Author: McGarry, Katie, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y MCGARRY
Format: Books
Summary: Told in two voices, childhood best friends Jesse and Scarlett reconnect at his grandmother's funeral and start to share their secrets and feelings for each other. Jesse Lachlin has had his fair share of tragedy, and town folklore says he is cursed. Now his grandmother's will states that, in order to inherit his family farm, he must win the approval of his childhood best friend-- the girl he froze out his freshman year, Scarlett Copeland. Glory Gardner tells Scarlett Copeland that she has hidden psychic abilities, but Scarlett thinks Glory is delusional. What is real is Scarlett's father's irrational fears, controlling attitude, and the dark secrets at home. Scarlett may have a way to escape, but she'll have to rely on the one person she used to trust, Jesse Lachlin. -- Adapted from jacket.
Author: Bolden, Tonya, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y BOLDEN
Format: Books
Summary: Essie, a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, is offered the opportunity to leave her shameful past and be transformed into an educated, high-society woman in Washington, D.C. A young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie is trapped between the life she has and the life she wants-- until she meets Dorcas Vashon, the richest and most cultured black woman she's ever encountered. Dorcas transforms Essie into Victoria: with a fine wardrobe, a classic education, and the rules of etiquette, Victoria is soon welcomed in the upper echelons of black society in Washington, D. C. When the life she desires is finally within her grasp, Victoria must decide how much of herself she is truly willing to surrender. -- Adapted from jacket.
Author: Hanson, Victor Davis, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: B TRUMP
Format: Books
Author: Leckie, Ann, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F LECKIE
Format: Books
Summary: "Following her record-breaking run in science fiction, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, brings her immense talent to an epic fantasy novel about the hidden forces that guide our fates. Having helped win a war at great cost in human lives and to its own power, the god known as the Raven of Iraden was forced to continue to fulfill its commitment to its followers and slowly regain its strength through the steady flow of prayers and sacrifices which are the source of all the gods' powers. Centuries into that toil, a usurper to the throne of Iraden has discovered the Raven's weakened state and sets in motion a plot to gain the favor of younger, stronger gods in a bid to consolidate his power. But the Raven of Iraden is more resilient than its enemies have accounted for, and with the help of some unlikely allies it may still return to glory" --
Author: Robinson, Peter, 1950- author.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: LP F ROBINSON
Format: Large print
Summary: Two suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack investigative team. A young local student's body is found in an abandoned car on a lonely country road. The death looks like suicide, but there are too many open questions for Banks and his team to rule out foul play. The victim didn't own a car. She didn't even drive. How did she get there? Where--and when--did she die? Did someone move her, and if so, why? A man in his sixties is found dead in a gully up on the wild moorland. He is wearing an expensive suit and carrying no identification. Post mortem findings indicate that he died from injuries sustained during a fall. Was it an accident--did he slip and fall? Or was he pushed? Why was he up there? And why are there no signs of a vehicle near where he fell? As the inconsistencies multiply and the mysteries surrounding these two cases proliferate, a source close to Annie reveals a piece of information that shocks the team and impacts the investigations. An old enemy has returned in a new guise--a nefarious foe who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants. With the stakes raised, the hunt is on. But will Banks be able to find the evidence to stop him in time?
Author: Hendricks, Greer, author. Pekkanen, Sarah, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F HENDRICK
Format: Books
Summary: "When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she'll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she's thinking...and what she's hiding."--
Author: Axe, Josh, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 613.2
Format: Books
Summary: Outlines a thirty-day, step-by-step plan that offers scientific insights and shares dozens of satisfying keto-diet recipes for losing weight, reducing inflammation, and bolstering health.
Author: Dreyer, Benjamin, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 808.02
Format: Books
Summary: "Authoritative as it is amusing, this book distills everything Benjamin Dreyer has learned from the hundreds of books he has copyedited, including works by Elizabeth Strout, E. L. Doctorow, and Frank Rich, into a useful guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best foot forward in writing prose. Dreyer offers lessons on the ins and outs of punctuation and grammar, including how to navigate the words he calls 'the confusables,' like tricky homophones; the myriad ways to use (and misuse) a comma; and how to recognize--though not necessarily do away with--the passive voice. (Hint: If you can plausibly add 'by zombies' to the end of a sentence, it's passive.) People are sharing their writing more than ever--on blogs, on Twitter--and this book lays out, clearly and comprehensibly, everything writers can do to keep readers focused on the real reason writers write: to communicate their ideas clearly and effectively. Chock-full of advice, insider wisdom, and fun facts on the rules (and nonrules) of the English language, this book will prove invaluable to everyone who wants to shore up their writing skills, mandatory for people who spend their time editing and shaping other people's prose, and--perhaps best of all--an utter treat for anyone who simply revels in language"--
Author: Kleypas, Lisa, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LP F KLEYPAS
Format: Large print
Summary: Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he's a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband's life a misery, and she'll never forgive him for it. But when Phoebe attends a family wedding, she encounters a dashing and impossibly charming stranger who sends a fire-and-ice jolt of attraction through her. And then he introduces himself . . . as none other than West Ravenel. West is a man with a tarnished past. No apologies, no excuses. However, from the moment he meets Phoebe, West is consumed by irresistible desire . . . not to mention the bitter awareness that a woman like her is far out of his reach. What West doesn't bargain on is that Phoebe is no straitlaced aristocratic lady. She's the daughter of a strong-willed wallflower who long ago eloped with Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent - the most devilishly wicked rake in England. Before long, Phoebe sets out to seduce the man who has awakened her fiery nature and shown her unimaginable pleasure. Will their overwhelming passion be enough to overcome the obstacles of the past? Only the devil's daughter knows..."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Christie, Chris, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: B CHRISTIE
Format: Books
Summary: The controversial former governor and presidential candidate traces his rise to power through the bare-knuckle politics of New Jersey, describes his long friendship with Donald Trump, and shares insights into the current administration. After dropping out of the 2016 presidential race, Chris Christie stunned the political world by becoming the first major official to endorse Donald Trump. A friend of Trump's for fifteen years, the two-term New Jersey governor understood the future president as well as anyone in the political arena--and Christie quickly became one of Trump's most trusted advisers. Tapped with running Trump's transition team, Christie was nearly named his running mate. But within days of Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton, Christie was in for his own surprise: he was being booted out. In Let Me Finish, Christie sets the record straight about his tenure as a corruption-fighting prosecutor and a Republican running a Democratic state, as well as what really happened on the 2016 campaign trail and inside Trump Tower. Christie takes readers inside the ego-driven battles for Trump's attention among figures like Steve Bannon, Corey Lewandowksi, Reince Priebus, Kellyanne Conway, Jeff Sessions, and Paul Manafort. He shows how the literal trashing of Christie's transition plan put the new administration in the hands of self-serving amateurs, all but guaranteeing the Trump presidency's shaky start. Christie also addresses hot-button issues from his own years in power, including what really went down during Bridgegate. And, for the first time, Christie tells the full story of the Kushner saga: how, as a federal prosecutor, Christie put Jared Kushner's powerful father behind bars--a fact Trump's son-in-law makes Christie pay for later. Packed with news-making revelations and told with the kind of bluntness few politicians can match, Christie's memoir is an essential guide to understanding the Trump presidency.
Author: Robson, Jennifer, 1970- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F ROBSON
Format: Books
Summary: "London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation in spite of their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers in the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their bond, along with their nascent hopes for a brighter future, are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown. Toronto, 2011: More than half a century later, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother. How did her beloved Nan, a woman who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries, so similar to the exquisite motifs that embellished the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding more than sixty years before? And what was her Nan's connection to the celebrated textile artist Miriam Dassin? The Gown takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created, balancing behind-the-scenes details with a sweeping portrait of a society left reeling by the calamitous costs of victory. Its heroines, whose points of view alternate and intersect throughout its pages, are connected by threads of loss and love, suffering and survival, regret and redemption"--
Author: Dayton, Arwen, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: Y DAYTON
Format: Books
Summary: "Six interconnected stories that ask how far we will go to remake ourselves into the perfect human specimens, and how hard that will push the definition of human"--
Author: Amado, Martin, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 747
Format: Books
Summary: The ultimate guide to creating a gorgeous home that reflects your best, most beautiful self. Design expert and "makeover maestro" Martin Amado reveals the 3-step method he uses to create dramatic room makeovers for his clients in only one day. From walls to furniture to accessories, learn how to decorate rooms of any style in layers like a professional designer. Overflowing with stunning color photographs and illustrations, savvy design advice and DIY decor projects, this book makes it easy to give your home the designer look for less!
Author: Samaha, Albert, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 796.332
Format: Books
Summary: This uplifting story of a youth football team shines light on a group of preteen boys fighting for upward mobility while on the front lines of monumental shifts in America, living in a community eroding from gentrification and playing a sport threatened by a growing understanding of its risks. Never Ran, Never Will tells the story of the working-class, mostly black neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn; its proud youth football team, the Mo Better Jaguars; and the young boys who are often at the center of both. Oomz, Gio, Hart, and their charismatic, vulnerable friends, come together on a dusty football field. All around them their community is threatened by violence, poverty, and the specter of losing their homes to gentrification. Their passionate, unpaid coaches teach hard lessons about surviving American life with little help from the outside world, cultivating in their players the perseverance and courage to make it. Football isn't everybody's ideal way to find the American dream, but for some kids it's the surest road there is. The Mo Better Jaguars team offers a refuge from the gang feuding that consumes much of the streets and a ticket to a better future in a country where football talent remains an exceptionally valuable commodity. If the team can make the regional championships, prestigious high schools and colleges might open their doors to the players. Five years in the reporting, Never Ran, Never Will is a complex, humane story that reveals the changing world of an American inner city and a group of unforgettable boys in the middle of it all.
Author: Hogg, Corrie Beth, author. Stark, David, 1968- writer of foreword. Han, Christine, photographer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 745.594
Format: Books
Summary: Houseplants are everywhere--on Instagram, in the media, and in trendy homes all over the world. In Handmade Houseplants, expert crafter and tastemaker Corrie Beth Hogg offers a no-water necessary alternative: plants made from paper! This stylish guide includes step-by-step instructions for 30 of the most popular houseplants, from monstera and peperomia to fiddle leaf fig and philodendron. Additional projects show how to use paper plants for home décor, wall art, holiday decorations, gift giving, and more. The projects are simple enough to be made in few hours and the required materials are affordable and readily available. Packed with colorful photos and filled with inspiration, Handmade Houseplants shows how paper plants can provide a modern, light-hearted touch to a well-designed home.
Author: Chisholm, P. F., 1958- author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: F CHISHOLM
Format: Books
Summary: Sir Robert Carey hunts a traitor who may be sheltered by his powerful, rich mother and her people.
Author: Yokoyama, Hideo, 1957- author. Kawai, Louise Heal, translator.
Published: 2018
Call Number: F YOKOYAMA
Format: Books
Summary: Seventeen years after an air disaster of unprecedented scale occured near his newspaper office, reporter Kazumasa Yuuki makes good on a promise he made during that supercharged week and solves a mystery. 1985: Kazumasa Yuuki, a reporter at the North Kanto Times, runs a daily gauntlet of power struggles and office politics that plague its newsroom. When an air disaster occurs on the paper's doorstep, its staff is united by an unimaginable horror-- and a once-in-a-lifetime scoop. 2003: Seventeen years later Yuuki remembers the emotionally charged seven days that changed his and his colleagues' lives. He does so while making good on a promise he made that fateful week-- one that holds the key to its last unsolved mystery and represents Yuuki's final, unconquered fear. --Adapted from jacket.
Author: McIndoe, Andrew, 1956- author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 635.9
Format: Books
Summary: Shrubs are the perfect plant--they are low-maintenance, there is a variety for nearly every need, and they are widely available at garden centers and nurseries. In Shrubs, Andy McIndoe--one of the world's foremost woody plant experts--offers the information and advice needed to pick the right shrub for every site and condition. With this handy guide, it's easier than ever to decide which shrubs to add to your home garden. The book includes shrubs for challenging growing conditions, shrubs for restricted planting spaces, and shrubs chosen for their desirable characteristics, including hardiness in shade, difficult soil, and harsh conditions. Each plant profile includes complete growing information, color photographs, and recommended companion plants.
Author: Nicholas, Kristin, author. Snyder, Rikki, photographer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 745.5
Format: Books
Summary: "35 projects that explore the versatility of pattern in every room. Patterns made by hand are more interesting, alive, and vibrant than any machine-patterned object. With brushes and paint, needles and threads, and a little imagination, color expert and crafter Kristin Nicholas shows how you can transform your home into a space that sings. In Crafting a Patterned Home you'll: explore different types of patterns and how to mix and layer patterns together; learn DIY techniques to freshen and transform your home with pattern, paint, and more; discover the projects, inspiration, and ideas for enlivening your space. This book will guide you in playing with texture, scale, and color through embroidery, knitting, crochet, ceramics, painting, stamping, and more."--Back cover.
Author: Paolini, Christopher, author. Paolini, Angela, author. Paolini, Christopher. Fork. Paolini, Christopher. Witch. Paolini, Christopher. Worm.
Published: 2018
Call Number: Y PAOLINI
Format: Books
Summary: Three new stories of Eragon set a year after he left Alagaësia to find a home to train the newest generation of Dragon riders. It's been a year since Eragon left Alagaësia. He is searching for the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Instead he finds himself struggling with an endless sea of tasks. -- Adapted from jacket.
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