We’re always adding new eBooks and Audiobooks to the CA Library collection in the Sora digital reading app — our digital library is open 24/7 all year round!
Take a look at the latest eBooks available in your Sora account, including these great titles:
The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss — After her sister is murdered during season four, Sierra Angelos joins season five of a televised escape-room competition, where contestants solve high-stakes puzzles to win, as she searches for the truth before history repeats itself. Also available as an audiobook
“The escape room scenes are intricate, and the final reveal is satisfying and multilayered, setting up future adventures for Team Helsing. Great for fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ The Inheritance Games” (Booklist).
Be Right Back (Let’s Split Up, Book 2) by Bill Wood — The chilling second installment in the Let’s Split Up trilogy ―where coming home means facing a killer who knows your past. One year after surviving the mystery that made them local legends, the Sanera gang has gone their separate ways. College, new lives, and distance have replaced late-night investigations — except for Cam, who can’t quite move on. When Sanera’s Halloween festival reunites the group for a celebratory hometown event, nostalgia quickly turns to terror. Also available as an audiobook
“With a plot that offers gripping twists and turns, this fast-paced mystery keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the very end” (Kirkus Reviews).
The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst — After her boyfriend cheats on her and ruins her summer, sixteen-year-old Calisa escapes to rural Vermont to help her great-aunt run the Faraway Inn, only to discover a rundown inn in need of repair, the groundskeeper’s handsome son, and mysterious, almost otherworldly secrets lurking among its residents. Also available as an audiobook
“Durst’s charming fantasy is as cozy as a mug of hot cocoa” (SLJ).
How To Survive The End of the World by Katy Doughty — In a full-color debut, a graphic novelist takes an engrossing, gleefully existential deep dive into the many ways that humanity could — and almost did — meet its end. Since 99.9 percent of all species that have lived are extinct, it’s bound to be our turn eventually, right? With wit and dry humor, Doughty blends science and history to explore our chances of surviving disasters such as plagues, global warming, and alien invasion.
“Brilliant; at once terrifying and fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews).
K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee — In this romantic coming-of-age novel about chasing big dreams, a Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet. Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Jenny Han! Also available as an audiobook
“This wish-fulfillment story twines Cinderella moments with intersectional issues-class, racism, sexism-but it’s Candace’s sense of self-worth that will get readers to cheer” (Publishers Weekly).
Most Likely To Murder by Lish McBride — Yearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller from the award-winning author of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. High school seniors Rick and Martina must stop a killer targeting students based on altered, fatal yearbook superlatives. Also available as an audiobook
“A whodunit for suspense fans unafraid of dark humor” (Booklist).
The Right Call by Tommy Greenwald — From award-winning author Tommy Greenwald comes a thrilling companion novel to Game Changer that explores the growing pressures in youth sports, and the lengths some parents will go to make sure their kid comes out on top. Told through a combination of transcripts, articles, texts, and emails, star pitcher Cal must face the fallout after his father attacks an umpire during a game. Also available as an audiobook
“Sports fans, especially baseball players, will enjoy the characters and perhaps identify with the pressure to succeed outside the classroom” (SLJ).
A Song In The Dark by Brooke Archer — From the author of Hearts Still Beating comes a chilling and romantic supernatural novel set in a small town with dark secrets, about a teen girl who falls in love with a ghost. Jo is haunted by the death of her best friend, and when her mother moves the family hoping for a fresh start, Jo falls in love with a ghost who is haunted in his own way. Also available as an audiobook
“An atmospheric and moving . . . story exploring the complexity of grief” (Kirkus Reviews).
Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds — Stuy wanted to play the drums just like his mom, a founding member of the punk band The Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. With his mother as his teacher, Stuy starts busking in the subway with his friends Dunks, Alexis, Keith, and Frankie under the name Soundtrack. To everyone’s surprise, including their own, they become an underground sensation, and their success changes the course of their lives. Also available as an audiobook
“A rich, atmospheric portrayal of teens who become a family as they share a passion for music” (Kirkus Reviews).
The Twelve by Joey Graceffa — Each month, a Zodiac Witch is born, her magic written by the stars. Born on the cusp of Pisces and Aries, twin sisters Ophelia and Serena are trapped in the cold confines of an orphanage until fate rips them from obscurity. Suddenly, they are invited into The Twelve, a powerful coven. To join, they must swear to hunt Dark Witches, creatures of spectral beauty and razor-sharp teeth who survive by siphoning magic from young witches.
“Lofty prose depicts Serena and Ophelia’s battling the temptation of power, wrestling with revelations concerning their lineage, and working to find their place in the world” (Publishers Weekly).
We continue our series of posts featuring some of the best books in the CA Library collection — today’s featured titles are all thrillers. Follow the links for each book to learn more from the CA Library catalog!