Moving on to the rest of the TBR.
John Grisham
Bleachers
Book description: High school All-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.
As Coach Rake's 'boys' sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake – or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, still struggling to come to terms with his explosive relationship with the Coach, his dreams of a great career in the NFL, and the choices he made as a young man, the stakes could not be higher.
The Broker
Book description: In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Book 3: Anne of the Island
Description: New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With her old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and her frivolous new friend Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises . . . including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steals her heart. Little does Anne know that handsome Gilbert Blythe wants to win her heart, too. Suddenly Anne must decide whether she's ready for love.
House of M
House of M: Incredible Hulk by Peter David, Jorge Lucas, John Dell
Book description: In the Australian outback, Bruce Banner has found a peace he's never known among a tribe of Aborigines. But when their safety is threatened by a battle between a sect of AIM and the ruling totalitarian mutant government, the Hulk is forced to intervene in a big way. A House of M tie-in as the aforementioned "House" discovers that there is one mortal in the entire world that can stand against it, and he's drawing an incredible line in the sand, setting a stage for an unprecedented showdown. The Hulk like you've never seen him before! Collects Incredible Hulk #83-87.
House of M: Avengers by Christos Gage, Mike Perkins
Book description: The team behind the acclaimed Union Jack, Christos (World War Hulk: X-Men) Gage and Mike (Captain America) Perkins, reunite to bring you Marvel's heroes and villains in a world where anything can happen - and does! Return to the world of the hit House of M series, where mutants rule the earth and familiar heroes lead shocking, unfamiliar lives! See the history of this alternate reality revealed for the first time! Follow Luke Cage as he goes from wrongly-convicted prisoner to super-powered fugitive - and assembles the band of rebel freedom fighters who will come to be known as the Avengers! Featuring Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Tigra, Mockingbird, and more than a few surprises!
Collects: House of M: Avengers #1-5.
Vinland Saga vol 4-6 by Makoto Yukimura
Book description:A KING IS BORN Pushed to the brink of despair after his father attempted to have him killed, Prince Canute has experienced an awakening, transforming him from a timid, gentle boy into a clear-eyed man with the heart of a king. But a king needs a crown, and Canute now knows that nothing will be given to him. If he wants to rule, he will have to prove his ruthlessness with a plot that will change the fate of the kingdom and spatter the throne with blood! Meanwhile, Thorfinn watches events unfold that could steal away the vengeance he has waited so long to achieve.
Anna Kronberg Thriller series by Annelie Wendeberg
Book 1: The Lion's Courtship
Book description: Anna Kronberg lives in Victorian London’s worst rookery, offering medical treatment to prostitutes, vagrants, and criminals. To her, plugging holes and mopping up blood is normal. Stitching the slashed face of a young prostitute is not. Witnesses refuse to talk. The police can’t be bothered with yet another injured whore. But whispers are spreading about a man who pays well for a few harmless knife marks.
No one dares reveal the man’s identity. Only Garret O’Hare - a thief Anna barely knows - reluctantly agrees to help her investigate the assault.
But when the injured girl disappears, a veil of silence descends upon the slum. And Anna learns that she is no longer the hunter, but the hunted.
Warning: medical procedures, poverty, and prostitution are depicted without apology.
Deadpool classic vol 21-23
Book description: DVX- Collects Deadpool & Split Second #1-3, Deadpool V Gambit #1-5, Too Soon? #1-5 and material from Gwenpool Special #1, Gwenpool Holiday Merry Mix-Up #1.
Murder Most Fowl - Collects Deadpool The Duck #1-5, Deadpool Vs. The Punisher #1-5 And Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe Again #1-5.
Merc$ for Money - Collects Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016a) #1-5, Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016B) #1-8 And Deadpool: Back In Black #1-5
The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick
Book 4: Traps and Specters
Book description: The fourth book in the action-packed and highly imaginative The Secret Zoo series, about a group of middle school friends who discover a hidden zoo in their very own neighborhood! On Halloween night, Noah and his friends must battle terrifying sasquatches that have attacked their own elementary school. Little do they know the sasquatches are a trap! When DeGraff captures three of Noah's friends, can the kids ally with their rivals in order to save every person and animal in the zoo—all while dodging the town's police?
There are going to be some carryovers from May.
Around the World
Mexico
Como caracol by Alaide Ventura
Book description: Julieta supposes that something happened a long time ago between her mother and her grandmother that ended up separating them. One day, Julieta decides to get to know her grandmother, Mariana, better. Every moment will become a gift and hand in hand they will accompany each other to cope with Mariana's Alzheimer's disease with dignity.
Note: This is found in Spanish in Scribd, so of course I will read it in the original language. At this time there is no English translation.
Chile
La tristeza de las cosas by Maria Jose Ferrada
Book description: The objects we use every day keep something of us inside. Based on this premise, the writer María José Ferrada proposes a tour that begins with a cup of coffee abandoned in a kitchen. As the reading progresses, we discover that its owner is one of the more than 3,000 Chileans who, between 1973 and the mid-1980s, left their homes, offices, and places of study, never to return.
Note: This is found in Spanish in Scribd, so of course I will read it in the original language. At this time there is no English translation. But I am trying to read as many works in their original language as available.
Teheran
Disoriental by Negar Djavadi
Book description: The story of a young girl and her family, at the core of an exploration of Iranian history.
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