New Books at the Library

ADULT FICTION

"The Alexander Cipher" by Will Adams - "A razor-edged thriller that delves into crumbling tombs and ancient secrets. Explosively paced and tautly told, the book demands to be read in one sitting." -- James Rollins, New York Times Bestselling Author

JUVENILE FICTION

"Mogo, The Third Warthog" by Donna Jo Napoli - As in Napoli’s Ugly (2006), the protagonist here is a young animal learning to survive on its own. The last of three male warthogs born in his litter, Mogo always walks behind his mother and his just-slightly-older brothers in the last position, the most vulnerable to the many predators on the savanna. In a convincing first-person narrative, Mogo tells how he survives after his mother forces the three brothers out on their own. Instincts, learned lessons, and reasoning are on his side, but luck and an unlikely friendship with a lone baboon also come into play. Though the final art for Judge’s illustrations was not seen, the sketches look very promising. Readers with no particular interest in African animals may find themselves unexpectedly caught up in this well-told, life-or-death adventure tale, while children who love animals, even those as apparently unlovable as the warthog, will be in their element here. Grades 3-5. --Carolyn Phelan, Booklist