Author: Beckstrand, Jennifer, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: PB BECKSTRA Format: Books Summary: "At thirty-two, Ada Yoder is resigned to caring for her three sisters, her ever-impractical father, and their prosperous, but demanding, farm. The last kind of trouble she needs is Enos Hoover claiming that six acres of their land actually belongs to him--and taking steps to prove it. But Ada soon finds that battling Enos' clever strategies is delightfully intriguing--and lighting an impossible spark... Enos is determined to make his mater proud by turning difficult acreage into a successful farm. Legally, he is in the right to reclaim the land from the Yoders. But Ada's hard-working stubbornness and refreshing honesty are proving to be more of an irresistible challenge than an obstacle. Now, can Enos and Ada find enough faith and understanding to reconcile family, duty, and love--and stake their claim on a forever happiness together?"--
Author: Igharo, Jane, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: Y IGHARO Format: Books Summary: After the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Enore Adesuwa moves with her family from Nigeria to America, where she intends to keep a low profile her senior year, but with the help from her sister, new friends, and crush, Enore finds her voice in more ways than one. "Enore Adesuwa doesn't dive into things, she walks in carefully. So when she, her mother, and her sister move from Nigeria shortly after her father's death, she wants to be extremely prepared before attending high school in America. Her cousin doesn't have time to explain the ins and outs to her but, luckily, he recommends the perfect research tool: teen movies. Still dealing with grief but armed with a set of rules of survival gathered from these movies (including the crucial rule of keeping a low profile), Enore is ready for her senior year. But when she meets Davi Santiago, it may be much harder than she thought to keep to her rules. Because not only is he super thoughtful (and okay, very good looking), he constantly encourages her to share her incredible singing talent. Enore prefers the background but it just might be time for her to take center stage, even in spite of her mother's strict expectations..." --Amazon.com
Author: Silver, Josh, 1989- author. Published: 2024 2023 Call Number: Y SILVER Format: Books Summary: "A bold new dystopian thriller about an experimental mental health retreat center for young adults where everything is not what it seems--and one boy who will risk everything to escape. Seb has been selected for a new experimental mental health center called HappyHead, designed to solve the national crisis of teenage unhappiness. There he and fellow participants will complete in a series of assessments meant to test them, so they can better face the challenges of the real world. Seb is determined to win so he can change how people see him and make his parents proud. But then Seb meets a mysterious participant named Finn who has drawn unwanted attention to himself by resisting the program's rules. The leaders want everyone to believe Finn is mentally unstable but as Finn exposes cracks in the system around them, Seb is left questioning the true nature of the challenges--and wondering if Finn is actually the only one he can really trust. Something sinister is at play...and as the assessments take a dark turn, it becomes impossible to ignore the voice in his head telling him that even if he wins, there might be no way out."--
Author: Eco, Umberto, author. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, translator. Dixon, Richard, translator. Container of (expression): Eco, Umberto. Postille a Il nome della rosa. English. Published: 2023 1983 Call Number: F ECO Format: Books Summary: Seven Deaths in Seven Days and Nights of Apocalyptic Terror. The year is 1327. The place is a wealthy abbey. And the crimes committed here are beyond the wildest imaginings. It will be the task of English Brother William of Baskerville to decipher secret symbols and dig into the eerie labyrinth of abbey life to unravel the mystery. His tools: logic, intelligence, wit, and a ferocious curiosity. His enemy: a murderer with the awesome features of the Antichrist...
Author: Baker, Jed, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 618.928 Format: Books Summary: "Social Skills Training is more than a manual of lessons as specific chapters clearly articulate the critical components of effective skills training including: partnering with clients to establish motivation, identifying relevant skill goals, teaching skills suited to the learners' language functioning, generalizing skills, creating accepting peer environments, and measuring progress. This is ... for teachers, professionals and parents that hope to improve social functioning in their students."--Publisher.
Author: Roux, Jessica, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 398.368 Format: Books Summary: A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend. The Language of Flowers is a full-color guidebook to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs. The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy. The language of flowers was historically used as a means of secret communication. It soared in popularity during the 19th century, especially in Victorian England and the U.S., when proper etiquette discouraged open displays of emotion. Mysterious and playful, the language of flowers has roots in everything from the characteristics of the plant to its presence in folklore and history. Researched and illustrated by popular artist Jessica Roux, this book makes a stunning display piece, conversation-starter, or thoughtful gift.
Author: Ashley, Trisha, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: F ASHLEY Format: Regular print Summary: "Marnie's life isn't going to plan. Her marriage has ended and now she has to find a new home. On a whim, she chooses the beautiful village in rural west Lancashire she remembers from her mother's stories. Maybe there she'll find a place she finally belongs. Blessed with two green thumbs, Marnie takes a job as a gardener - mostly because the garden is dreamy but also because it comes with somewhere to live. The garden might be in need of some TLC but it is full of lavender and roses... it is also where she reconnects with Ned Grace. Due to a recent problem with an ex-girlfriend, Ned's heart is as bruised as Marnie's but, with a little time and summer sunshine, maybe love can blossom again."--Publisher description.
Author: Han, Kang, 1970- author. Published: 2015 Call Number: PL992 .K36 C431 2016 Format: Books Summary: "Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams--invasive images of blood and brutality--torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It's a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law, and her sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that's become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her but also from herself."--Jacket.
Author: Long, Lynette. Morehouse, Hank, ill. Published: 1998 Call Number: 512 LONG Format: Books Summary: Introduces the language, number systems, integers, and different types of problems of algebra, including variables, quadratic equations, exponents, roots, and radicals.
Author: Bastone, Cara, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F BASTONE Format: Books Summary: "Lenny's a bit of a mess at the moment. Her best friend, Lou, recently passed away after her battle with cancer, and her death has left Lenny feeling completely lost. She's avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with Lou, and the list of things she's supposed to do to help her live again. The only thing she can do is temporary babysitting gigs, and luckily, she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley. It's not perfect: Ainsley's uncle, Miles, always seems to be around, and is kind of... a huge jerk. But if Lenny acts like she has it all together, maybe no one will notice she's falling apart. Miles sees right through her though. Turns out, he knows a lot about grief and, surprisingly, he offers her a proposition. He'll help her complete everything on her "live again" list if she'll help him connect with Ainsley and overcome his complicated relationship with Reese. Lenny doubts anything can fill the Lou has left behind, but as they begin to spend more time together, Lenny is surprised to discover that, sometimes, you have to lose everything in order to find yourself, and love, again"--
Author: Franklin, Lindsay A., author. Published: 2025 Call Number: Y FRANKLIN Format: Books Summary: "Emlyn DuLaine just wants to know what happened to her sister, Camille, seven years ago on the fateful day she vanished--literally. Emlyn witnessed Camille unravel and disappear, but no one believes her. Since they think she's crazy, the least the cops could do is solve Camille's case. Is a little closure too much to ask? But Emlyn's life is upended when she is pulled through a portal into the fantasyland of her childhood imaginings--a magical library holding the storyworlds of every story ever published. And trouble is brewing in the land of Rivenlea. Rogue characters threaten their plot lines, and broken classics are beginning to crumble, but Emlyn only wants to find Camille. As she searches for her sister, Emlyn begins to learn the reality of Rivenlea and her own origins. A nefarious plot is afoot, and the line between fact and fiction is becoming hopelessly blurred. The truth threatens the storyworlds, Rivenlea, and Earth--the fabric of creation, itself"--Dust jacket.
Author: St. James, Emily, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F STJAMES Format: Books Summary: "Erica Skyberg is thirty-five years old, recently divorced, and trans. Not that she's told anyone yet. Mitchell, South Dakota, isn't exactly bursting with other trans women. Instead, she keeps to herself, teaching by day and directing community theater by night. That is, until Abigail Hawkes enters her orbit. Abigail is seventeen, Mitchell High's resident political dissident and Only Trans Girl. It's a role she plays faultlessly, albeit a little reluctantly. She's also annoyed by the idea of spending her senior year secretly guiding her English teacher through her transition. But Abigail remembers the uncertainty--and loneliness--that comes with it. Besides, Erica isn't the only one struggling to shed the weight of others' expectations. As their unlikely friendship evolves under the increasing scrutiny of their community, both women, and those closest to them, will come to realize that sometimes there is nothing more radical than letting the world see who you really are"--
Author: Dimon, HelenKay, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F DIMON Format: Books Summary: Kasey Nottingham needs a splashy idea at her company where they find and develop the next big thing for investors--her job depends on it. Impulsively, she pitches Mags' Desserts, a beloved small-town business run by her grandma Mags and live-in "best friend" Celia, two women who overcame deadbeat husbands and financial ruin to build a word-of-mouth clientele. Kasey expects her boss to say no. Instead, he sends her home to North Carolina to land the deal...and now she has a problem. Mags and Celia aren't interested, which isn't a surprise, but something else is going on in their kitchen. Locked cabinets. Cryptic conversations. Unexpected notations on business records. The ladies have secrets and whatever they're hiding is big. As reports of mysterious deaths of abusive men in the area surface--all in households that recently received a delivery from Mags' Desserts--Kasey worries Gram and Celia have gone into the poison pie business. As investors start circling, Kasey enlists Jackson Quaid, Celia's nephew and Kasey's long-time crush, as her reluctant investigation assistant. Jackson is practical. Kasey has a wild imagination. Together, they dodge Kasey's boss and gather intel. And kiss. Lots of kissing, though probably not the best idea to start an unexpected romance. Doing it while keeping two feisty ladies from going to jail for knocking off bad husbands--even if those husbands deserve it--might be impossible...but Kasey never shied away from a challenge.
Author: Benedict, Marie, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F BENEDICT Format: Books Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of 'The mystery of Mrs. Christie' returns with a thrilling story of Christie's legendary rival Dorothy Sayers, the race to solve a murder, and the power of friendship among women. London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second class citizens by their male counterparts in the legendary Detection Club. Led by the formidable Dorothy L. Sayers, the group includes Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham and Baroness Emma Orczy. They call themselves the Queens of Crime. Their plan? Solve an actual murder, that of a young woman found strangled in a park in France who may have connections leading to the highest levels of the British establishment. May Daniels, a young English nurse on an excursion to France with her friend, seemed to vanish into thin air as they prepared to board a ferry home. Months later, her body is found in the nearby woods. The murder has all the hallmarks of a locked room mystery for which these authors are famous: how did her killer manage to sneak her body out of a crowded train station without anyone noticing? If, as the police believe, the cause of death is manual strangulation, why is there is an extraordinary amount of blood at the crime scene? What is the meaning of a heartbreaking secret letter seeming to implicate an unnamed paramour? Determined to solve the highly publicized murder, the Queens of Crime embark on their own investigation, discovering they're stronger together. But soon the killer targets Dorothy Sayers herself, threatening to expose a dark secret in her past that she would do anything to keep hidden. Inspired by a true story in Sayers' own life, New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict brings to life the lengths to which five talented women writers will go to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of letters as they unpuzzle a mystery torn from the pages of their own novels"--
Author: Murphy, Ashley, author. Hagmeyer, Marissa, author. Published: 2025 2024 Call Number: 648.8 Format: Books Summary: "In this one-of-a-kind organizing book, the projects are as simple as recipes, with "ingredient" lists and clear step-by-step directions. There are smart, stylish solutions for every room in the house, including quick wins that can be accomplished in just twenty minutes as well as larger overhauls that may take an hour or more, including: A "drop zone" for dirty shoes and sports gear at the garage door -- Compartmentalized drawers for everything from kitchen utensils to makeup to socks -- A color-coded bedroom closet -- A playroom kids will actually keep tidy -- And much more! The end result is transformative: By implementing solutions that emphasize beauty as much as function, you'll create a home that's well arranged, a true place of calm and simplicity."--
Author: Kinsella, Clodagh, author. Lee, Philip (Travel guide writer), author. Stables, Dan (Travel writer), author. Published: 2025 Call Number: 914.93 BRUSSELS Format: Books Summary: Make your trip to Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent extraordinary. Eclectic street art in Brussels. Bruges' unspoilt medieval streets. First-class galleries in Antwerp. A forward-thinking veggie food scene in Ghent. There are so many reasons to visit these Belgian cities. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel guide is the perfect companion. With a brand-new design, beautiful new photography and new inspirational content, this fully updated guide brings Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does.
Author: Gordon, Meryl, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: B MESTA Format: Books Summary: "Perle Mesta was a force to be reckoned with. In her heyday, this wealthy globe-trotting Washington widow was one of the most famous women in America, garnering as much media attention as Eleanor Roosevelt. Renowned for her world-class parties featuring politicians and celebrities, she was very close to three presidents-Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson. Truman named her as the first female envoy to Luxembourg, which inspired the hit musical based on Perle's life -- "Call Me Madam" -- which starred Ethel Merman, ran on Broadway for two years and later became a movie. A pioneering supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, she was a prodigious Democratic fundraiser and rescued Harry Truman's financially flailing 1948 campaign. In this intensely researched biography, author Meryl Gordon chronicles Perle's lavish life and society adventures in Newport, Manhattan and Washington, while highlighting her important, but nearly forgotten contribution to American politics and the feminist movement."--
Author: Bazterrica, Agustina María, 1974- author. Moses, Sarah, translator. Published: 2025 2023 Call Number: F BAZTERRI Format: Books Summary: "From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find--discarded ink, dirt, and even her own blood. A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened at the center of the convent and of pleasing the foreboding Superior Sister. Outside, the world is plagued by catastrophe--cities are submerged underwater, electricity and the internet are nonexistent, and bands of survivors fight and forage in a cruel, barren landscape. Inside, the narrator is controlled, punished, but safe. But when a stranger makes her way past the convent walls, joining the ranks of the unworthy, she forces the narrator to consider her long-buried past--and what she may be overlooking about the Enlightened. As the two women grow closer, the narrator is increasingly haunted by questions about her own past, the environmental future, and her present life inside the convent. How did she get to the Sacred Sisterhood? Why can't she remember her life before? And what really happens when a woman is chosen as one of the Enlightened?" --
Author: Maxwell, Alyssa, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F MAXWELL Format: Books Summary: "June 1922: The blessed day has finally arrived. Phoebe Renshaw and Owen Seabright are to be wed, and lady's maid Eva Huntford could not be more delighted for her lady's happiness. But she is disturbed by one notable absence from the ceremony -- her beau, Police Constable Miles Brannock. When Miles finally does appear, breathlessly running into the reception at Foxwood Hall, he brings grim news: he's found Chief Inspector Isaac Perkins murdered, shot in his home in his favorite parlor chair with his own gun. A policeman naturally makes enemies, especially those of questionable character. In charge of finding his former boss's killer, Miles reviews the details of the crime scene. The murder weapon has been wiped clean and left on the table next to the remnants of the chief inspector's breakfast: sausage pasty and coffee reeking of a bit of whiskey. No sign of forced entry. A seemingly peaceful scene -- other than the bullet hole in the victim. Before Miles can make much progress in his investigation, a Scotland Yard detective arrives in Little Barlow to take over the case -- and promptly focuses his suspicions on the constable himself, who he reasons had motive and opportunity. Coming to their maid's defense, Phoebe and Owen postpone their honeymoon to join Eva in clearing her beau's good name and unmasking the identity of the true killer ..." --
Author: Newman, Nick (Pseudonym), author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F NEWMAN Format: Books Summary: "In this gorgeous, eerie book, two elderly sisters live alone on a crumbling estate at the end of the world, tending to a large walled garden to survive. One day a boy breaches the walls and throws their lives into chaos, forcing them to confront the dark truths about their existence, the garden itself, and the world as they've known it."-- In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. Evelyn and Lily have only ever known each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. Each day is spent in languid service to their home: tending the bees, planting the crops, and dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother. So when a nameless boy is found hiding in the boarded house at the center of their isolated grounds, their once-solitary lives are irrevocably disrupted. Who is he? Where did he come from? And most importantly, what does he want? As suspicions gather and allegiances falter, Evelyn and Lily are forced to confront the dark truths about themselves, the garden, and the world as they've known it.
