(7/24/2020)
DB 97721 Frankly in Love – by David Yoon – High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understand love, or himself, at all. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2019.
DB 97728 The Deserter – by Nelson DeMille & Alex DeMille – Army investigators Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are sent to Venezuela to track down suspected deserter Captain Kyle Mercer. Mercer vanished a year prior while in Afghanistan and has been spotted in Venezuela. This difficult mission is made even more difficult by Maggie’s inexperience and possible secret alliances. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2019.
DB 97891 Manuscript for Murder: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery – by Jessica Fletcher & Jon Land – When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of Jessica Fletcher’s long-time publisher and trusted friend, Lane Barfield, Jessica cannot believe it. So when it appears that Barfield has committed suicide, Jessica takes on the task of clearing his name. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018.
DB 97726 Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History – by Brian Kilmeade – An account of America’s continued fight for Texas after the crushing massacre at the Alamo. The author describes how that defeat galvanized Texans to ultimately win independence for the state. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2019.
DB 97729 Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family – by Mitch Albom – An inspirational biography of Chika Jeune, a Haitian orphan born just three days before the earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. Describes her life at an orphanage, her mysterious medical struggles, and the author’s fight to find a cure for her after taking her into his household. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2019.
DB 97731 Music: A Subversive History – by Ted Gioia – Music critic and author of How to Listen to Jass (DB 85237) tells a four-thousand-year history of music as a global source of power, change, and upheaval. He shows how social outcasts have repeatedly become trailblazers of musical expression. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
DB 97714 Corduroy Audiobook Collection – by Viola Davis & Others – Three books, written between 1968 and 2018, featuring the adventures of a small teddy bear. Includes Corduroy, Corduroy Lost and Found, and Corduroy Takes a Bow. Based on the character created by Don Freeman. Commercial audiobook. For pre-school-grade 2. 2018.
DB 97717 The Curse of the Werepenguin – by Allan Woodrow – When a mysterious baron in far-off Brugaria sends for orphan Bolt, he hopes it will connect him to his long-lost parents. But Baron Chordata, a young boy, ends up being a bit eccentric and a tad dangerous. Commercial audiobook. For grades 3-6. 2019.
DB 97844 Buried Secrets: Hello Neighbor – by Carly Anne West – After he proves that Aaron and Mya are missing, Nicky suspects that his neighbor is involved. But when he asks his friends to help and they refuse, Nicky has to investigate on his own. Sequel to Waking Nightmare (DB 97843). Commercial audiobook. For grades 4-7. 2019.
