Stark, Summit libraries listings for Feb. 27
Fiction
Children
“Girl Giant and the Jade War,” by Van Hoang – Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend – he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really, he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made. Determined to prevent a war, Thom, and her dragon friend Kha set off on an adventure across the Heavens to search for allies. But with the stakes higher than ever, the price for help may be more than Thom is willing to pay ... This richly woven middle-grade fantasy series is full of humor, magic, and heart.
Teens
“Your Corner Dark,” by Desmond Hall – The second Frankie Green gets that scholarship letter, he has his ticket out of Jamaica. The second his longtime crush, Leah, asks him on a date, he's in trouble. The second his father gets shot, suddenly nothing else matters. And the second Frankie joins his uncle's gang in exchange for paying for his father's medical bills, there's no going back – or is there?
Adults
“Reminders of Him,” by Colleen Hoover – After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.
Nonfiction
Children
“Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems," by Jack Prelutsky; drawings by Ruth Chan – "Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast" is guaranteed to make readers laugh, imagine, write and dream. From a lizard playing a mandolin (although not very well) to the surprised guest of honor (at a birthday party he threw for himself), there’s something for everyone in Jack Prelutsky’s "Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast." Illustrator Ruth Chan’s lively and hilarious black-and-white art jumps off the page and illuminates a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between.
Teens
“Fashionopolis (Young Readers Edition): The Secrets Behind the Clothes We Wear,” by Dana Thomas – Did you ever think about where your jeans come from? How about the people who made your T-shirt, or what happens to the clothes you grow out of when you're done wearing them? The fabrics clothes are made of the way they are designed and sewn and shipped around the world, and the way we consume them and get rid of them – every step in this process has a big impact on our environment, on the people who work in clothing factories, and on our cultures. This nonfiction book shows us how the clothes we wear – and throw away – every day are made, and what that means for our planet and for people around the world.
Adults
“Taste,” by Stanley Tucci – Tucci grew up in an Italian family that put great import on food: Quality ingredients, careful preparation, the passing on of family recipes and cultural culinary traditions. He has written cookbooks, become involved in food-related charities, and has probably spent more time focusing on food than he does on acting. This is Tucci's memoir of his life in and out of the kitchen, of good times and bad, of five-star meals and burned dishes. With a few recipes scattered through the chapters.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark, Summit libraries listings for Feb. 27
