Lakeland Public Library discussion

Outside may be a summer sauna, but inside we've got you covered. Grab one of these new books arriving at our libraries throughout June and July to beat the heat and enjoy the indoors.

Color Me In by Natasha Diaz
A coming-of-age story of friendship, first romance and religious intolerance finds a 16-year-old girl in an affluent New York City suburb confronting her biracial identity for the first time when she relocates to her divorced mom's family home in Harlem.

The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter
In a magical realm where fairy tales are prophecies of the future, a young woman destined to be Snow White's evil stepmother discovers her heritage when she manifests the power of communing with mirrors.

Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare
A Shadowhunters companion to the best-selling Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series includes short stories about Anna Lightwood's doomed romance, Matthew Fairchild's great sin and Valentine Morgenstern's soul purchase.

Maybe This Time by Kasie West
Working for a local florist, Sophie attends all of the big events and hopes to apply to design school, but the arrival of Andrew, son of the fancy new chef in town, complicates her life in unexpected ways.

The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
As a future chieftain of the Crow caste, sixteen-year-old Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her clan of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when her family is called to collect royal dead, she’s hoping they’ll find the payout of a lifetime.

Ordinary Girls by Blair Thornburgh
A lighthearted contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility finds two sisters, complete opposites in temperament, who discover that the secrets they have been keeping make them more alike than they realized.

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her late mother's estranged relatives at scenic North Lake, a teen finds herself torn between her mother's working-class relatives and her father's wealthier associates.

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
When apprentice librarian Elisabeth is implicated in sabotage that released the library's most dangerous grimoire, she becomes entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy that could mean the end of everything.

Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
When an escaped demon possesses Tatsumi, Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko races to prevent the Master of Demons from claiming a magical scroll of power and covering the land in darkness.

Wilder Girls Rory Power
Left to fend for themselves when their island boarding school is quarantined, three best friends watch their teachers die before their fellow students begin succumbing to feral violence, a situation that is further complicated when one of them goes missing.