March 8, 2021
Adult Fiction
Bloodline by Jess Lourey.
In a tale inspired by real
events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously excited to follow her
fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown. After spending a childhood on the move
and chasing the screams and swirls of news-rich city life, she's eager to
settle down. Lilydale's motto, "Come Home Forever," couldn't be more
inviting. And yet, something is off in the picture-perfect village. The
friendliness borders on intrusive. Joan can't shake the feeling that every move
she makes is being tracked. An archaic organization still seems to hold the
town in thrall. So does the sinister secret of a little boy who vanished
decades ago. And unless Joan is imagining things, a frighteningly familiar
figure from her past is on watch in the shadows. Her fiancé tells her she's
being paranoid. He might be right. Then again, she might have moved to the
deadliest small town on earth.
Have You Seen Me? by Kate White.
The key to her missing
memories could bring relief--or unlock her worst nightmares. On a cold, rainy
morning, finance journalist Ally Linden arrives soaked to the bone at her
Manhattan office, only to find that she's forgotten her keycard. When her boss
shows, he's shocked to see her--because, he explains, she hasn't worked there
in five years. Ally knows her name, but is having trouble coming up with much
beyond that, though after a trip to the psychiatric ER, she begins to piece
together important facts: she lives on the Upper West Side; she's now a
freelance journalist; she's married to a terrific man named Hugh. More memories
materialize and yet she still can't recall anything about the previous two
days. Diagnosed as having experienced a dissociative state, she starts to
wonder if it may have been triggered by something she saw--an accident, or
worse--or if a trauma from her childhood has risen to the surface. Desperate
for answers, Ally tries to track where she spent the missing days, but every
detail she unearths points to an explanation that's increasingly ominous, and
it's clear someone wants to prevent her from learning where those forty-eight
hours went. In order to uncover the truth, Ally must dig deep into the secrets
of her past--and outsmart the person who seems determined to silence her.
Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh.
For more than 25 years,
Philadelphia homicide detective Bree Taggert has tucked away the nightmarish
childhood memories of her parents' murder-suicide ... Until her younger sister,
Erin, is killed in a crime that echoes that tragic night - innocent witnesses
and a stormy marriage that ended in gunfire. There's just one chilling
difference. Erin's husband, Justin, has vanished. Bree knows how explosive the
line between love and hate can be, yet the evidence against her troubled
brother-in-law isn't adding up. Teaming up with Justin's old friend, former
sheriff's investigator and K-9 handler Matt Flynn, Bree vows to uncover the
secrets of her sister's life and death, as she promised Erin's children. But as
her investigation unfolds, the danger hits close to home. Once again, Bree's
family is caught in a death grip. And this time, it could be fatal for her.
Adult Non-Fiction
Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta, MD.
Throughout our life, we
look for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. Now,
globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists
all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and
protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep
Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores
whether there's a "best" diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and
explains whether it's healthier to play video games that test memory and
processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can
learn from "super-brained" people who are in their eighties and
nineties with no signs of slowing down--and whether there are truly any
benefits to drugs, supplements, and vitamins. Dr. Gupta also addresses brain
disease, particularly Alzheimer's, answers all your questions about the signs
and symptoms, and shows how to ward against it and stay healthy while caring
for a partner in cognitive decline. He likewise provides you with a
personalized twelve-week program featuring practical strategies to strengthen
your brain every day.
Take Heart by Grace P. Cho & Anna E. Rendell.
"In this world you
will have trouble," Jesus said. "But take heart, I have overcome the
world." If life hasn't turned out the way you planned, you're not
alone. Cancer comes. Loved ones die. Spouses leave. Dreams slip through our
fingers. Anxiety and depression steal precious seasons. But what if you knew
you weren't alone in your pain, and sorrow isn't in the end of the story? In
this 100-day devotional, the (in)courage community comes alongside you when
your heart is grieving, your faith is shaking, or it's just one of those
mundane hard days. In these vulnerable stories, you won't find tidy bows or
trite quick fixes, but you will find arrows pointing you straight to Jesus.
Each day includes a key Scripture, a heartening devotion, and a prayer to
remind you that God is near and hope is possible. Let this book be like a
trusted friend, wrapping your heart with comfort and assurance that you are
seen. Together we can find ourselves and God again in one another's stories.
Together we can take heart!
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
The Little Red Hen by Lucinda McQueen. E
The little red hen finds
none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat
into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.
Fossils Tell of Long
Ago by Aliki. J NF
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