New Books at Peabody Library, Winter 2020
Adult Fiction
Heaven, my home / Attica Locke
The Heavens: a novel / Sandra Newman
Sarah Jane / James Sallis
Women Talking: a novel / Miriam Toews
Mrs. Everything: a novel / Jennifer Weiner
Adult Nonfiction
The Falcon Thief: a true tale of adventure, treachery, and the hunt for the perfect bird / Joshua Hammer
Underland: a deep time journey / Robert Macfarlane
Blowout: corrupted democracy, rogue state Russia, and the richest, most destructive industry on Earth / Rachel Maddow
Picture Books
How to Read a Book / Kwame Alexander
Charlotte the Scientist is Squished / Camille Andros
A Bike Like Sergio’s / Maribeth Boelts
King & Kayla and the case of the lost tooth / Dori Hillestad Butler
I Am Enough / Grace Byers
Diary of a Worm / Doreen Cronin
LLama LLama Misses Mama / Anna Dewdney
A Couch for Llama / Leah Gilbert
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat / Dan Harper
Owen / Kevin Henkes
Penny and her Marble / Kevin Henkes (easy reader)
The Hello, Goodbye Window / Norton Juster
All for Me and None for All / Helen Lester
Just a Minute: a trickster tale and counting book / Yuyi Morales
Almost Time / Gary D. Schmidt
Alfred’s Book of Monsters / Sam Streed
Snail Crossing / Corey R. Tabor
Children’s Fiction
The One and Only Ivan / Katherine Applegate
See You in the Cosmos / Jack Cheng
Mercy Watson thinks like a pig / Kate DiCamillo
George / Alex Gino
Hello Universe / Erin Entrada Kelly
Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of Tippy Tinkletrousers / Dav Pilkey
Guts / Raina Telgemeier (graphic novel)
The prince and the Dressmaker / Jen Wang (graphic novel)
Children’s Nonfiction
Family Poems for Every Day of the Week / Francisco X. Alarcón
Wild Tracks: a guide to nature’s footprints / Jim Arnosky
Hidden Wildlife: how animals hide in plain sight / Jim Arnosky
Stubby the War Dog: the true story of World War I ‘s bravest dog / Ann Bausum
Snakes / Nic Bishop
Henry and the Cannons: an extraordinary true story of the American Revolution / Don Brown
Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos / Monica Brown
Native American Gardening: stories, projects, and recipes for families / Michael J. Caduto
Ancient Egypt: beyond the pyramids / Kathleen W. Deady
Bodies from the Ice: melting glaciers and the rediscovery of the past / James M. Deem
Tornado! the story behind these twisting, turning, spinning, and spiraling storms / Judith Bloom Fradin
The Wolves Are Back / Jean Craighead George
Horse Crazy! 1,001 fun facts, craft projects, games, activities, and know-how for horse-loving kids / Jessie Haas
A Kick in the Head: an everyday guide to poetic forms / Paul B. Janeczko
Myths Busted! 2 : just when you thought you knew what you knew … / Emily Krieger
The Manatee Scientists: saving vulnerable species / by Peter Lourie
Saving Fiona: the story of the world’s most famous baby hippo / Thane Maynard
Hidden Figures: the true story of four black women and the space race / Margot Lee Shetterly
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga / Traci Sorell
For Teens
Joe Quinn’s Poltergeist / David Almond
Drowned City / Don Brown (graphic novel)
Girl Rising: changing the world one girl at a time / Tanya Lee Stone