March 1, 2021
Adult Fiction
Sweet Tea at Sunrise by Sherryl Woods.
After her disastrous
marriage ended in divorce, Sarah Price has come home to Serenity, South
Carolina, for a fresh start. With support from her two best friends--the newest
generation of the Sweet Magnolias--the emotionally wounded single mom knows she
can face any crisis. When Sarah meets handsome stranger Travis McDonald on one
of her shifts at Wharton's Diner, she's intrigued by his flattering words. But
her battered self-confidence makes it hard for her to take him at face value,
and she isn't certain if she's ready to trust again. Travis is intent on
getting Sarah to work at his fledgling radio station...and on giving their
relationship a chance. Sarah has learned she can't trust sweet words alone.
Starting a new relationship may be just what she needs, but first she must
decide if she's ready to risk her heart again.
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen.
Bucolic Newport Cove,
where spontaneous block parties occur on balmy nights and all of the streets
are named for flowers, is proud of its distinction of being named one of the
top twenty safest neighborhoods in the US. It's also one of the most
secret-filled. Kellie Scott has just returned to work after a decade of being a
stay-at-home mom. She's adjusting to high heels, scrambling to cook dinner for
her family after a day at the office--and soaking in the dangerous attention of
a very handsome, very married male colleague. Kellie's neighbor Susan Barrett
begins every day with fresh resolutions: she won't eat any carbs, she'll go to
bed at a reasonable hour, and she'll stop stalking her ex-husband and his new
girlfriend. Gigi Kennedy seems to have it all together--except her teenage
daughter has turned into a hostile stranger and her husband is running for
Congress, which means her old skeletons are in danger of being brought into the
light. Then a new family moves to this quiet, tree-lined cul-de-sac. Tessa
Campbell seems friendly enough to the other mothers, if a bit reserved. Then
the neighbors notice that no one is ever invited to Tessa's house. And soon, it
becomes clear that Tessa is hiding the biggest secret of all.
The Secret by Beverly Lewis.
In the seemingly ordinary
Amish home of Grace Byler, secrets abound. Why does her mother weep in the
night? Why does her father refuse to admit something is dreadfully wrong? Then,
in one startling moment, everything Grace assumed she knew is shattered. Her
mother's disappearance leaves Grace reeling and unable to keep her betrothal
promise to her long-time beau. Left to pick up the pieces of her life, Grace
questions all she has been taught about love, family, and commitment. Heather
Nelson is an English grad student, stunned by a doctor's diagnosis. Surely fate
would not allow her father to lose his only daughter after the death of his
wife a few years before. In denial and telling no one she is terminally ill,
Heather travels to Lancaster County--the last place she and her mother had
visited together. Will Heather find healing for body and spirit? As the lives
of four wounded souls begin to weave together like an Amish patchwork quilt,
they each discover missing pieces of their life puzzles--and glimpse the
merciful and loving hand of God.
Adult Non-Fiction
Master Your Emotions by Charles Wallace.
"Master Your Emotions
is the 'how-to' manual your parents should have given you at birth. By reading
it, you will learn a step-by-step process to deal with negative emotions so you
can live a happier, more fulfilling life. With pragmatic exercises and personal
examples, you will explore techniques that counteract draining spirals of
negativity and provide immediate relief."-- From Amazon.com.
On the Plains in ‘65 by George H. Holliday.
This annotated edition of
Holliday's recollections--known primarily among historians of the American
West--re-contextualizes his memoir to include his boyhood in southern Ohio and
the largely untold story of the hundreds of Buckeyes who crossed the Ohio River
to serve their country in Virginia (later West Virginia) regiments, ultimately
traveling across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming to safeguard mail and
stage routes along the celebrated Oregon Trail during a pivotal time in
American history. Glenn Longacre's extensive research in federal, state, and
local archives, manuscript collections, and period newspapers complements his
correspondence with the living descendants of Holliday and other soldiers. His
research integrates this story deservedly as part of Appalachian history
before, during, and after the Civil War. From this perspective it addresses an
entirely new audience of Appalachian studies scholars, Civil War and frontier
history enthusiasts, students, and general readers.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Pig Latin is Not Dead! by Christa Davis. J
Pig Latin is Not Dead! is
a new, inventive way to learn Pig Latin. For young readers, it is a new
adventure, and for the older crowd it's a pleasant reminder of simpler, playful
times of a "secret" language shared with friends. The story follows a
young, sixth-grade girl who lives an ordinary life with a few twists and some
great friends. Her way of communicating with Pig Latin makes her life more
interesting and offers the reader an entertaining peek into the ways of
modern-day teenagers and how they act in this society.
Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss
List by Rachel Cohn & David
Levithan. YA
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