String
Bridge by Jessica Bell
Release Date:
November 1
Publisher: Lucky
Press, LLC
Description: Greek
cuisine, smog and domestic drudgery was not the life Australian musician,
Melody, was expecting when she married a Greek music promoter and settled in
Athens, Greece. Keen to play in her new shoes, though, Melody trades her guitar
for a 'proper' career and her music for motherhood. That is, until she can bear
it no longer and plots a return to the stage--and the person she used to be.
However, the obstacles she faces along the way are nothing compared to the
tragedy that awaits, and she realizes she's been seeking fulfilment in the
wrong place.
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Dark
Eden by Patrick Carmen
Release Date:
November 1
Publisher: HarperCollins
Children’s Books
Description: Fifteen-year-old
Will Besting is sent by his doctor to Fort Eden, an institution meant to help
patients suffering from crippling phobias. Once there, Will and six other
teenagers take turns in mysterious fear chambers and confront their worst
nightmares—with the help of the group facilitator, Rainsford, an enigmatic
guide. When the patients emerge from the chamber, they feel emboldened by the
previous night's experiences. But each person soon discovers strange,
unexplained aches and pains. . . . What is really happening to the seven teens
trapped in this dark Eden?
Patrick
Carman's Dark Eden is a provocative exploration of fear, betrayal, memory, and—
ultimately—immortality.
Out
of Oz by Gregory Maguire
Release Date:
November 1
Publisher: William
Marrow
Description: The
marvelous land of Oz is knotted with social unrest: The Emerald City is
mounting an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, and the
Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law. And look who’s knocking at the door.
It’s none other than Dorothy. Yes, that Dorothy.
Amid all this
chaos, Elphaba’s granddaughter, the tiny green baby born at the close of Son of
a Witch, has come of age. Now, Rain will take up her broom in an Oz wracked by
war.
The stirring,
long-awaited conclusion to the extraordinary bestselling series begun with
Wicked, Out of Oz is a magical journey rife with revelations and reversals,
reprisals and surprises — the hallmarks of the brilliant and unique imagination
of Gregory Maguire.
Crossed
by Ally Condie
Release Date:
November 1
Publisher: Dutton
Juvenile
Description: In
search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to
share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken
by the Society to his certain death - only to find that he has escaped, leaving
a series of clues in his wake.
Cassia's
quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds
glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and
certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected
betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander - who may hold the key to the
uprising and, still, to Cassia's heart - change the game once again. Nothing is
as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the
path more twisted than ever.
The
House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz
Release Date:
November 1
Publisher: Mulholland
Books
Description: Sherlock
Holmes is the greatest detective in literary history. For the first time since
the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by
his estate, whetting the appetites of fans everywhere. Information about the
book will be revealed as deliberately as Holmes himself would unravel a knotty
case, but bestselling novelist and Holmes expert Anthony Horowitz is sure to
bring a compelling, atmospheric story to life. With access to the estate's
archives and careful study of the original stories, Horowitz is sure to weave a
tale that satisfies new fans as well as the most dedicated Baker Street
Irregular.
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