So many books and so little time. In the interests of filling your holiday hours with just the perfect books, here are a few titles new to the libraries. For middle grade readers: Jason Reynolds’ “Look Both Ways”; “The Big Dark” by Rodman Philbrick; a new Rick Riordan; “Guts” by Raina Telgemeier (based on a childhood phobia!); “The Vanderbeekers” trilogy; and Katherine Ardens’ “Small Spaces”. New children’s books include: “A Race Around the World” by Rose and Bye; “The Donkey Egg” and “Tops and Bottoms” by Janet Stevens; and two by Mo Willems, featuring “The Pigeon” and “Harold and Hog”.

For grown-ups, we have the following: a new Mitch Rapp thriller, in a series continued by Kyle Mills; “The Shape of Night” by Tess Gerritsen; Stuart Woods’ “Stealth” and “Blue Moon” by Lee Childs. Heather Morris has continued the Auschwitz tattooist story in “Cilka’s Journey”; Archer Mayor and Elizabeth Strout once again showcase old favorites with Joe Gunther and Olive Kitteridge. Renowned novelists Anne Perry and Jennifer Chiaverini introduce new characters and storylines in “Death in Focus” and “Resistance Women”, respectively. Oh yes, and Alexander McCall Smith has just written another episode in the lives of Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi: “To the Land of Long Lost Friends”. Finally, if you’re looking for a read off the beaten path and a little kooky and mysterious, try new author Kate Racculia’s book, “Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts”; it’s contemporary, gothic, familiar, spooky and tons of fun!