Author: Sarles, Shawn, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y SARLES Format: Books Summary: Some legends say if you look into a mirror and say Bloody Mary's name thirteen times, she will show you the future. It might be your one true love... or a skull to mark your death within five years. Others say that conjuring Bloody Mary will bring her into your world. Elena, Steph, Calvin and Grace think it's an innocent game. And only Calvin sees her. They pretend it's all fake... but a demon has been unleashed. Five years later, accidents start happening. And Bloody Mary won't stop until she gets what she wants. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Pacifico, Francesco, 1977- author. Harris, Elizabeth, 1963- translator. Published: 2021 2018 Call Number: F PACIFICO Format: Books Summary: "A provocative and bracing send-up of modern masculinity, from the author of Class and The Story of My Purity"-- "Marcello, an editor and poet, is on the brink of his forties. Like everyone in his life, including his sister-in-law, he's writing a novel. This novel. This novel will be about women. Love. Growing older. Maybe even taking responsibility. But unfortunately for Marcello, the women in his life resist definition. They flit and flicker constantly between archetype and actuality: sirens and saviors, subordinates and savants, vixens and villains." --Front jacket flap
Author: Ullrich, Volker, 1943- author. Chase, Jefferson S., translator. Published: 2021 2020 Call Number: 943.086 Format: Books Summary: "The best-selling author of "Hitler: Ascent" and "Hitler: Downfall" reconstructs the chaotic, otherworldly last days of Nazi Germany. On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of the once-mighty Third Reich. In a taut, propulsive narrative, eminent historian Volker Ullrich depicts the final days of the Nazi empire through the eyes of Germans, both famous and ordinary, who experienced them. He takes us inside the phantomlike regime of Hitler's chosen successor, Admiral Karl Dönitz, while capturing the drama of a society in its death throes--from mass suicides to fanatics calling for one last stand. Integrating an astonishing variety of new primary sources, Ullrich offers an indispensable account of the costs of mass delusion"--
Author: Rivers, Francine, 1947- author. Published: 2021 1997 Call Number: F RIVERS Format: Books Summary: California's gold country, 1850. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. Then she meets Michael Hosea, a man who seeks his Father's heart in everything. He obeys God's call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Defying Angel's every bitter expectation, despite her resistance her frozen heart begins to thaw. But overcome by feelings of unworthiness and fear, Angel runs away from her husband's love. She is terrified of the truth she can no longer deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael Hosea does-- the One who will never let her go.
Author: Foody, Amanda, author. Herman, Christine Lynn, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y FOODY Format: Books Summary: Every generation, seven families select a champion to compete in a tournament to the death for control of high magick--the most powerful resource in the world--but this year, a salacious tell-all book draws reporters, tourists, and government agents to Ilvernath to watch the bloody curse unfold and some of the champions are determined to thwart their destinies and rewrite their stories.
Author: Van Otterloo, Ash, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: J OTTERLOO Format: Books Summary: Twelve-year-old Tennessee Lancaster, burdened by her ability to pry into folks' memories by touching their belongings and by her prideful family's secrets, finds solace in ghost hunting with her nonbinary crush inside a nearby forest in Howler's Hollow, but when the ghosts reveal that the forest's existence is threatened, Tennie must find the link between how they died and her own family's secrets.
Author: Santana, Sol, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y SANTANA Format: Books Summary: "Ash has never thought much about being intersex. But when he gets his period and his parents pressure him to 'try being a girl,' he must fight for who he really is"-- Ashley "Ash" Bishop has always known who he is: a guy who loves soccer, has a crush on his friend Michelle, and is fascinated by the gruesome history of his hometown--Salem, Massachusetts. He's also always known that he's intersex, born with both male and female genitalia. But it's never felt like a big deal until his junior year of high school, when Ash gets his first period in front of the entire boys' soccer team. Now his friends and teachers see him differently, and his own mother thinks he should "try being a girl." As tensions mount with his parents and Ash feels more and more like an outcast, he can't help feeling a deeper kinship with his ancestor Bridget Bishop, who was executed for witchcraft. She didn't conform to her community's expectations either; she was different, and her neighbors felt threatened by her. And she paid the ultimate price. Ash is haunted by her last recorded words: You will keep silent. Ash realizes that he needs to find a way to stand up for who he really is, or the cost of his silence might destroy his life, too.
Author: Moreno, Nina (Young adult fiction writer), author. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y MORENO Format: Books Summary: Told in two voices, Lou Patterson reconnects with her neighbor and ex-best friend Sam Alvarez, now seniors in high school, after they rediscover their childhood bucket list. Luisa (Lou) Patterson grew up across the street from Sam Alvarez in the small, quirky town of Port Coral. Then middle school-- and a most embarrassing promposal-- happened, and Lou and Sam haven't talked in four years. Now it's the summer before their senior year. Lou is retaking her SATs, signing up for way too many AP classes. When she finds the bucket list she and Sam wrote together as kids, before Sam's father was diagnosed with cancer, she's shocked to see that she hasn't accomplished any of the goals she'd set for herself. Lou sets out to finish the list, and Sam decides to tag along. Sam and Lou might just be able to find a way through the future, and also a way back to each other. -- adapted from jacket
Author: T-Pain, 1985- author. Britten, Maxwell, contributor. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.874 TPAIN Format: Books Summary: Grammy Award winning artist T-Pain brings Can I Mix You A Drink?, a liquor guide inspired by his Platinum hits, combining unique drinks with an experience that only T-Pain can provide. His successful career as a hip-hop artist started with a song about liquor--the 2007 single, "Can I Buy U A Drank"--and T-Pain's career has been punctuated by libations. It's been a part of his music, his business acumen, and his overall persona. Here T-Pain teams up with mixologist Britten to bring his love of mixology and music to you. Each drink has been carefully curated to reflect a sentiment from one of his hit songs, and each is titled after a T-Pain song. The book is woven together with anecdotes from T-Pain about his life, and lessons while inebriated, offering a hilarious take on a mixology book experience. -- adapted from back cover
Author: Weissman, Joshua, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.5 WEISSMAN Format: Books Summary: How can you know if something is your favorite if 50 to 80 percent of the stuff you've been eating was made by someone else? Butter, condiments, cheese, pickles, patties, and buns. For a superior and potentially even life-changing experience, you can make these from scratch. Create the building blocks necessary to make the greatest meal of your life. Joshua Weissman will instruct you with his irreverent humor, a little bit of light razzing, and over 100 perfectly delectable recipes.
Author: Henry, Christina, 1974- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F HENRY Format: Books Summary: "A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster, in a dread-inducing horror novel from the national bestselling author Christina Henry. Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods, she realizes that they're not alone after all. There's something in the woods that wasn't there before, something that makes strange cries in the night, something with sharp teeth and claws. When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger William. William won't want them there, and terrible things happen when William is angry. But the creature in the woods is angry, too..."--
Author: Collis, Clark, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 791.4372 Format: Books Summary: "[This book] details the previously untold story of 2004's Shaun of the Dead, the hilarious, terrifying horror-comedy whose fan base continues to grow and grow. After consulting dozens of the people involved in the creation of the film, author Clark Collis reveals how a group of friends overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to make a movie that would take bites out of both the UK and the US box office before ascending to the status of bona fide comedy classic. Featuring in-depth interviews with director Edgar Wright, producer Nira Park, and cast members Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Bill Nighy, Lucy Davis, and Coldplay singer Chris Martin, the book also boasts a treasure trove of storyboards, rare behind-the-scenes photos, and commentary from famous fans of the movie..."--back cover.
Author: Foster, Lori, 1958- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: PB FOSTER Format: Books Summary: "While investigating a criminal network, Detective Crosby Albertson keeps crossing paths with members of the highly trained, suspiciously well-informed McKenzie family. They're always one step ahead of him--especially their alarmingly attractive intel specialist, Madison. And Crosby needs to find out why. Madison McKenzie is the tech and surveillance whiz of her family's operation. A recent case introduced her to Detective Albertson. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to the sexy and mysterious cop. There's just one problem. He's a detective and her family's work is secret. When Crosby starts digging for information about the McKenzies, Madison's got to get him off the scent...while keeping him at a safe distance"--Publisher description.
Author: Skenandore, Amanda, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F SKENANDO Format: Books Summary: Exiled to rural Louisiana in the 1920s after being diagnosed with leprosy, socialite Mirielle, unable to accept her new reality, stays away from other residents until she finds both community and purpose and must choose to stay or return to a life she isn't sure she has anymore. Based on the true story of America's only leper colony, the Louisiana institution known as Carville, where thousands of people were stripped of their civil rights, branded as lepers, and forcibly quarantined throughout the entire 20th century. For Mirielle West, a 1920's socialite married to a silent film star, the isolation and powerlessness of the Louisiana Leper Home is an unimaginable fall from her intoxicatingly chic life of bootlegged champagne and the star-studded parties of Hollywood's Golden Age.At first she hopes her exile will be brief, but those sent to Carville are more prisoners than patients and their disease has no cure. Instead she must find community and purpose within its walls, struggling to redefine her self-worth while fighting an unchosen fate.
Author: Camilleri, Andrea, author. Sartarelli, Stephen, 1954- translator. Published: 2021 Call Number: F CAMILLER Format: Books Summary: "The long-awaited last novel in the transporting and beloved New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano series"-- "Montalbano receives an early-morning phone call, but this time it's not Catarella announcing a murder, but a man called Riccardino who's dialed a wrong number and asks him when he'll be arriving at the meeting. Montalbano, in irritation, says: "In ten minutes." Shortly after, he gets another call, this one announcing the customary murder. A man has been shot and killed outside a bar in front of his three friends. It turns out to be the same man who called him. Thus begins an intricate investigation further complicated by phone calls from "the Author" in tour de force of metafiction and Montalbano's last case" --
Author: Chokshi, Roshani, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F CHOKSHI Format: Books Summary: Immerse yourself in a highly unusual fairy tale by New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi. Once upon a dream, there was a prince named Ambrose, and a princess named Imelda who loved each other... But alas, no more.
"What a witch takes, a witch does not give back!" their friends and family warn. They resign themselves to this loveless fate... A year and a day pass. And then their story truly begins... Embark on a perilous journey with Imelda and Ambrose as they brave magical landscapes and enchanted creatures on their quest to reclaim their heart's desire...But first they must remember what that is... "A fairy tale prince and princess get a second chance at getting what they truly desire in this dazzling tale as they embark on an enchanted road trip and encounter a delightful cast of magical characters. Imelda and Ambrose have forgotten why they got together in the first place. After a whirlwind courtship and a fairy-tale wedding, they embark on life together as royalty of Loves Keep. But when Imelda is in trouble, Ambrose sacrifices their love to save her life, little knowing that the loss of their love will jeopardize the entire kingdom..."--
Author: Robertson, Chad, author. Latham, Jennifer (Baker) author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.815 Format: Books Summary: The co-founder of Tartine bakery and bistro shares his knowledge of the craft and science of bread making with sixteen formulas for naturally leavened doughs--including baguettes, flatbread, rolls, tortillas, gluten-free loaves, and fermented pasta doughs that use discarded sourdough starter. More than a decade ago Robertson's recipe for Tartine bread launched hundreds of thousands of sourdough starters. Now Robertson and Latham explain how high-quality, sustainable, locally sourced grain and flours respond to hydration and fermentation to make great bread even better. With recipes that are easy to understand and use, they provide formulas for naturally leavened doughs-- and some are vegan and gluten-free. Voyage into the future of exceptional bread! -- adapted from inside front cover
Author: Sterling, Erin, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F STERLING Format: Books Summary: "Vivienne Jones handled the biggest break-up of her life the way that any witch would: vodka, bubble baths, and a curse on her ex. That was nine years ago. Now Rhys Penhallow, descendant of the town's founders, breaker of hearts and still irritatingly gorgeous, is back. Rhys has returned to the quaint town of Graves Glen to recharge the ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival. But when his every move results in calamity, Vivi realises that hexing her ex might not have been so harmless after all. As the curse starts to affect the magic of the town, resulting in murderous wind-up toys, an outraged ghost, and a surprisingly talkative cat, Vivi and Rhys must put their personal feelings aside and work together to break the curse and save not just the town, but also Rhys's life" --FantasticFiction.com.
Author: Strobel, Lee, 1952- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 236.2 Format: Books Summary: "Does evidence for an afterlife actually exist? Each of us wants to know what awaits on the other side of death. Is there any convincing proof that we will live on in eternity? If so, what will our experience be like? In this video-based study, bestselling author Lee Strobel investigates the evidence for the existence of heaven and hell." --Back cover
Author: Finke, Michael C., 1957- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: B CHEKHOV Format: Books Summary: "Anton Chekhov's stories and plays endure, far beyond the Russian context, as outstanding modern literary models. In a brief, remarkable life, Chekhov rose from lower-class, provincial roots to become a physician, leading writer, and philanthropist, all in the face of a progressive fatal disease. In this new biography, Michael C. Finke analyzes Chekhov's major stories, plays, and nonfiction in the context of his life, both fleshing out the key features of Chekhov's poetics of prose and drama and revealing key continuities across genres, as well as between his lesser-studied early writings and the later works. An excellent resource for readers new to Chekhov, this book also presents much original scholarship and is an accessible, comprehensive overview of one of the greatest modern dramatists and writers of short fiction in history."--Provided by publisher.
