HarperTeen 6/4/2019. New paperback. 2019/20 SC Young Adult Award Nominee. Store pick: 16-year-old Grace has just had a baby. After going through the pregnancy and choosing adoptive parents for her daughter, she now feels unmoored from her life before and wants to find her own biological family. That's how her biological siblings, Maya and Joaquin, come into the picture. Maya, set apart from her adoptive family in looks and temperament, struggles with the fallout of her adoptive mom's secrets coming to light. And Joaquin, in foster care his whole life, struggles with the idea of being worthy o... View More...
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 5/23/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: After her adopted father died, Roshan took over leadership of the Shadow Clan, whose mission is to take back the land and the rights that were stolen from them. When they come across the younger prince Navin on a routine raid, Roshan sees it as an opportunity to make the queen listen to their demands and negotiate with them. Navin, on the other hand, is focused only on tricking Roshan into befriending him so he can escape. Neither of them counts on actually growing to like the other, and both must learn to co... View More...
Riverhead Books 4/25/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: A team of military and scientists scale an impossible mountain, plagued by time loss, paranoia, and monsters out of the freezing snow. -Adam M., store volunteer reader View More...
HarperTeen 5/2/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Bridget lives to perform, which is why she's going to a prestigious boarding school known for its music program. Except as much as her light shines while performing, Bridget isn't great at theory, so she doesn't actually get into the music program. And to top it off, the school's dean accuses Bridget of not being humble and tells her she can't perform. So Bridget sets out to prove her wrong. Not singing is hard at first, but ultimately Bridget learns that maybe there are other things she's good at, both music-related and not... View More...
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 12/4/2018. New paperback. Store pick: Jude has been raised in the High Court of Faerie as a member of the general's household since she was 7. Now 17, she longs to make her own way in her treacherous yet beloved home where her humanity sets her apart. But there are obstacles, not least of which is Prince Cardan, a cruel boy who torments Jude at every turn. When Jude is sought out by a powerful fey who offers her exactly what she wants, she jumps at the chance. But the Court is full of secrets and danger, and Jude must learn to play the game if she wants t... View More...
Disney-Hyperion 1/31/2023. New paperback. Store pick: A new series in the Buffyverse, continues the tv show, while ignoring the seasons of comic books. After an explosion at a gathering of Slayers, Willow's daughter Frankie becomes the new slayer. Same tone and quips as the show, but with a new Slayer and group of Scoobies helping out. Willow, Oz, and Spike are the grown-ups and Watcher as the new Slayer faces a new big bad. -Adam M., store volunteer reader View More...
Andrews McMeel 12/6/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Enola Holmes is BACK! The high-spirited independent sister of the World Famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, is back for more adventure and mystery. Enola Holmes has been able to avoid her brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes so far. At the same time she has solved mysteries, and saved lives. Now she is back for more adventures! Can she continue to evade her brothers, or will she finally have to turn to them for help? Where is her mother? Can she actually be found and reunited with her daughter, or has she truly abandoned her family? The beau... View More...
Minotaur Books 1/3/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: A friend suggested I read this one, which is a little outside of my usual 'lane.' I am so glad she did! Part literature, part historical fiction and very much action thriller, this book is a simply marvelous story, told very well. Ali Hassan is an Egyptian American who emigrated to America decades ago, and has achieved his piece of the American dream raising his family in Brooklyn. His grandson Alex has developed visions of Muslim glory that have driven him to pursue his own destiny by joining in the jihad in the middle ... View More...
Clarion Books 3/2/2021. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Lovers of books and dragons will rejoice at this imaginative tale of how dragons learned to breath fire. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Page Street Kids 3/14/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Illustrated by Mark Hoffmann. Store pick: A great way to introduce music terms to young children while also emphasizing the uniqueness of each individual. Plenty of punny wordplay to keep the adults entertained as well. -JIll Hendrix, store owner View More...
Grand Central Publishing 9/5/2023. New paperback. On sale 9/5/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Wow! This was intense. I was worried about Helena from the first chapter and then she just made me madder and madder for not standing up for herself, and Edward was the biggest Mama's boy ever. The chapters from Thea?s point of view were just what I needed to get my blood pressure back to normal before reading another Helena chapter. I kept reminding myself that the name of the book was ?Her Sweet Revenge?. I couldn?t wait to see what it was. And believe me it was well worth the wait as the twists s... View More...
Minotaur Books 7/18/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 7/18/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Lincoln County Nevada is remote. With more square miles in the county than people who live there, for the County Sheriff, it is not typically a hotbed of major crimes. When a simple welfare check on a local retiree uncovers a murder victim who had been savagely tortured to death, that changes quickly. When that murdered retiree turns out to be a former FBI agent, things get complicated very quickly for Sheriff Porter Beck. Porter, known as Beck to friends and family is soon joined by a ... View More...
Sourcebooks Casablanca 4/5/2022. New paperback. Store pick: I haven't read such a great debut fantasy romance in quite a while. Fans of C.L. Wilson and Elizabeth Vaughan will love discovering Amanda Bouchet and her characters Catalia Fisa and the powerful warlord Griffin who needs her clairvoyant powers to cement his rule and protect his people from the ruthless magicians who would enslave them. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Blackstone Publishing 8/28/2018. New paperback. Store pick: Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd is a lively historical novel about Eliza Lucas Pinckney, a 16-year-old girl left in charge of her absent father's three South Carolina plantations in 1739 and who became the first person to produce commercial-grade indigo in the American colonies. South Carolinians and fans of historical fiction will enjoy this peek into Colonial life. The novel also works as a YA crossover and should be of interest to SC history teachers. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Stella Maris Books 4/11/2023. New paperback. The author is local and can personalize books. Store pick: Susan Boyer has once again used her unique gift of words to introduce us to a whole new set of characters and to another charming area of the Low Country. Hadley Cooper is a PI with a lot of baggage, mainly because her mother died when she was 17 and only then did she find out who her father was (and he didn?t know she existed) and that she had a half-brother only two days younger than she. Big Trouble on Sullivan?s Island is a great name for this start to a fabulous new series of Carolina ... View More...
Stella Maris Books 10/31/2022. New paperback. Author is local and can usually personalize books. Store pick: Recommended by Nancy M., store volunteer. Agatha Award Winner for First Novel. View More...
Stella Maris Books 12/6/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Author is local and can usually personalize books. Store pick: Recommended by Nancy M., store volunteer. Signed by author. Agatha Award Winner for First Novel. View More...
Henery Press 9/3/2013. New paperback. Store pick, recommended by Nancy M.: Another sharp, sassy, intriguing mystery from Susan Boyer, after her Agatha winning debut Liz Talbot mystery. Lowcountry Bombshell is again filled with unique southernisms, gracious charm, and a cast of eccentric characters. They include Liz?s client, Calista, a Mariyln Monroe look alike who is afraid for her life. Lowcountry Bombshell is a cozy feeling, hard boiled PI novel with a little romance thrown in. The best of three genres all mixed together. -Nancy M., store volunteer Signed by author. View More...
Henery Press 7/16/2014. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. The author is local so we can get you personalized copies if you'd like. Store pick, recommended by Nancy M.: Another sharp, sassy, intriguing mystery from Susan Boyer, after her Agatha winning debut Liz Talbot mystery. Lowcountry Bombshell is again filled with unique southernisms, gracious charm, and a cast of eccentric characters. They include Liz?s client, Calista, a Mariyln Monroe look alike who is afraid for her life. Lowcountry Bombshell is a cozy feeling, hard boiled PI novel with a little romance thrown in. The best of three... View More...
Henery Press 4/21/2015. New paperback. Author lives in Greenville and can personalize books. Store pick, recommended by Nancy M.: Lowcountry Boneyard is another fabulous entry in the Liz Talbot mystery series as Liz takes the case of finding the missing Charleston heiress, 23 year-old Kent Heyward. We are again entertained by Liz?s sarcasm and humor and her attention to the smartest accessories any respectable southern girl would be sporting. The case dredges up family secrets hidden for years by Charleston aristocrats and if not for the help of Liz?s dead best friend and guardian spirit, C... View More...
