Welcome back to the library!
Another year and so many books to read! Over the summer, we ordered a bunch of new books for the library including a whole raft of graphic novels. I've highlighted some of them below but there's a whole bunch more. You'll find many of them on display in the First Look area, as you come into the library, and on the shelves of the graphic novel, contemporary fiction, and creative nonfiction sections opposite my desk. Come and have a look - they're all ready to be checked out now! (Many of these are also available as ebooks)
Nonfiction
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Publication Date: 2017A succinct and witty guide to the cosmos. For those not in a hurry, we've also got Neil deGrasse Tyson's Origins
Bay Curious by Publication Date: 2023Fun guide to weird and wacky hidden gems of Bay Area trivia, history, and culture.
Fight Like Hell by Publication Date: 2022A history of the American Labor movement that focuses on marginalized and often forgotten groups, including women, people of color, and LGBT activists.
Poverty, by America by Publication Date: 2023From the author of the acclaimed Evicted, this powerful book addresses the question of why the richest country on Earth has more poverty than any other advanced democracy.
The Rediscovery of America by Publication Date: 2023Yale history professor, Ned Blackhawk, rewrites US history, putting Indigenous people back at the center.
Text Me When You Get Home by Publication Date: 2019A lovely portrait of the power of female friendships.
The Turnaway Study by Publication Date: 20212023 UHS Alumni Honors Recipient, Dr Corinne Rocca, was involved in this deep study of the consequences of having - or being denied - an abortion. The results are not what you might think.
Fiction
Different for Boys by Publication Date: 2023This wistful and reflective novella about identity, isolation, and the yearning to belong centers on Ant Stephenson, a closeted high school junior.
Imogen, Obviously by Publication Date: 2023Imogen prides herself on being a great ally to her queer best friends but thinks she's resolutely heterosexual. But a chance meeting makes her question that.
I Was Born for This by Publication Date: 2022From the author of the Heartstopper series, this novel looks at the many facets of identity through this story of a band and an ardent fan.
Saints of the Household by Publication Date: 2023Max and Jay have to reach back to their Bribri roots to find their way forward after they commit an act of violence.
Silver Nitrate by Publication Date: 2023Another weird and compelling book from Moreno-Garcia, this time jumbling together movies, Nazi occultists, and 1993 Mexico City.
Graphic
Revenge of the Librarians by Publication Date: 2022Sadly this won't tell you what will happen if we find you eating in the library, but it is a collection of witty literary cartoons.
Pardalita by Publication Date: 202316 yo Raquel lives in a small Portuguese village and when she encounters Pardalita, an older girl who is a gifted artist, her horizons expand.
Twelfth Grade Night by Publication Date: 2022A funny and romantic riff on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night set in a high school,
Project Nought by Publication Date: 2023Ren gets on a bus in 2016 but wakes up in 2122, discovering that he is part of a time travel history class.
Sunshine by Publication Date: 2023In this follow-up to his memoir Hey Kiddo, high schooler Jarrett becomes a counselor at a camp for seriously ill kids.
Ms Davis by Publication Date: 2023A powerful graphic biography of Angela Davis, Black activist, professor, and prison abolitionist.
