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March 2021

 New books & movies you should know about

Kids | Teens | Movies

Adults

Fiction

The Committed
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 
 
A sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sympathizer finds the unnamed “man of two minds” and his blood brother dealing drugs in 1980s Paris, where he navigates the worlds of privileged clients while trying to reconcile two politically polarized friends. - (Baker & Taylor)
Good Neighbors
by Sarah Langan
 
A too-fast friendship between a repressed queen bee and the ostracized wife of a once-famous rock musician explodes into a community uprising involving a dangerous sinkhole, a trapped child and shocking accusations.  - (Baker & Taylor)
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro
 
Waiting to be chosen by a customer, an Artificial Friend programmed with high perception observes the activities of shoppers while exploring fundamental questions about what it means to love. By the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go. - (Baker & Taylor)
The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
 
Secretly dispensing poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them, a London apothecary triggers unintended consequences that shape three lives across multiple centuries. - (Baker & Taylor)
The Lost Village
by Camilla Sten
 
Obsessed with the vanishing residents of an old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt and her crew set up camp and are soon plagued by strange events that makes them realize they are not alone. - (Baker & Taylor)
We Begin at the End
by Chris Whitaker
 
A guilt-ridden police chief and a tough-as-nails woman who was forced to support her family as a girl work together to protect loved ones when the latter’s father is released after 30 years in prison. - (Baker & Taylor)
What's Mine and Yours
by Naima Coster
 
Integrated into a predominantly white high school, an anxious young Black student and a half-Latina whose mother would have her pass as white join a bridge-building school play that shapes the trajectory of their adult lives. - (Baker & Taylor)

Non Fiction

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing , and the Future of the Human Race
by Walter Isaacson

The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children.  - (Baker & Taylor)
The New Normal Normal: A Roadmap to Reslience in the Pandemic Era
by Jennifer Ashton
 
The Chief Medical Correspondent at ABC News presents a guide to resilience in the era of COVID, sharing insights into how to understand evolving medical updates, adapt to evolving norms, and make responsible choices throughout the pandemic. - (Baker & Taylor)
Nobody Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
by Roy Richard Grinker
 
The author of Unstrange Minds presents a compassionate history of evolving attitudes toward mental illness and the ongoing fight to end related stigmas, sharing the story of his own family’s four-generation involvement in psychiatry. - (Baker & Taylor)
The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive
by Phillipe Sands
 
An acclaimed, award-winning author and international lawyer describes the rise and fall of Baron Otto von Wächter, a high-ranking Nazi official who set off on a post-war, four-year flight to escape justice via “the Ratline” from Rome to Argentina. - (Baker & Taylor)
Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the Nation's Capital
by Rosa Brooks
 
A former Washington DC reserve officer and Georgetown University law professor presents an insider’s critique of policing in America that explains the complex relationship between law enforcement and vulnerable communities while calling for urgently needed change. - (Baker & Taylor)
This is How they Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race
by Nicole Perlroth
 
The award-winning journalist who covers cybersecurity in The New York Times describes the dark market that pits nation states, defense contractors, cybercrimes and security defenders against each other for a “zero day” computer bug. - (Baker & Taylor)

Movies

Fatale
 
A married man is tricked into a murder scheme by a female police detective.
Monster Hunter
 
There is another world: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis and her unit to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower. In their desperate battle for survival, the unit encounters the mysterious Hunter, whose unique skills allow him to stay one-step ahead of the powerful creatures.
News of the World
 
Five years after the Civil War, Captain Kidd moves from town to town as a storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier. She is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place that either can call home.
Our Friend
 
Follows Matt and Nicole Teague and their two young daughters after Nicole is diagnosed with terminal cancer and the couple's best friend puts his life on hold to stay with them for help and support.
Promising Young Woman
 
Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be -- she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.
Wonder Woman 1984
 
Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman's next big-screen adventure finds her facing an all-new foe: The Cheetah and Max Lord.

Teens

Lore
by Alexandra Bracken

NYTimes Best Seller
starred review

After her family was murdered, Lore Perseous turns her back on a hunt that is held every seven years to punish former Greek gods, but when a new hunt begins, Athena convinces Lore to form an alliance to end the hunt and stop the rise of a new more vengeful god. - (Baker & Taylor)

grades 9 & up

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You Have a Match
by Emma Lord

When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it's mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. When the DNA service reveals Abby has a secret sister, Instagram star Savannah Tully, it's hard to believe they're from the same planet, never mind the same parents. The logical course of action? Meet up at summer camp and figure out why Abby's parents gave Savvy up for adoption. But there are complications: Savvy is a rigid rule-follower and total narc. Leo is the camp's co-chef, putting Abby's growing feelings for him on blast. But part of life is showing up, leaning in, and learning to fit all your awkward pieces together. 
A Reese Witherspoon  Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick

grades 7 & up

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Super Fake Love Song
by David Yoon

When new-girl Cirrus mistakes self-described nerd, Sunny Dae as the lead in a rock band, Sunny rolls with it forming a fake band with his friends, but as the lies continue he risks losing both Cirrus and his friends.
from the author of Frankly in Love

grades 7 & up

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The Inheritance Games
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

NYTimes Bestseller
When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.

* Mrs. Birch liked this one
grades 7 & up

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The Project
by Courtney Summers

starred review
Lo Denham wants to expose the Unity Project as a cult and reconnect with her indoctrinated sister, but as she immerses herself in the group with no signs of Bea, Lo begins to question everything she thought was true
from the author of Sadie

grades 9 & up

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The Black Friend: On Being A Better White Person(Nonfiction)
by Frederick Joseph
Frederick Joseph calls up race-related anecdotes from his past, explaining why they were hurtful and how he might handle things now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give; April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite; Jemele Hill, sports journalist and podcast host; and more. This book serves as conversation starter, tool kit, and invaluable window into the life of a former "token Black kid" who now presents himself as the friend many readers need.

grades 7 & up

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Kids

Juvenile Fiction & Graphic Novels

Geronimo Stilton: Slime for Dinner
By Geronimo Stilton

It was an invitation to a spine-tingling mystery dinner at Cacklefur Castle! Geronimo, Thea, and Trap find spiders, bats, and ... something slimy! Can Geronimo solve the mystery before he is frightened out of his fur?This is an all-new Geronimo Stilton series as interpreted by author, artist, and longtime fan Tom Angleberger, based on the story by Elisabetta Dami.Who is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing adventure stories.

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I Survived the Nazi Invasion

By Georgia Ball

It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's fam­ily, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them . . . until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own.

One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a dar­ing escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp.

But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?

With art by Álvaro Sarraseca and text adapted by Georgia Ball, Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series takes on vivid new life in this explosive graphic novel edition. Includes nonfiction back matter with historical photos and facts about World War II and the Holocaust.


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The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell
By Jordan Sonnenblick

Most fourth-graders start the school year with a combination of hope and trepidation. But for Jordan, whose asthma medication makes it hard to sit still (let alone concentrate), hope plummets on the first morning, when he's unable to parrot back his spiteful teacher's "Third Rule for Successful and Mature Fourth Graders." Some memoirs record parts of the author's childhood, but few offer such a vivid portrayal of a single year, from the scent of new crayons melting on the classroom radiator to the shock of being slapped by his teacher. Written in present tense and illustrated with amusing line drawings at intervals, the first-person narrative features episodes told in detail, often with wry wit. These include nine-year-old Jordan bringing his pet snake for show-and-tell, taking his first drum lessons, and changing schools midway through the year. With new classmates, new challenges, and a wonderful teacher, the story's tone gradually shifts as the boy finds his way. 
 

Unplugged

By Gordan Korman

Dispatched by his internet mogul dad to a no-electronics wellness camp in deepest Arkansas after a series of dangerous pranks, bad boy Jett immediately dedicates himself to getting kicked out by breaking every rule and alienating everyone there. Rescuing a small but aggressive lizard from the camp's hot spring forces him to tone down his campaign, though, because he needs help not only keeping "Needles" hidden (the camp has a "no pets" rule), but since it, too, is repelled by the camp's all-veggie cuisine, finding a way to sneak out to the tiny town a few miles upriver for provisions. Enter an unlikely trio of preteen allies: self-righteous new ager Grace, hyperallergic sycophant Tyrell, and oddly secretive Brooklynne. What sets up as a (relatively) conventional camp story, however, swings into a wild loop with Jett's discovery that Ivory Novis, the camp's charismatic meditation "pathfinder," is hypnotizing adult guests. .

Picture Books

What Does an Anteater Eat? 

by Ross Collins

After waking from a nap, an anteater finds that he's forgotten what he eats, and so he consults other jungle animals in this zany turn on the Little Red Hen. A sloth, draped over a limb, says he's too busy to respond. A python, whose long body—containing several visible digesting lumps—festoons itself across the page, advises the anteater to chew his food. A hungry-looking crocodile offers a dead fish from between her wide-open jaws, and a leopard licks her lips while telling the anteater that he looks very tasty. Every double-page spread is backgrounded by a solid shade of pastel reflecting the mood of the scene, with a soft beige highlighting the lazy sloth and a screaming red warning of the dangerous leopard. 

 
Follow that Frog! 
by Phillip Stead

As young Sadie takes Aunt Josephine her morning tea, she is startled by a loud Knock Knock, announcing someone at the door. Aunt J tells her not to answer it as it's probably a carpet salesman or another suitor, and she just can't be bothered. The elderly woman then commences to tell a long, convoluted, and very funny tale of her first suitor and how she lost him to a large frog. Her story, which began in Peru, continues around the world through places like Patagonia, Egypt, India, Rome, and the Alps and involves several forms of transportation, such as a reluctant tortoise, a helicopter, a whale, a boat, and a bathtub. Humorously, Sadie, a dog, and other household creatures—frazzled chickens, some mice, a pig, and a squirrel—follow the woman's tale by watching her large thought bubbles, which appear on many pages, as though they're watching a movie.


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The Beak Book

By Robin Page

From Caldecott Honor illustrator Robin Page comes this striking nonfiction STEM picture book exploring the fascinating and surprising ways different kinds of birds use their unique beaks.

Birds around the world have so many amazing kinds of beaks! There are short beaks and long beaks, straight beaks and curved beaks, flat beaks and even spoon-shaped beaks. But what do all of these beaks do?

Discover how beaks of different shapes and sizes are adapted to help birds sip nectar, make nests, battle for mates, and more!


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She Caught the Light

by Kathryn Lasky

In this account of resilience and academic passion, astronomer Williamina Stevens Fleming steps out of the scientific shadows as she becomes the first woman with an official title at Harvard University. Lasky tracks Fleming's progress from little Scottish "Mina," eager to understand the science behind early photography, to her immigration to the U.S. and eventual work in spectrometry, and it's a remarkable journey. After the disappearance of her husband, a pregnant Fleming found housekeeping work in the home of Harvard College Observatory's director, where she impressed him and his wife with constant questions and obvious intelligence, leading to her becoming an indispensable academic assistant and expert in spectrometry. At a time when women weren't even allowed to use a telescope (they might catch cold in the drafty observatory!), Fleming carved out a place in the male-dominated environment, was appointed curator of astronomical photographs, and advocated for other women in science in the nineteenth century. 

 
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