BOOKSTurtles All the Way Down A Skinful of Shadows by John Green by Frances Hardinge Release Date: October 10 Release Date: October 17 Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mys- This is the story of a bear-hearted girl . . . tery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a Sometimes, when a person dies, their spirit goes looking hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best for somewhere to hide. and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So Twelve-year-old Makepeace has learned to defend herself together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides from the ghosts which try to possess her in the night, des- that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. perate for refuge, but one day a dreadful event causes her to All the Crooked Saints drop her guard. by Maggie Stiefvater Ghosts of Greenglass House Release Date: October 10 (Greenglass House, #2) Here is a thing everyone fears: What it takes to get one. by Kate Milford Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find Release Date: October 3 a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific Welcome back to the irresistible world of Greenglass House DEBUTINGwhere thirteen-year-old Milo is, once again, spending the dreams, miracle-mad owls, estranged affections, one or two orphans, and a sky full of watchful winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who desert stars. are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious map La Belle Sauvage and a famous smuggler’s lost haul. (The Book of Dust, #1) Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 2 by Philip Pullman by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Release Date: October 19 Release Date: October 10 Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, The dark plague of the undead has swallowed Riverdale live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across whole, forcing the survivors led by Archie, Betty and the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using Veronica to flee the formerly idyllic town in search of safe his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) haven. The rag-tag group’s once-lighthearted romantic is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns rivalries, power struggles and family feuds are now cast in they have a guest with them, a baby by the name of Lyra a desperate light, as tensions and emotions are heightened Belacqua . . . by the fact that any decision, no matter how trivial it may IN seem, could now be a choice between life and death. And The War I Finally Won (The War more and more frequently... death is the winner. That Saved My Life, #2) Harry Potter - A History of Magic by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley by J.K. Rowling Release Date: October 3 Release Date: October 20 World War II continues, and Ada and her brother, Ja- Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of mie, are living with their loving legal guardian, Susan, in the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between a borrowed cottage on the estate of the formidable Lady Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the Thorton—along with Lady Thorton herself and her daugh- British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating ter, Maggie. Life in the crowded cottage is tense enough, journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School and then, quite suddenly, Ruth, a Jewish girl from Germa- of Witchcraft and Wizardry – from Alchemy and Potions ny, moves in. A German? The occupants of the house are classes through to Herbology and Care of Magical Crea- horrified. But other impacts of the war become far more tures. frightening. As death creeps closer to their door, life and OCTOBERmorality during wartime grow more complex.