New and noteworthy
USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.
1Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green ( Dutton Books for Young Readers, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
Sixteen-yearWHAT IT’S ABOUT: old Aza and best friend Daisy investigate the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, with a $ 100,000 reward at stake.
Green also wrote the THE BUZZ: young- adult blockbuster The
Fault in Our Stars, which became a hit movie starring Shailene Woodley.
2 Lou Reed: A Life
by Anthony DeCurtis ( Little, Brown, non- fiction, on sale
Tuesday) WHAT IT’S A ABOUT: biography of the rock pioneer and member of the Velvet Underground, who died in 2013 at age 71. “A THE BUZZ: rough- edged, straighttalking biography,” says Booklist.
4 Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
by Liza Mundy ( Hachette, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday)
Tells WHAT IT’S ABOUT: the true story of young, female college graduates ( more Hidden
Figures) who were recruited during World War II to crack code, including a crucial Japanese code that helped the U. S. win the Battle of Midway.
“The book is a winner THE BUZZ: … a sleek, compelling narrative,” says Kirkus Reviews.
3 The Rules of Magic
by Alice Hoffman ( Simon & Schuster, fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: This prequel to Hoffman’s witchy best seller Practical Magic goes back to the 1960s and the early years of anothHoffman er set of supernatural Owens siblings, Franny, Jet and Vincent. “Spellbinding,” PubTHE BUZZ: lishers Weekly says in a starred review.
5Beyond the Messy Truth
by Van Jones ( Ballantine, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday) In the wake of WHAT IT’S ABOUT: the 2016 election, Jones offers his thoughts on “How We Came Apart, How We Come Together,” as the subtitle says. Jones has THE BUZZ: raised his profile with his political commentary on CNN.