Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Seventeen year-old Elio falls in love with a summer guest at his family’s home on the Italian coast.

Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
An all-too-human homicide detective and a fearless reporter trail a Portland serial killer in this debut thriller. For fans of Silence of the Lambs.

Five Skies by Ron Carlson
A remote Idaho gorge is the setting for this story of three men rebuilding their lives as they construct a motorcycle stunt ramp.

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: a novel by Michael Chabon
What if the Jewish community resettled in Alaska after World War II? Chabon combines black comedy with a hardboiled detective story in this inventive alternate history.

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Every unhappy workplace is unhappy in its own way and this failing Chicago ad agency is no exception. For fans of The Office. 

The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton
A young New York librarian moves to Kenya to manage a most unusual traveling library.

Loving Frank: a novel by Nancy Horan
Local author Horan’s first novel imagines the affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and the wife of one of his clients.

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Two women survive thirty years of Afghan history in this devastating follow-up to The Kite Runner.

Tree of Smoke by Dennis Johnson
The nephew of a legendary war hero is drawn deep into the moral confusion of Vietnam War espionage. Johnson is this year’s National Book Award Winner for Fiction.

Run by Ann Patchett
A traffic accident on a snowy Boston night brings together two seemingly unconnected families.

Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
Russo chronicles fifty years in the lives of three small-town friends as two of them, now married,  make plans to visit the third, an ex-pat living in Venice.

The Terror: a novel by Dan Simmons
An Arctic adventure becomes a terrifying fight for survival in this fictional account of the lost Franklin expedition.

Mothers & Sons: stories by Colm Tóibín
Nine sets of mothers and sons face each other as adults in this collection of short stories.

The Canon: a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science by Natalie Angier
Science was never so sexy as it is in this approach to physics, chemistry, geology, biology and astronomy.

A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah
At the age of 13, Beah was enlisted by the national army to fight rebels in Sierra Leone.

Dog Years: a memoir by Mark Doty
Two dogs steer their owner through heartbreaking personal loss.

At Large and at Small : familiar essays by Anne Fadiman
Fans of Ex Libris will appreciate this author’s second collection of “familiar essays” – writings that are equal parts head and heart.

Better: a surgeon's notes on performance by Atul Gawande
Just how much does the average ER doctor owe in student loans? In this collection of essays, Dr. Gawande examines areas where the medical profession has room for improvement.

God is Not Great : how religion poisons everything by Christopher Hitchens
The acerbic journalist recounts the worst aspects of religious belief in a book that made him a National Book Award finalist.

Kabul Beauty School : an American woman goes behind the veil by Deborah Rodriguez
In 2002, Rodriguez went to Afghanistan with an aid group. There she transformed and empowered the lives of Afghani women by starting a beauty school.

Born on a Blue Day: inside the extraordinary mind of an autistic savant: a memoir by Daniel Tammet
One of only 50 known autistic savants offers a unique perspective on thought and memory.

The Clarks of Cooperstown : their Singer sewing machine fortune, their great and influential art collections, their forty-year feud by Nicholas Fox Weber
This talented family helped shape our nation’s appreciation of art.

The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
How long would it take the residue of mankind to disappear from the earth?

The Great Upheaval : America and the birth of the modern world, 1788-1800 by Jay Winik
Winik examines a pivotal period in American history in the context of the world political stage.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
When smart, nerdy fourteen-year-old Arnold Spirit Jr. transfers to a school 22 miles away from his Spokane Reservation home, he struggles with leaving his family, friends and heritage behind. This book won Alexie the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

Re-Gifters by Mike Carey
Dixie has two loves, hapkido and fellow martial artist Adam. When Dixie uses her tournament fee money to buy an expensive gift for Adam she learns the true meaning of gifts given and received.

Before I die by Jenny Downham
Sixteen-year-old Tessa has ten things she wants to do before succumbing to her advanced leukemia. They include having sex, committing a crime and falling in love.

Tamar by Mal Peet
When Tamar’s beloved grandfather commits suicide he leaves behind a box of items that reveal his activities as a Dutch Resistance fighter in WWII.

Mouse Guard, Vol 1: Fall 1152 by David Petersen
The Mouse Guard protects mice from predators as they travel between the Mouse Territories in the 12th century. When a grain merchant disappears, three brave Guards, Lieam, Kenzie and Saxon are sent to investigate.

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
As the Vietnam War rages abroad, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood has a battle at home -– Wednesdays, when he must study Shakespeare under the watchful eye of Mrs. Baker.

Beetle Bop by Denise Fleming
Action is the key to this book about “Striped beetles, spotted beetles, all-over-dotted beetles." Kids will want to dance with the colorful pages and then go outside to find the real thing.

Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
Four words make a book?  The pale watercolor illustrations have a life and energy of their own and create humor and excitement with four marvelous words.

Living Color by Steve Jenkins
The paper collage artist brings together the worlds of science, art, and animals in this rendering of animals united by their vibrant colors.

The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll  by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Three sisters receive one doll and learn what it really means to share in this story packed with the spirit of the season.

Leaves by David Ezra Stein
In spare, precise text, a young bear observes leaves as they change through the seasons.  This book will expand young minds thinking about their own world.

The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio by Lloyd Alexander
A young adventurer seeks treasure on the legendary Road of Golden Dreams. During his adventures, Carlo is robbed, mistaken for a warrior and a prince, and risks his life for a prize that might not exist.

Jack Plank Tells Tales by Natalie Babbitt
Jack Plank is a pirate and teller of tales looking for a new career.

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves. When a disreputable preacher steals money from Elijah's friend, Elijah pursues him on a dangerous journey to America.

Robot Dreams by Sara Varon
Dog, Robot and other mute creatures suffer all-too-human ordeals in this elegiac story of friendship, loss and forgiveness. A wordless graphic novel.

The Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles
House, the team captain of the Aurora County All-Stars baseball team has been sidelined for a year because of a broken elbow.  Now the biggest game of the season is coming fast.

Candyfloss by Jacqueline Wilson
At the same time that Floss must decide between her mother or her father, her best friend begins to reject her.

Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art
Twenty-three of the most honored and beloved artists in children's literature talk informally to children about their adventures in illustration.

Bronzeville Boys and Girls by Gwendolyn Brooks
First released in 1956, Brooks' poems about African-Americans are matched with Faith Ringgold's vibrant illustrations to show the universality of children living in an urban community.

At Gleason’s Gym by Ted Lewin
This book describes the activities at Brooklyn’s famous Gleason's gym, where boxers such as Muhammed Ali trained.

Jabberwocky: the classic poem from Lewis Carroll's Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there by Christopher Myers
Myers re-imagines the famous poem as a face-off on the basketball court.

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís
Peter Sís shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw growing up on the communist side of the Iron Curtain.