New Children’s Items-June 2025

Board Books

What is in our solar system? BB ABBOTT, SIMON
Big dog– little dog BB EASTMAN, P.D.
My Merry Christmas BB LLOYD-JONES, SALLY
Christmas with Peppa. BB PEPPA PIG
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Picture Books

Bluey: Sleepytime E BLUEY
Mystery vine E FALWELL, CATHRYN
A forest song E HALL, KIRSTEN
Zar and the broken spaceship E O’DELL, DINO
Oh, the places you’ll go! E SEUSS
I’d choose you! E TRENT, JOHN

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Non-Fiction

Bandoola : The Great Elephant Rescue. J 636.96 GRILL, WILLIAM
Travis Kelce : J 92 KELCE, TRAVIS
Taylor Swift : J 92 SWIFT, TAYLOR
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Audio

Mr. Plummer is dumber! JCD GUTMAN, DAN

DVDS

MirrorMask JDVD MIRRORMASK
Casper JDVD CASPER
The little drummer boy JDVD LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
The day the earth blew up : a Looney Tunes movie JDVD LOONEY TUNES
Scooby-Doo! : Shaggy’s showdown JDVD SCOOBY-DOO
SpongeBob SquarePants. JDVD SPONGEBOB
Two brothers JDVD TWO BROTHERS
Wild Kratts : A creature Christmas JDVD WILD KRATTS

 Fiction

Dial if you dare JF COTE-FOURNIER, ALEXANDRE
Agent Stitch : a study in slime JF DISNEY
The right call JF GREENWALD, TOMMY
The puppet’s payback and other chilling tales JF HAHN, MARY
Get well, pug JF MAY, KYLA
Pug the sports star JF MAY, KYLA
Apple Krate. JF MCNOWN, JEFFREY
The house of Hades JF RIORDAN, RICK

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Graphic Novels

Stitch and the samurai JGN DISNEY
Fresh start JGN GALLIGAN, GALE
Dreams come to life JGN KRESS, ADRIENNE
Squished JGN LLOYD, MEGAN
Karen’s sleepover JGN MARTIN, ANN
Karen’s grandmothers JGN MARTIN, ANN
Karen’s prize JGN MARTIN, ANN
Mallory and the trouble with twins JGN MARTIN, ANN
Around the Spider-verse JGN MARVEL
Shang-Chi and the quest for immortality JGN MARVEL
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Pizza face JGN OGLE, REX
Academy for Roblox Pros. JGN SHEA, LOUIS
The squad JGN SOONTORNVAT, CHRISTINA
I survived the destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 JGN TARSHIS, LAUREN
 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Saturday morning adventures. 2 JGN TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Turtle Power Pack JGN TMNT
Piggy. JGN VANNOTES

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New Nonfiction-June 2025

Islam : 297.09 TOLAN, JOHN
The invisible spy : Churchill’s Rockefeller Center spy ring and America’s first secret agent of World War II 327.12 MAIER, THOMAS
The mother next door : medicine, deception, and Munchausen by proxy 616.85 DUNLOP, ANDREA
Autism out loud : life with a child on the spectrum, from diagnosis to young adulthood 618.92 SWENSON, KATE
The Meathead method : a BBQ Hall of Famer’s secrets and science on BBQ, grilling, and outdoor cooking with 114 recipes 641.5 MEATHEAD
Walden and other writings 818 THOREAU, HENRY
I’m that girl : living the power of my dreams 92 CHILES, JORDAN
Theater kid : a Broadway memoir 92 SELLER, JEFFREY
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New DVDs, Games, and Audio-June 2025

Movies

The alto knights DVD ALTO KNIGHTS
Batman collection DVD BATMAN COLLECTION
Country strong DVD COUNTRY STRONG
The last supper DVD LAST SUPPER
The woman in the yard DVD WOMAN IN THE YARD
Ant-Man BLU-RAY ANT-MAN
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (Blu-ray) BLU-RAY LOONEY TUNES

Audiobooks

Don’t forget me, little Bessie CD BURKE, JAMES
The first gentleman CD CLINTON, BILL
The new wilderness : CD COOK, DIANE
A Christmas carol CD DICKENS, CHARLES
The teacher of Auschwitz : CD HOLDEN, WENDY
Badlands / CD PRESTON, DOUGLAS

Video Games

Carmen Sandiego PS5 CARMEN SANDIEGO
Doom : The dark ages PS5 DOOM THE DARK AGES
Disney illusion island : starring Mickey and friends XBOX DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND
DOOM : The Dark Ages XBOX DOOM THE DARK AGES

Board Games

Games: Animals of Baker Street: GAME ANIMALS OF BAKER STREET
Games: Carthago: GAME CARTHAGO
Games: Dinosaur Tea Party: GAME DINOSAUR TEA PARTY
Games: Only murders in the building: GAME ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
Games: Pillars of the Earth: GAME PILLARS OF THE EARTH
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BOOK REVIEW: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

A book review by Mina Nguyen

A man who has the capabilities to burn kingdoms to the ground is raising an army
containing unimaginable beings. With a stolen sword and a newly wedded queen, he is set on
destruction and power. Corayne an-Amarat can feel it; there is a strange darkness. An immortal
and an assassin knock on Corayne’s door, urging her to save the world as the last of an ancient
lineage. Corayne finds herself on a journey completing unusual tasks to prevent all-out war as
she also navigates a world she’s never been accustomed to.
This book has a lot of world-building. I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing, but the
world-building is complex and there are a lot of factors at play for a young adult fantasy. I was
pretty confused until the first 100 pages because a lot of it is left to mystery, which sets it up to
be further explained in future chapters. I would even say that within the first book, the
world-building hasn’t been fully set, which I think was slightly aggravating since it is 500+ pages
of setting up the plot and developing the villains and heroes. The descriptions could be more
vivid for how intricate the world-building is. As a fan of the Red Queen series, I was interested in
what Realm Breaker had to offer. While I don’t think that Realm Breaker is better than Red
Queen, there are technically two other books to read. I did really enjoy the characters, especially
Sorn, the assassin. The entire book is told through six characters, but not everyone whose
perspective gets read is the hero, which was interesting to read. I liked the connection between
all the characters and their povs. Seeing a character in a different character’s pov helps build and
develop their personality. I also really liked how realistic Corayne’s skills are. Initially, she’s
really sheltered, so she lacks a lot of survival skills needed. I liked that Aveyard made it
incredibly known that Corayne’s skills were not fully developed, and she was still a beginner. She
didn’t pick up anything fast, but she took the time to learn. It’s so much more realistic than
becoming a master at the sword within two weeks, and I enjoyed watching the process unfold.
Additionally, the politics are what really comes to light in this book. In Red Queen, it was the
love triangle and the premise was developed around those three main characters; however,
Realm Breaker has very little romance and sets up the political drama with a few hints of
romance. While I don’t think that this book is for everyone, I would definitely recommend it for
readers who enjoyed all the books within The Red Queen Series or those who want more politics
than romance with heavy world-building!
Books similar to Realm Breaker:
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria Schwab
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

 

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