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Summers at the Saint More Info Borrow
By Mary Kay Andrews. From St. Martin's Press.
 (1,358 reviews)
Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. . . .
Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as “the Saint.” If you grew up coming here, you were “a Saint.” If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were “an Ain’t.” Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasn’t rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could work here. One fateful summer she did, and married the boss’s son. |
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How to Babysit a Grandma More Info Borrow
By Jean Reagan. From Knopf Books for Young Readers.
 (316 reviews)
Celebrate the special bond between grandmas and grandkids in this delightful book that puts the kids in charge of taking care of Grandma...if just for one day.
A New York Times Bestseller
When you babysit a grandma, if you're lucky, you'll have a sleepover at her house! And with the useful tips found in this book, you're guaranteed to become an expert grandma-sitter in no time. |
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Drive-Away Dolls More Info Borrow
From Studio Distribution Services.
Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way. Directed by Ethan Coen. |
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Clive Cussler The Heist (An Isaac Bell Adventure) More Info Borrow
By Jack Du Brul. From G.P. Putnam's Sons.
(18 reviews)
Detective Isaac Bell faces an attack on the Federal Reserve in this all-new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Clive Cussler.
In the summer of 1914, Isaac Bell attends a private meeting on Woodrow Wilson's presidential yacht, as Wilson addresses the newly launched regional Federal Reserve banks. Just after Wilson introduces a plan for new currency notes, the yacht comes under attack from a bi-wing airplane. Bell shoots down the plane with a machine gun and saves everyone aboard, but the attack was only the first of his problems. |
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The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club More Info Borrow
By Helen Simonson. From The Dial Press.
(201 reviews)
It is the summer of 1919 and Constance Haverhill is without prospects. Now that all the men have returned from the front, she has been asked to give up her cottage and her job at the estate she helped to run during the war. While she looks for a position as a bookkeeper or (horror) a governess, she's sent as a lady's companion to an old family friend who is convalescing at a seaside hotel. |
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The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City More Info Borrow
By Kevin Baker. From Knopf.
(21 reviews)
A hugely entertaining history of baseball in New York City, bursting with bigger than life figures, and long-forgotten heroes, spanning the game’s founding to the early 1940s
Baseball is “the New York game” because the city is where the white lines were first drawn, where a bunt was first laid, and where the curve ball was first thrown. It’s also where the superstars first emerged, and where social progress in the sport was first made. |
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Little Blue Truck More Info Borrow
By Alice Schertle. From Harcourt Children's Books.
(1,168 reviews)
Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road.
Filled with truck sounds and animals noises, here is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others. |
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All You Need Is Love the Beatles in Their Own Words More Info Borrow
By Peter Brown and Steven Gaines. From St. Martin's Press.
 (34 reviews)
A groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, their families, friends and business associates that were conducted by Beatles intimate Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines in 1980-1981 during the preparation of their international bestseller, The Love You Make. |
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Grumpy Monkey: Freshly Squeezed More Info Borrow
By Suzanne Lang. From Random House Studio.
(54 reviews)
In the first book in this new young graphic novel series, Jim Panzee, star of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grumpy Monkey, searches for the perfect orange stress ball.
It's Wednesday! Which means it's time for Jim Panzee's weekly Wednesday walk. He wakes up, stretches a little, grabs his stress orange, and sets off. Jim's favorite part of the walk is the blissful silence. When he's alone, he can hear all the jungle sounds. Until . . . his best buddy, Norman, decides to join him. |
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All the Glimmering Stars More Info Borrow
By Mark Sullivan. From Lake Union Publishing.
(16 reviews)
Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in a powerful and healing historical novel from the #1 bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and The Last Green Valley.
Anthony Opoka and Florence Okori are coming of age in Uganda in the 1990s. Outstanding students, they believe in being good humans before they are kidnapped and forced into the fanatical Lord’s Resistance Army.
In a legion of young recruits, no one gets closer than Anthony to powerful messianic warlord Joseph Kony and his darkest secrets. |
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Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes More Info Borrow
By Bernadette Banner. From Page Street Publishing.
(134 reviews)
Over 1 million subscribers return to Bernadette Banner’s popular YouTube channel for Victorian and Edwardian garment profiles, reconstructions and history lessons. Sew, Stitch, Mend is infused with her charming, informative voice to teach readers how to use historically proven sewing techniques to hem skirts, patch holes and sew gussets to add space to garments.
As people learn the environmental and economic toll of fast fashion, they are turning toward more sustainable fashion practices like mending. |
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Werckmeister Harmonies More Info Borrow
From The Criterion Collection.
This mesmeric parable of societal collapse is an enigma of transcendent visual, philosophical, and mystical resonance. Adapted from a novel by László Krasznahorkai, Werckmeister Harmonies unfolds in an unknown time in an unnamed village, where, one day, a mysterious circus—complete with an enormous stuffed whale and a shadowy, demagogue-like figure known as the Prince—arrives and appears to awaken a kind of madness in the citizens that builds inexorably toward violence. In thirty-nine hypnotic long takes engraved in ghostly black and white, auteur Béla Tarr and codirector-editor Ágnes Hranitzky conjure an apocalyptic vision of dreamlike dread and fathomless beauty. |
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Ghost Station More Info Borrow
By S.A. Barnes. From Tor Nightfire.
(791 reviews)
A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S. A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.
Space exploration can be lonely and isolating.
Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS―a space-based condition most famous for a case that resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. When she's assigned to a small exploration crew, she's eager to make a difference. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that crew is hiding something. |
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! Level Up More Info Borrow
From Ripley Publishing.
(2 reviews)
Push the limit. Progress. Pride yourself on what makes you stand out and take things to the next level. It’s time to Level Up — Ripley’s way!
Filled with all-new and all-true photos and stories from around the world, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Level Up inspires readers of all ages with stories of people who are pushing boundaries and places out of the norm! |
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Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice: A Thai Comic Book Cookbook More Info Borrow
By Christina de Witte and Mallika Kauppinen. From Ten Speed Graphic.
(44 reviews)
An approachable, fun comic book cookbook tour of Thai culture and cuisine with 50 recipes and stories from the country's main culinary regions
From an exciting all-female, all-Thai team, Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice combines easy-to-follow comic book panels with pops of vibrant food photography to perfectly capture the bright, colorful flavors and ingredients that are crucial to Thai cuisine.
Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice showcases real Thai food from the country’s distinct culinary regions. |
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Matterhorn More Info Borrow
By Christopher Reich. From Thomas & Mercer.
(336 reviews)
A sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold in this alpine thriller from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich.
Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life. A fixture of his small alpine village, he tends cattle, minds his own business, and doesn’t dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind―back when he was Mac Dekker, CIA.
But when he learns his son Will died following in his footsteps, he needs answers. |
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Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding More Info Borrow
By Maia Kobabe and Sarah Peitzmeier. From Dutton Books for Young Readers.
(59 reviews)
A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling Gender Queer author MAIA KOBABE and University of Michigan professor SARAH PEITZMEIER.
Breathe arose from the need for a resource for folks considering chest binding as gender-affirming care. Dr. Peitzmeier interviewed twenty-five people of different ages and backgrounds about their journeys with binding, and then she and Kobabe combined excerpts from those interviews with evidence-based resources on binding into this extremely accessible guide. |
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Iveliz lo explica todo / Iveliz Explains It All (Spanish Edition) More Info Borrow
By Andrea Beatriz Arango. From Vintage Español.
(421 reviews)
¿Cómo expresarte cuando sientes que nadie te escucha? En esta conmovedora novela en verso ̶ que Lisa Fipps, autora galardonada con un Printz Honor Award, llama “potente” ̶ , una niña enfrenta su segundo año de escuela intermedia mientras lidia con problemas de salud mental. Deberá encontrar la manera de usar su voz para pedir la ayuda y la comprensión que merece.
Porque, oye:
¿El final de la elemental?
La peor etapa de mi vida.
¿Y el inicio de la intermedia?
Yo no estaba del todo bien. |
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Evil Spy School More Info Borrow
By Stuart Gibbs. From Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
(17 reviews)
The New York Times bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form with the third book as Ben gets kicked out of the CIA’s spy school and enrolls with the enemy.
During a spy school game of Capture the Flag, twelve-year-old Ben Ripley accidentally shoots a live mortar into the principal’s office—and immediately gets himself expelled. Not long after going back to the boring real world, Ben gets an offer to join evil crime organization SPYDER. And he accepts. |
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Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber More Info Borrow
By Steven Hale. From Melville House.
(21 reviews)
A bold new look at justice and ethics in America, told through interwoven lives of condemned prisoners and the men and women who come to visit them.
In 2018, after a decade's hiatus, the state of Tennessee began executing death row inmates. In two years, six men have been executed and more await. While nationally executions are at historic lows, Tennessee is executing more prisoners than any other except Texas, a state six times larger. |
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