Author: Slate, Jenny, 1982- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: B SLATE Format: Books Summary: "To see the world through Jenny Slate's eyes is to see it as though for the first time, shimmering with strangeness and possibility. As she will remind you, we live on an ancient ball that rotates around a bigger ball made up of lights and gasses that are science gasses, not farts (don't be immature). Heartbreak, confusion, and misogyny stalk this blue-green sphere, yes, but it is also a place of wild delight and unconstrained vitality, a place where we can start living as soon as we are born, and we can be born at any time. In her dazzling, impossible-to-categorize debut, Slate channels the pain and beauty of life in writing so fresh, so new, and so burstingly alive that we catch her vision like a fever and bring it back out into the bright day with us, and everything has changed"--Dust jacket.
Author: Colvin, Jeffrey, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F COLVIN Format: Books Summary: "A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate. Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family--Kath Ella, her son Omar/Etienne, and her grandson Warner--whose lives unfold against the tumultuous events of the twentieth century from the Great Depression of the 1930s, through the social protests of the 1960s to the economic upheavals in the 1980s. A century earlier, Kath Ella's ancestors established a new home in Nova Scotia. Like her ancestors, Kath Ella's life is shaped by hardship--she struggles to conceive and to provide for her family during the long, bitter Canadian winters. She must also contend with the locals' lingering suspicions about the dark-skinned "outsiders" who live in their midst. Kath Ella's fierce love for her son, Omar, cannot help her overcome the racial prejudices that linger in this remote, tight-knit place. As he grows up, the rebellious Omar refutes the past and decides to break from the family, threatening to upend all that Kath Ella and her people have tried to build. Over the decades, each successive generation drifts further from Africaville, yet they take a piece of this indelible place with them as they make their way to Montreal, Vermont, and beyond, to the deep South of America. As it explores notions of identity, passing, cross-racial relationships, the importance of place, and the meaning of home, Africaville tells the larger story of the black experience in parts of Canada and the United States. Vibrant and lyrical, filled with colorful details, and told in a powerful, haunting voice, this extraordinary novel--as atmospheric and steeped in history as The Known World, Barracoon, The Underground Railroad, and The Twelve Tribes of Hattie--is a landmark work from a sure-to-be major literary talent"--
Author: Grey, Iona, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F GREY Format: Books Summary: "An unforgettable historical about true love found and lost and the secrets we keep from one another from an award-winning author Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her. Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But when tragedy strikes, Selina finds herself choosing what's safe over what's right. Spanning two decades and a seismic shift in British history as World War II approaches, Iona Grey's The Glittering Hour is an epic novel of passion, heartache and loss"--
Author: Lang, Jennifer (Obstetrician), author. Published: 2018 Call Number: 176.4 Format: Books Summary: "A guide to sex education and contemporary sexual ethics answers common questions that teens have about such topics as dating, relationships, consent, and sexual safety." --
Author: Garber, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David), 1959- author. Published: 2018 Call Number: 155.4124 Format: Books Summary: "In Taming the Beast, Dr. Benjamin Garber shows you how to understand anger in all its forms, from irritation to frustration to rage, and express it constructively. You will learn practical strategies for modeling good anger management for your children, identifying and measuring emotions with the MadMeter™, planning ahead for what to do when anger erupts, and debriefing outbursts so you can do better next time. With practice, you and your kids will discover healthy ways to experience your own emotions--and accept each other's." -- Amazon.com
Author: Albert, Melissa, author. Tierney, Jim, illustrator. Published: 2018 Call Number: Y ALBERT Format: Books Summary: Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice's life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice's grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get.
Author: American Kennel Club. Published: 2017 Call Number: 636.7 NEW 22ND ED. Format: Books Summary: The New Complete Dog Book is the American Kennel Club's "Bible" of dogs. For the past 88 years it has been the ultimate breed resource--the one book that no purebred dog aficionado and expert can live without. In addition to being the longest continually published dog book in history, it is also the most successful dog book ever published, with over two million copies sold. The revised and updated 22nd edition contains revised breed standards, changes in breed classifications, and recently recognized breeds. Dog owners, breeders, and clubs will find the most current information here on AKC registration, competitive events, and programs. A celebration of every breed of dog recognized by the American Kennel Club--over 200 breeds--this new 22nd edition offers readers: Official standard for every AKC-recognized breed, including seven variety Groups and the Miscellaneous Class Breed histories, puppy-buying tips, and pet attributes, each breed written by one of the 200 AKC national parent clubs Over 800 exceptional color photographs of adults and puppies illustrate each four-page breed entry Spotlight on finding well-bred puppies, sports and activities for dogs and owners, AKC programs, and canine anatomy Illustrated glossary of canine terminology.
Author: America's Test Kitchen (Firm) author. Published: 2016 Call Number: 641.81 Format: Books Summary: "In this comprehensive cookbook, America's Test Kitchen breaks down the often intimidating art and science of bread baking, making it easy for anyone to create foolproof, bakery-quality breads at home,"--Amazon.com.
Author: Shantz-Hilkes, Chloe, author. Published: 2015 Call Number: 306.8742 Format: Books Summary: "For male teens confronted with an unplanned pregnancy and faced with a future filled with fear, doubt, and guilt, My Girlfriend's Pregnant! provides much-needed information and support as they are suddenly thrust into the role of father. Based on interviews with teenage dads, social workers, and medical professionals, this book explores topics such as what to expect during pregnancy and childbirth, parenthood, stress, abortion, and adoption. With an extensive list of further readings and resources to help with issues ranging from child support to bonding with your child, this book illustrates to young dads that they are not alone and that there are positive ways of dealing with the difficult choices that lie ahead, "--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Byler, Linda, author. Published: 2015 2013 Call Number: LP F BYLER Format: Large print Summary: "Sarah Beiler's friend, Ashley, acts strange, even nervous, when anyone talks about the rash of fires raising Sarah's suspicions. But that is not Sarah's only trouble. She remains distracted by Matthew Stoltzfus, who says that God is calling him to leave the Amish community and begs her to join him"--
Author: Page, Lawrence M. Burr, Brooks M. Page, Lawrence M. Field guide to freshwater fishes. Published: 2011 Call Number: 597.176 Format: Books Summary: This second edition incorporates almost 150 more freshwater fish species, plus all-new maps and a collection of new and revised plates.
Author: Dekker, Ted, 1962- Published: 2010 Call Number: F DEKKER Format: Books Summary: In 1772, Catherine the Great sends trusted warrior Toma Nicolescu to protect the Cantemir family, but when their daughter, Lucine, steals his heart, he is forced to keep silent while another lad begins courting her.
Author: Mark, Susan Purney, author. Greig, Daphne, author. Published: 2008 Call Number: 746.46 Format: Books Summary: "Quilt projects using fat quarters. Includes cutting layouts with a multitude of design possibilities. Streamlined sewing techniques"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Greenidge, Kerri, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: B TROTTER Format: Books Summary: "This long-overdue biography reestablishes William Monroe Trotter's essential place next to Douglass, Du Bois, and King in the pantheon of American civil rights heroes. William Monroe Trotter (1872- 1934), though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylistic verve of a newspaperman and the unwavering fearlessness of an emancipator, he galvanized black working- class citizens to wield their political power despite the violent racism of post- Reconstruction America. For more than thirty years, the Harvard-educated Trotter edited and published the Guardian, a weekly Boston newspaper that was read across the nation. Defining himself against the gradualist politics of Booker T. Washington and the elitism of W. E. B. Du Bois, Trotter advocated for a radical vision of black liberation that prefigured leaders such as Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. Synthesizing years of archival research, historian Kerri Greenidge renders the drama of turn- of- the- century America and reclaims Trotter as a seminal figure, whose prophetic, yet ultimately tragic, life offers a link between the vision of Frederick Douglass and black radicalism in the modern era"--
Author: Hamen, Susan E., author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 362.29 Format: Books Summary: "Examines what opioids are and what the risks of using them are. Readers will learn about the physical damages the opioids do to the body, how addiction affects others, and what treatment for opioid dependence looks like"--
