Nobody is a book that reminds us that
all of us are somebody — that, until we love and respect black bodies,
we cannot truly and honestly move forward. If you wish all people
understood systemic racism, that it comes from all of us, and that all
our perceptions and biases contribute to an existence where all bodies
are not honored equally, then Nobody is the book for you. From
Ferguson to Flint, Hill chronicles how oppression has seeped into the
core of our country, building a foundation so unbalanced that equitable
footing is nearly impossible.
— D
As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly
escaped Valley Forge—but their relief is short-lived. Before long they
are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to
track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on,
fiercely determined to find Isabel’s little sister Ruth, who is enslaved
in a Southern state—where bounty hunters are thick as flies.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has
conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes
are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in
order to keep the size of the population under control.
Citra
and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither
wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that
the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a
new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magic. On a dangerous
journey, Lirael returns to her childhood home, the Clayr’s Glacier,
where she was once a Second Assistant Librarian. There, a young woman
from the distant North brings her a message from her long-dead mother,
Arielle. It is a warning about the Witch with No Face. But who is the
Witch, and what is she planning? Lirael must use her new powers to save
the Old Kingdom from this great danger—and it must be forestalled not
only in the living world but also in the cold, remorseless river of
Death.
Emma Allen couldn’t be more excited to start her sophomore year.
Not only is she the assistant stage manager for the drama club’s
production of Hamlet, but her crush Brandon is directing, and
she’s rocking a new haircut that’s sure to get his attention. But soon
after school starts, everything goes haywire. Emma’s promoted to stage
manager with zero experience, her best friend Lulu stops talking to her,
and Josh–the adorable soccer boy who’s cast as the lead–turns out to
be a disaster. It’s up to Emma to fix it all, but she has no clue where
to start. One night after rehearsal, Emma stays
behind to think through her life’s latest crises and distractedly falls
through the stage’s trap door … landing in the basement of the
Globe Theater.
Rho, the courageous visionary from House Cancer, lost nearly everything
when she exposed and fought against the Marad, a mysterious terrorist
group bent on destroying balance in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now the Marad has
disappeared without a trace, and an uneasy peace has been declared.
But
Rho is suspicious. She believes the Master is still out there in some
other form. And looming over all are the eerie visions of her mother,
who died many years ago but is now appearing to Rho in the stars.
Lucky lives a relatively normal life on a remote moon of the planet
Aries One, safe from the turmoil and devastation of the interstellar war
between Humans and Aliens. Lucky has seen images of the horned,
cloven-hooved Aliens before, but he’s never seen one up close. Then one
night, he dreams that the stars are singing to him—and wakes to evidence
suggesting that he is not so normal after all. When Lucky’s mother
sacrifices herself to help him escape an elite Human military force
called the Shadow Guards, he must rely on the Alien crew of a ramshackle
starship, where he finds that humanity’s deadly enemies seem
surprisingly Human up close. In fact, they may be more Human than Lucky
himself, who has a dangerous power that could change the course of the
war and the fate of the galaxy—if he can learn how to use it. Star Wars
fans seeking another saga to love need look no further than this epic
middle-grade adventure from SF Said, illustrated by Dave McKean with
remarkable white-on-black spacescapes.
When her best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Sophie sets
off to stay with her cousins on the remote Isle of Skye. It’s been years
since she last saw them–brooding Cameron with his scarred hand; Piper,
who seems too perfect to be real; and peculiar little Lilias with her
fear of bones.
Still, Sophie never expected the strange new rules
the family now lives by: Make no mention of Cameron’s accident. Never
leave the front gate unlocked. Above all, don’t speak of the girl who’s
no longer there, the sister whose death might have closer ties to
Sophie’s past–and more sinister consequences for her future–than she
ever knew.
We’ve been talking a lot at Powell’s about the election, our country’s
deepening divide, and the challenges ahead of us. One thing we can all
agree on is that there’s nowhere we’d rather be working right now than
at a bookstore. Our faith in books and their ability to inform, to
inspire, to entertain, to comfort, and to effect change remains
unshaken. Here you’ll find a sampling of books we’re reading now to
guide us through this tumultuous time.
“I haven’t read with such urgency and dire need in a long while. Every scene, every sentence is unpredictable, beautifully written, and utterly captivating. Nothing will prepare you for the ending. I think I held my breath for the final 100 pages and then sobbed when I closed the book for the final time.” — Heather
“This is an anxious and uneasy coming-of-age story with a shattering identity crisis. Harbach expertly conveys the degrading, confusing, humiliating aspects of adolescence. Woven throughout is one of the most distressing love stories I’ve ever come across.”
