Lakeland Public Library discussion

Back to school is just around the corner. Are you set with a new book? Be on the lookout for these new arrivals heading your way at the Lakeland libraries.

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.

I'm Not Dying With You Tonight by Gilly Segal & Kimberly Jones
Told from two viewpoints, Atlanta high school seniors Lena and Campbell, one black, one white, must rely on each other to survive after a football rivalry escalates into a riot.

Midnight Beautiesby Megan Shepherd
Seventeen-year-old Anouk is forced into a sinister deal with Crown Prince Rennar in order to help her friends, who are trapped in their animal forms, and save Paris from the Coven at Oxford.

#Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil
Seventeen-year-old Becca auditions for a new, non-lethal reality show featuring Painiacs, hoping to prove that her deceased mother was not Alcatraz 2.0 executioner Molly Mauler.

Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst
The long-awaited sequel to the Of Fire and Stars finds Mare and Denna traveling to a new and dangerous kingdom where Denna will be trained to tame her magic by a mysterious queen who is not all she seems.

These Divided Shores by Sara Raasch
Held captive with the king's son in an endlessly shifting prison, Lu contemplates the violence of her military past to prevent the takeover of her island home, while a tormented Vex throws himself into the rebellion against Argrid forces.

Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
An ominous warning overshadows Kazi and Jase's return to Tor's Watch before a violent attack separates the pair, forcing them to pursue unexpected alliances.