Staff Picks
Stay in touch with the personal favorites of the KDL Staff. Each title is handpicked.
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The Child Thief: A Novel by Brom Reveals the world of Peter Pan through the eyes of Nick, a fatherless teen whose dreams of wonderland are replaced by the gritty reality of life and death, as Peter’s recruits are forced into a lethal battle where the line between good and evil is blurred. Catalog Link |
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Graceling by Kristin Cashore Having the ability to kill a man with her bare hands since she was a young girl, Katsa, a Graceling, has been forced to do the king’s dirty work for years in order to live in his kingdom, but things change dramatically when she falls in love with Prince Po and secrets about her powers are suddenly revealed. Catalog Link |
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, is frightened when he discovers that gangster Al Capone wants a favor in return for the help that he secretly gave Moose. Catalog Link |
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Trouble: A Novel by Kate Christensen Fleeing to Mexico City for a holiday retreat in the wake of a crumbled marriage and a scandalous affair, former college friends Josie and Raquel experience opportunities to discover their sexual selves while grappling with realizations about how sex has compromised their pasts. Catalog Link |
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Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins By winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion. Catalog Link |
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Everything Matters!: A Novel by Jr., Ron Currie Encoded at birth with a prophecy about the world ending in thirty-six years, Junior Thibodeaux grapples with the question of whether or not anything he does matters, in this novel from the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award-winner. Catalog Link |
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Vanished by Joseph Finder After an assault leaves his estranged brother nowhere to be found and his sister-in-law in a coma, security investigator and ex-intelligence agent Nick Heller is forced to contend with one of the most powerful and secretive corporations in the world. Catalog Link |
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered during renovations at a Seattle hotel, Henry Lee embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment. Catalog Link |
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Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange Presents a paranormal sequel to Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Catalog Link |
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The Magicians: A Novel by Lev Grossman After graduating from a secret, exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, Quentin Coldwater finds that a fictional land from a series of childhood fantasy novels is real, but is more darker and dangerous than he could have imagined. Catalog Link |
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The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf When their seven-year-old daughter goes missing, Antonia evaluates her decision to stay in a loveless marriage that caused her child to withdraw into silence, while Martin confronts an uncomfortable aspect of his own personality. Catalog Link |
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Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson Ten years after leaving, Arlene Fleet finds she still has not escaped Possett, Alabama, when an old classmate turns up asking questions about a crime Arlene committed in her youth, forcing her into a confrontation with her past. Catalog Link |
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The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye A monumental, internationally best-selling novel set in nineteenth-century India weaves a vast tapestry of love, war, and adventure in the foothills of the towering Himalayas. Catalog Link |
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Eyes Like Stars: Theatre Illuminata, Act I by Lisa Mantchev Thirteen-year-old Bertie strives to save Theater Illuminata, the only home she has ever known, but is hindered by the Players who magically live on there, especially Ariel, who is desperate to escape into the outside world. Catalog Link |
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Rosemary and Rue: An October Daye Novel by Seanan McGuire Half-fae Toby retreats to the human world after being rejected by her Faerie family, but finds her anonymity compromised by the murder of an important countess who binds her to investigate, forcing Toby to resume her fae position. Catalog Link |
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Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (Chet and Bernie Mysteries) by Spencer Quinn Intrepid canine detective Chet accompanies his human police officer partner, Bernie, on a first assignment involving the disappearance of a teenage girl who ran with the wrong crowd, a case that is complicated by Bernie’s dysfunctional personal life. Catalog Link |
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Ladies of the Lake by Haywood Smith Spending a summer together in the hopes of inheriting their grandmother’s lake estate, four sisters share old rivalries and new understandings while struggling with respective challenges in the areas of finance, marriage, and boundaries. By the best-selling author of The Red Hat Club. Catalog Link |
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The Blacker the Berry (Ala Notable Children's Books. Middle Readers) by Joyce Carol Thomas Many shades of black are celebrated in this wonderful collection of poems and portraits as diverse skin colors are compared to beautiful things in and of the world, including rich black coffee and a bronze autumn leaf. Catalog Link |
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel by David Wroblewski A Hamlet-style tale that also celebrates the ancient alliance between humans and dogs follow the coming-of-age of speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father’s death. Catalog Link |