Popular New Titles

    Three Sisters

    By Bi Feiyu

    In a small village in China, the Wang family has produced three remarkable sisters in its quest to have a boy. From the small-town treachery of the village to the slogans of the Cultural Revolution to the harried pace of city life, Bi Feiyu follows the women as they strive to change the course of their destinies and battle against an “infinite ocean of people” in a China that does not truly belong to them. Yumi will use her dignity, Yuxiu her powers of seduction, and Yuyang her ambition—all in an effort to take control of their world, their bodies, and their lives.

    Buddha’s Orphans

    By By Samrat Upadhyay

    Buddha’s Orphans uses Nepal’s political upheavals of the past century as a backdrop to the story of an orphan boy, Raja, and the girl he is fated to love, Nilu, a daughter of privilege. Their love story scandalizes both families and takes readers through time and across the globe, through the loss of and search for children, and through several generations, hinting that perhaps old bends can, in fact, be righted in future branches of a family tree.



New HMH Children's Books

    Lives of the Pirates

    Swashbucklers, Scoundrels (Neighbors Beware!)

    By Kathleen Krull

    Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure—don’t they? What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? The beloved Lives of... series returns with profiles of the nineteen most notorious pirates in history.

    Ugly Pie

    By Lisa Wheeler

    Ol’ Bear wakes one morning with a hankering for Ugly Pie, so he goes on a search from neighbor to neighbor. All he finds are pies that please the eye. Maybe it’s time for Ol’ Bear to start cookin’ up something ugly himself! Ol’ Bear shares that Ugly Pie with his generous neighbors—and he shares his secret recipe, too, in the back of this book. Lisa Wheeler’s story is a joy to read, and Heather Solomon’s illustrations aren’t the least bit ugly, but full of lovely details and charming bears with big ol’ appetites for pie.



    Jekel Loves Hyde

    By Beth Fantaskey

    When Jill Jekel’s dad is murdered and her college money disappears, she knows the answer could lie in the dusty old box that she has never been allowed to touch. It leads Jill to excitement and danger when she teams up with gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde—who has his own dark secrets locked away—in pursuit of a chemistry scholarship. As they re-create experiments based on the classic novel, Jill’s accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and compels her to risk everything—even Tristen’s love—just for the thrill of being...bad.




New Mysteries

The Last Talk with Lola Faye

by Thomas H. Cook

Lucas Page visits St. Louis to give a sparsely attended reading—but among the yawning attendees is someone he did not expect: Lola Faye Gilroy, the “other woman” he has long blamed for his father’s murder. Reluctantly, Luke joins Lola Faye for a drink, and the two battered souls relive, from their different perspectives, the most searing experience of their lives. Slowly the hotel bar dissolves around them and they are transported back to the tiny southern town where this defining moment—a violent crime of passion—is turned in the light once more to reveal flaws in the old answers. As it turns out, there is much Luke doesn’t know. And what he doesn’t know can hurt him.


Broken

by Karin Fossum

A woman wakes up in the middle of the night paralyzed with fear. A strange man is in her bedroom. The woman is an author and the man one of her characters, desperately waiting for the time when she’ll tell his story. He, the author decides, is named Alvar Eide, forty-two years old, single, works in a gallery. He lives a quiet, orderly life and likes it that way—until one icy winter day when a young drug addict, skinny and fragile, walks into the gallery. Alvar gives her a cup of coffee to warm her up. And then she comes back the next day, and the one after that, drawing Alvar ever deeper into her dark world...


    American Heritage Children’s Science Dictionary

    by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

    The American Heritage Children’s Science Dictionary introduces students in grades 4 to 6 to the language and ideas of science. Clear definitions, full-color art, and an array of feature notes and tables cover the full range of scientific subjects, from earth science, computers, weather, and outer space to basic biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, and mathematics. “Did You Know?” notes present amazing facts on topics from earthworms to gravity to tornadoes.


    American Heritage Essential Student Thesaurus

    by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

    This reference title is the ideal choice for students ages twelve and up and English language learners who want to gain confidence in reading, writing, and speaking. Every synonym is illustrated with a clear example sentence or a quotation to help distinguish shades of meaning and illustrate how choosing the right word can result in more powerful and precise writing and communication. Authors quoted range from classic novelists such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Harriet Beecher Stowe to contemporary writers such as Carlos Fuentes, Cynthia Ozick, and David Sedaris.




The Quiet Book


Illustrated by Renata Liwska


The 2010 Original Art Gold Medalist



Dillweed's Revenge

A Deadly Dose of Magic


Illustrated by Carson Ellis


The 2010 Original Art Silver Medalist






Reading Group Picks

What Is Left the Daughter

By Howard Norman

Discussion Guide


At seventeen, Wyatt Hillyer is suddenly orphaned when his parents, within hours of each other, jump off two different bridges—the result of their separate involvements with the same compelling neighbor, a Halifax switchboard operator and aspiring actress. The suicides cause Wyatt to move to small-town Middle Economy to live with his uncle, aunt, and ravishing cousin, Tilda. Life assumes a new kind of normality, until the handsome German student Hans Mohring arrives in town. With World War II as a backdrop, Wyatt’s compounding grief, desire, and jealousy gather momentum, leading to the tragedy that will define his life forever.



Saddled

How a Spirited Horse Reined Me In and Set Me Free

Susan Richards

Discussion Guide


Finally fulfilling a childhood dream, Susan Richards buys a new horse, Georgia. When she adds a daily ride to her routine of hungover mornings and wine-soaked nights, she suddenly realizes that her heavy drinking over the last nine years has become alcoholism. The epiphany blows Susan away, but every day she lives a little more and thinks about her mistakes a little less, and learns a little more from Georgia, the kind of horse who doesn’t go in for indecision, who doesn’t apologize for her opinions, and who isn’t afraid to be herself.


New Paperbacks

The Water’s Edge

By Karin Fossum

Reinhardt and Kristine Ris, a married couple, are out for a Sunday walk when they discover the body of a boy and see the figure of a man limping away. They alert the police, but not before Reinhardt, to Kristine’s horror, kneels down and takes photographs of the dead child with his cell phone. Inspectors Konrad Sejer and Jakob Skarre begin to make inquiries in the little town of Huseby. But then another boy disappears, and an explanation seems more remote than ever. Meanwhile, the Rises’ marriage unravels as Reinhardt becomes obsessed with the tragic events and his own part in them.


Some Dream for Fools

By Faïza Guène

When Ahlème’s mother was killed in a village massacre, she left Algeria for France with her father and brother and never returned. Now, more than a decade later, she is practically French, yet in many ways she remains an outsider. Her father, unable to work, and her brother, a petty criminal, chafe against cultural intolerance. And as a temporary resident, Ahlème could at any moment be sent back to a village and a life that are now more foreign than Paris. Can her dreams for a better life survive the harsh realities she faces every day?

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