kelly: The Girls in the Stilt House (Historical)
Napolitano, Ann: Hello, Beautiful (Literary)
Oke, Janette: Sustaining Faith (Christian, Amish)*
Patterson/DuBois: Countdown (Mystery)
Perry, Marta: The Promise of Easter (Christian, Amish)
Peterson, Tracie: Remember Me (Christian, Historical)
Sandford, John: Dark Angel (Mystery)
Scottoline, Lisa: Loyalty (Mystery, Thriller)
Snelling, Lauraine: The Florence Legacy (Christian, Women’s)
Walls, Jeanette: Hang the Moon (Historical)
Ware, Ruth: The It Girl (Thriller)

Here we are in February already!  Wow!  Here’s what we’re looking forward to this month!

Non-Fiction
Bissinger, Buzz…The Mosquito Bowl (football & WWII)
Cline, Adam…Dahomey Amazons (movie Woman King is based on them)
Diemer, Andrew…Vigilance: William Still & Underground RR
Glass, Cathy…Negelected (child abandonment; by Foster Mom)
Hucklebridge, Dane…No Beast So Fierce (Champawat Tiger)
O’Reilly/Dugard…Killing the Legends (dangers of celebrity)

Fiction
Black, Holly…The Stolen Heir: Folk of the Air #4/Stolen Heir Duology #1 (Fantasy)
Brown, Carolyn…Sandcastle Hurricane (Women’s; OK author)
Deveraux/Sheets…An Impossible Promise: Providence Falls #2 (Romance)
Dugoni, Robert…What She Found: Crosswhite #9 (Mystery)
Gilman, Laura…Uncanny Times: Huntsmen #1 (Paranormal)
Gray, Shelley S…Happily Ever Amish: Amish of Apple Creek #1 (Christian)
Margolin, Phillip…The Darkest Place: Robin Lockwood #5 (Mystery)
McCauley, Terrence…Dark Territory: Sheriff Mackey #2 (Western)
Naigle, Nancy…The Wedding Ranch (Romance)
Nix, David…Dead Man’s Hand: Jake Paynter #1 (Western)
Palmer, Diana…Wyoming Heart (Romance)
Patterson/Karp…NYPD Red 7: Murder Sorority (Mystery)
Patterson/Sitts…The Perfect Assassin: Doc Savage #1 (Mystery)
Patterson, James…Steal: Instinct #3 (Mystery)
Patterson, James…20th Victim: Women’s Murder Club #20 (Mystery; fill in)
Patterson, James…21st Birthday: Women’s Murder Club #21 (Mystery)
Preston/Child…The Cabinet of Dr. Leng: Agent Pendergrast #21 (Mystery)
Reid, Taylor Jenkins…Malibu Rising (Romance)
Sandford, John…Righteous Prey: Lucas Davenport/Prey #32(Mystery)
Shine, A.M….The Creeper (Horror)
Traviss, Karen…Gears of War: Aspho Fields: Gears of War #1 (GameLit, SciFi)
Traviss, Karen…Gears of War: Jacinto’s Remnant: Gears of War #2 (GameLit, SciFi)
Turow, Scott…Suspect: Kindle County #12 (Mystery)
Woods, Stuart…Class Act: Barrington #58 (Mystery; fill in)
Woods, Stuart…Distant Thunder: Barrington #63 (Mystery)

Wow, is it almost 2023 already?  We certainly hope 2023 is an improvement over 2022.  At any rate, here’s our book list for January.

FICTION
Archer, Jeffrey- Next In Line: William Warwick #5
Baldacci, David- The 6:20 Man: No series
Bunn, Davis- The Christmas Hummingbird: Miramar Bay #7
Child, Lee & Andrew- No Plan B: Jack Reacher #27
Dailey, Janet- Hope Creek: New Americana #6
Dailey, Janet- Calder Grit: Calder Brand #2
Evans, Richard Paul- A Christmas Memory: No series
Haines, Carolyn- Bones of Holly: Sarah Booth Delaney #25
Mallery, Susan- Home Sweet Christmas: Wishing Tree #2
Michaels, Fern- Falling Stars: No series
Patterson, James- Triple Cross: Alex Cross #30
Perry, Marta- The Second Christmas: Amish Holiday #1
Warren, Susan May- Sunburst: Sky King Ranch #2
Warren, Susan May- Sundown: Sky King Ranch #3

JUVENILE & CHILDREN’S BOOKS

FICTION
Catanese, Elizabeth- The Amazing Catapult: Mt. Olympus Theme Park (2nd Grade)
Catanese, Elizabeth- The Hunting House: Mt. Olympus Theme Park (2nd Grade)
Catanese, Elizabeth- Pandora’s Phone: Mt. Olympus Theme Park (2nd Grade)
Folktales- The Great Race (Chinese Zodiac; appreciating differences) (2nd Grade)
Folktales- Raven the Trickster (NW Coast Tribes; doing what’s right) (2nd Grade)
Folktales- John Henry (African American Folk Heroes; proving yourself) (2nd Grade)
Keene, Carolyn- The Curse of the Arctic Star: Nancy Drew Diaries (3rd Grade)
Keene, Carolyn- Strangers on the Train: Nancy Drew Diaries (3rd Grade)
Keene, Carolyn- Midnight Rider: Nancy Drew Diaries (3rd Grade)
Miedoso/Riveras- The Haunted House Next Door: Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol (2nd Grade)

Halloween themed reads at Fairview City Library… Just a skip from the paranormal, we have fantasy fiction.  This includes many popular series that are great cable or TV shows – Game of Thrones for instance!

Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (junior)
Arafel’s Saga, C. J. Cherryh
Bartimaeus Trilogy, Jonathon Stroud (young adult)
Book of Ember, Jeanne DuPrau (young adult)
Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis (junior)
Crescent City, Sarah Maas
Deltora Quest, Emily Rodda (junior)
Edge Chronicles, Stewart & Riddell (junior)
Flip Side, Kristin Stecklein
Guardians of Ga’hoole, Kathryn Lasky (junior)
Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling (young adult)
Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkein (high school)
Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (high school)
Inheritance Saga, Christopher Paolini (young adult)
Keeper of the Lost Cities, Shannon Messenger (young adult)
Kiesha’ra, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (young adult)
Leven Thumps, Obert Skye (junior)
Magnus Chase & Gods of Asgard, Rick Riordan (young adult)
Maximum Ride, James Patterson (young adult)
Merlin Saga, T. A. Barron (junior)
Mistborn, Brandon Sanderson
Percy Jackson & Olympians, Rick Riordan (young adult)
Pern, Anne McCaffrey
Ranger’s Apprentice, John Flanagan (junior)
Redwall, Brian Jacques (junior)
Sword of Truth, Terry Goodkind
Throne of Glass, Sarah Maas
Warriors; Seekers, Erin Hunter (young adult)
Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan
Wingfeather Saga, Andrew Peterson (junior)
Wings of Fire, Tui Sutherland (junior)
Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum (junior)

For Halloween this year, we’re posting Halloween themed reads from our library.  Today we’re going from ‘reality’ to ‘extraordinary’- the paranormal! Check out these authors and series for some stories that are beyond the normal…

Arcane Society & Sub-Series by Quick & Krentz
Bishop/Special Crimes Unit by Kay Hooper
Cousins O’Dwyer by Nora Roberts
House of Night by P.C. & Kristin Cast (high school fiction)
Hush Hush Saga by Becca Fitzpatrick (young adult fiction)
Krewe of Hunters by Heather Graham
Lizzy & Diesel by Janet Evanovich
Midnight Texas by Charlaine Harris
Miss Peregrine by Ransom Riggs (young adult fiction)
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare (young adult fiction)
Poison Apple by various authors (junior fiction)
Sign of Seven Trilogy by Nora Roberts
Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer (high school fiction)
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (high school fiction)