Adult New Books for the week of September 7, 2020

Download this New Book Order Form (PDF) and return it to any desk in the Library. We would be happy to put any of these books on hold for you!

Other ways to place holds:

Call the Library at 262-532-8920
Email your name, library card number, and hold requests to HoldRequests@menomonee-falls.org
Click on any of the links below to log into our catalog and place the holds yourself

Featured New Releases

Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes

Reeling from her parents’ deaths, Lucy Claremont discovers an artifact in their London flat, leading her to a seaside estate. Aided by her childhood friend Dashel, a forensic astronomer, they start to unravel a history of heartbreak, sacrifice, and love begun 200 years prior – one that may heal them both.

Put Set the Stars Alight on hold

Final Cut by SJ Watson

Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people. It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. But now it’s a ghost town – and the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary. But the community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood Bay – or does it?

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Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney

Clementine Lakefield leads a simple life in her retirement community in Sun City, South Carolina. But behind her carefree facade, she is hiding a lifetime of secrets. When her neighbor goes missing, Clemmie suddenly finds herself at the center of a dangerous conspiracy.

Put Before She Was Helen on hold

Road out of Winter by Alison Stine

Spring doesn’t return for the second year in a row. With grow lights stashed in her truck and a pouch of precious seeds, Wylodine is determined to start over away from icy Appalachian Ohio. But now she’s a target. Because she has the most valuable skill in the climate chaos: she can make things grow.

Put Road out of Winter on hold

Growing Up Shared by Stacey Steinberg

In today’s age of “sharenting,” many parents are trying to strike the right balance between engaging with online communities they value and respecting their child’s right to privacy and safety. Steinberg investigates the benefits and risks of sharing our kids’ lives on social media to help parents find the right path for their families to follow in the online world.

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Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon

Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse than ever, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand.