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Some of our July 2023 favorites Algunos de nuestros favoritos de julio 2023 |
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The sun and the void
by Gabriela Romero Lacruz
Set in a lush world of ancient magic inspired by the history and folklore of colonial South America, this sweeping epic fantasy follows two young women on a quest for belonging.
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24 Hours in Italy
by Romi Moondi
Two years have passed since Mira and Jake missed their flight and spent a magical 24 hours together in Paris. Sparks flew. Romance bloomed. But life got in the way. When they're reunited for another whirlwind adventure, will they connect in the same way?
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Every Rising Sun
by Jamila Ahmed
Furious at his first wife's infidelity, Malik begins to marry and behead a new girl every night until Shaherazade saves her own life with an unfinished, ongoing story each night, in a new take on One Thousand and One Nights.
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How can I help you
by Laura Sims
No one knows Margo's real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library only know her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of countless premature deaths in her wake.
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Small worlds
by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Set over the course of three summers, a new novel follows Stephen, a first-generation Londoner born to Ghanian immigrant parents, as he chooses a different path than what's expected of him—one of music, peace, beauty and freedom.
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Discourses of the Elders : The Aztec Huehuetlatolli a First English Translation by Sebastian Purcell The Aztecs had a metaphysical tradition but no concept of "being." They considered the mind an embodied force, present not just in the brain but throughout the body. Their core values relied on collective responsibility and group wisdom, not individual thought and action, orienting life around one's actions in this realm rather than an afterlife. Purcell's fluency in his grandmother's native Nahuatl brings to light the Aztec ethical landscape in brilliant clarity. Never before translated into English in its entirety, and one of the earliest post-contact texts ever recorded, Discourses of the Elders reflects the wisdom communicated by oral tradition and proves that philosophy can be active, communal, and grounded not in a "pursuit of happiness" but rather the pursuit of a meaningful life.
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Izzy Azumi, F.D.O. (Future Dog Owner)
by Megan McDonald
LOCAL AUTHOR. With dogs on the brain, Izzy Azumi, who already has a goldfish and tarantula but wants an animal to cuddle with, sets out to make her dream come true with the help of her best friends Judy and Stink.
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To the Other Side
by Erika Meza
A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey.
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A Long Stretch of Bad Days
by Mindy McGinnis
To earn the last credit she needs to graduate, Lydia Chass teams up with foul-mouthed Bristal Jamison to transform her listener-friendly local history podcast into a hard-hitting, truth-telling exposé as they investigate an unsolved murder from their small town's past.
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Saints of the Household
by Ari Tison
After breaking up a fight that harms their school's star soccer player in the process, two Bribri American brothers have to lay low due to their physically abusive father and grapple with the weight of their actions to find their way forward.
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Banyan Moon : a novel
by Thao Thai
Three Vietnamese American women mourning the death of the family matriarch recount their lives and childhoods at a crumbling, gothic manor called Banyan House, where the secrets of her grandmother's past come to light.
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Owner of a lonely heart : a memoir
by Bich Minh Nguyen
In this memoir about parenthood, absence and the condition of being a refugee, the author, who fled Saigon for America at the end of the Vietnam War, while her mother stayed behind, tells a coming-of-age story spanning her Midwestern childhood, her first meeting with her mother and becoming a parent herself.
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The shadow sister
by Lily Meade
When her missing sister Sutton suddenly reappears but is changed in ways she cannot explain, Casey starts uncovering her sister's secrets while searching for the truth surrounding the disappearance of other girls in their area.
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The probability of everything
by Sarah Everett
When an asteroid has an 84.7% chance of colliding with the Earth in four days, 11-year-old Kemi, who loves scientific facts and probability, assembles a time capsule to capture her family's truth as she tries to come to terms with saying goodbye.
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What Should I Read Next? ¿Y ahora qué leo? Sonoma County Library is here for you. Simply fill out a form and our experts will provide you with 2-3 personalized recommendations within 5 days. Happy reading! La Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma está para servirle. Simplemente llene el formulario a continuación, y nuestros expertos le ofrecerán 2 o 3 recomendaciones personalizadas dentro de 5 días. ¡A disfrutar la lectura! |
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