Beth’s Books - June

Each month, Beth Withers, one of our library volunteers, shares the newest books that have been added to our church library this past month. For more information on our library click here.

• PICTURE BOOK 

  • Towed by Toad by Jashar Awan
    Toad drives a tow truck for his dad’s car repair shop. He is busy all day long until his tow truck breaks down and he realizes that everyone needs help sometimes. Young readers will be pulled in by the humorous text and equally humorous digital illustrations.

• JUVENILE FICTION

  • Lola by Karla Valenti

    “A simmering tale of magic, adventure, and the extraordinary bond between a brother and sister who’d journey to the ends of the Earth to save each other.” A Pura Belpre Award (for recognition of a Latino or Latina author or illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience) and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year.

• ADULT FICTION

  • Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff
    “A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this captivating novel of love and survival.” There are many holds for this book in the DeKalb Library System, so be first in line to get it at your church library!

• ADULT NON-FICTION

  • Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by Adam Lazarus
    by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey Bestseller Grisham teams up with Jim McCloskey, the founder of Centurion (which since the early1980’s has been dedicated to freeing people who have been wrongly convicted) to look at 10 cases of miscarriage of justice in America and their aftermaths. “A powerful and infuriating must-read about ineptitude and injustice in America’s legal system.”