Contributed by Leslie Randall, Glenwood Public Library

During an intense storm in Dark Harbor, Maine, a perplexing murder lands a dead man on Stone Barrington’s doorstep. As secrets swirl around this mystery man’s identity, Stone quickly sets out to unravel a web of cunning misdirections and lies. Soon enough, he is embroiled in an elaborate game of cat and mouse between the CIA and foreign forces, including a bewitching new companion who comes under his protection. But when Stone’s actions draw the attention of an old enemy, one who will stop at northing to prevent the truth from getting out, Stone realizes he has met his match in Stuart Woods “Distant Thunder.”

In the young adult section we have “Dark Room Etiquette.” Sixteen-year-old Sayers Wayte has everything. Popularity, good looks, perfect grades, there’s nothing Sayer’s family money can’t buy. Until he’s kidnapped by a man who tells him the privileged life he’s been living is based on a lie. Trapped in a windowless room without knowing why he’s been taken or how long the man plans to keep him shut away. To survive he must forget the world he once knew and play the part his abductor has created for him. As time passes, the line between fact and fiction starts to blue and Sayers begins to wonder if he can escape before he loses himself. The author, Robin Roe, counseled adolescents in Boston before she moved to Dallas to become a high school special education teacher. Her debut novel was named one of the best young adult books of the year by Goodreads.

In the junior section we have “Logo’s Light.” Once in your life, sometime after your first memory but before you can drive a car, something is going to happen to you that doesn’t happen to anyone else you know. It might be something bad or special, or funny, or shocking. For Millie, it’s something really sad. Lolo, her neighbors’ infant daughter, dies unexpectedly, suddenly, on the night Millie babysits. There’s nothing she could have done, so how does she go on? In this poignant coming-of-age story she finds her way.

In the picture book section we have “Feathers Together.” Best friends Malena and Klepetan always adventure together. The two excitedly prepare to fly thousands of miles for the flock’s annual migration to a warm winter place. But when Malena is injured, she stays in Croatia while Klepetan goes to South Africa, and the pair must navigate the turbulent winds of separation for the first time. Being apart is hard, they miss each other. But even over the vast distance, the two brave explorers discover ways to enjoy their separate seasons while hoping that spring will bring them back together. From an award-winning team comes an uplifting story of animal friendship, inspired by a real life pair of storks with an unbreakable bond.