New Books To Read in December

A fledgling vampire and a headstrong vampire huntress must work together — against their better judgment — to rid the world of monsters in this irresistible young adult romantasy.

From the award-winning author of Chemistry, a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations. With her “wry, wise, and simply spectacular” style (People) and “hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron” (O, The Oprah Magazine), Weike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty, incisive, and tender.

As a child, Robert Howard was taught by his Granny Callie to always face his threats head-on. Some thirty years later, he emerged from the Vietnam War as America’s most decorated Green Beret. For the first time, Howard’s story is being told in full. Respected military historian Stephen L. Moore takes readers into the heart of the Vietnam War’s covert Special Ops jungle warfare in this immersive, suspenseful read. Through family sources, National Archives documents, and dozens of testimonials from the Green Berets who fought alongside him, this “one-man army” will finally be given the recognition he deserves.

Bluey and Bingo know all about love. Find out all the different ways the Heeler family love in this lift-the-flap board book that’s perfect for fans of Bluey!

The stakes are sky-high when a power-mad Chinese president threatens Taiwan in the #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan series.

From the bestselling author and “master of the medical thriller” (The New York Times), Robin Cook, comes a new tale of suspense-horror about a first-year resident whose life-shattering visions reveal the truth behind some of the greatest medical advances in the history of medicine.

What if a mother doesn’t know best … ? In a close-knit English village, Chrissy and Alice were once best friends. So were their sons, Leo and Robbie. Until the night Leo killed Robbie with a single, devastating punch. Now Leo has gone to prison, Chrissy has lost her pub, and Alice has been pouring her anger into a twisted project …

Former CIA operative Teddy Fay returns for another heart-pounding Hollywood-fueled adventure in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling series.

Rich people know a secret. In this book, former Wall Street investor Codie Sanchez pulls back the curtain and shows you how to acquire cash-flowing businesses that are winning right now. Main Street Millionaire will reshape the way you think about your wealth and ownership forever. However, it’s not for slackers. It’s for those who want meaning and fulfillment while building their community. Codie’s no-BS, out-of-the-box wisdom is the antidote to a complacent life of making other people rich. In summary: Your money, and meaning, is on Main Street.

Join Peter Rabbit in celebrating friends everywhere with this wonderfully charming gift book! Filled with beautiful illustrations that capture the warmth of Beatrix Potter’s original drawings, fans new and old will love this heartwarming tribute to the friends who make your life amazing.

A witty and thought-provoking mystery that reimagines the spy story to explore the nature of relationships in a digital age: The follow-up to Jane Pek’s “thoroughly modern twist on classic detective fiction,” The Verifiers (New York Times Book Review).

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy comes the powerful third-installment to the Women of Troy series. In this third outing, Barker follows the young Ritsa and the unpredictable Cassandra on their perilous return journey to Mycenae. In The Voyage Home, Barker elevates myth and legends and asks us to examine the stories we hold dear through a feminist lens, and in doing so she has crafted a tale that upholds her legacy as one of our finest contemporary novelists.

A book that explores the great American novelist and playwright Edna Ferber, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, whose work was made into many Academy Award-winning movies; the writing of her controversial, international bestselling novel about Texas, and the making of George Stevens’s Academy Award-winning epic film of the same name, Giant.

Across two parallel narratives, Murakami draws readers into a mind-bending universe in which Lauren Bacall, Bob Dylan, a split-brained data professor, a deranged scientist, his shockingly undemure granddaughter, and various thugs, librarians, and subterranean monsters collide to dazzling effect. What emerges is a hyperkinetic novel that is at once hilariously funny and a deeply serious meditation on the nature and uses of the mind.

Zip, zap, and zoom through space with Hugo and his best friend Dino on their adventure to find the best mom present ever! An out-of-this-world graphic novel chapter book series filled to the brim with friendship and zany adventures.

Gossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer — or die trying.

It’s time to celebrate Valentine’s Day and all things love with this gorgeous and gifty picture book from Mr. Boddington’s Studio. Including well-known works, lesser-known gems, and original poems written by Mr. Boddington’s Studio, this assortment of age-appropriate love poems will be sure to please both parents and young readers looking for a literary way to celebrate the holiday.

Opal has almost done it all — fought monsters, protected people from pillagers, and even defeated the legendary Ender Dragon! But that’s all in the past now. Meanwhile, Opal’s sister, Lisa, is at the beginning of her own journey. When Lisa is offered the opportunity to join an epic quest, Opal reluctantly agrees to accompany the group — only to protect her sister, of course. But along the way, Opal might just rediscover her love of adventure, and realize that it’s even more fun when someone else is there to share in the story …

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