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New Books for the Pueblo Chieftain: July 4, 2022
Popular Books from 2022, for the Pueblo Chieftain, January 9, 2023
From the award-winning author of The Intern, Faking It and Remind Me How This Ends.
School's out.
Forget study, exams and mapping out the future.
For the next seven days, the only homework is partying with friends, making new ones and living in the moment.
There are no parents or curfews - and no rules.
Zoe, Samira and Dahlia are strangers, but they have something in common:
...10) Capricious
Ella's grade-eleven year was a disaster (Audacious), but as summer approaches, things are looking up.
She's back together with her brooding boyfriend, Samir, although they both want to keep that a secret. She's also best buddies with David and still not entirely sure about making him boyfriend number two. Though part of her wants to conform to high school norms, the temptation to be radical is just too great. Managing two
...11) Melody Trumpet
'SASSY AND FUN, MELODY TRUMPET IS FILLED WITH FRIENDSHIP, HEART AND HUMOUR.'
- Deb Abela, award-winning author of The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery
As the daughter of global music superstars, Melody Trumpet was supposed to be extraordinary - a melodic genius to carry on the Trumpet legacy.
But, as was discovered when Melody screamed her first
...12) Pinch Me
Now Darius has to face an ordinary day in the twelfth grade, suffering through remedial...
Bound by a secret from the past.
When maid of honor Emma Holt arrives at the wedding resort early, she's immediately drawn to best man Clay Foster and his six-month-old daughter. Despite the heartbreak they've both faced in the past, Emma and Clay find themselves falling for each other as the festivities unfold. But Emma's keeping a secret from Clay, and revealing it will change everything...
From Love...
— Fiona Wood, award-winning author of Wildlife and Cloudwish
Milo was a discoloured memory with blurred edges and a washed-out palette. Yet five minutes with him and everything came back to me in an instant.
Layla Montgomery's life fell apart at thirteen. After her mum died in a shock accident, Layla's grieving
...A bastard by birth, James Devlin lives on his own terms—until a twist of fate reveals that he is the true Duke of Blackwood. Though the brooding bachelor swears to hold on to his freedom, he does intend to take back his childhood home. But once at Wyndmoor Manor, he discovers an arresting adversary in Bella Sinclair. Her hot-blooded claim to his home is amusing. . .and arousing. Which is why he isn't leaving...
16) Aftershock
A massive earthquake forces Amy and her estranged half-sister to work together to survive.
Amy is happy it's the last day of school...until a huge earthquake hits. She's surprised that it's Mara, her half-sister, who finally comes for her, since they hardly know each other. There's no word from any of their parents, and their homes have been destroyed. So Amy and Mara set out on a perilous journey from their suburb into
...With The Hole We’re In—a bold, timeless, yet all too timely novel about a troubled American family navigating an even more troubled America—award-winning author and screenwriter,...