Author: Loutzenhiser, Katy, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y LOUTZENH
Format: Books
Summary: Leading a double life as Sabrina, a funny-girl alter-ego that frees her to explore who she really is and what she really wants, teen stand-up comic Gretchen is torn between two boys as she learns to be her truest self. Gretchen feels as if she's living out every trope from her favorite rom-coms. The Best Friend Crush: it is suddenly hard to act normal around her childhood BFF, Samuel. Makeover: Black leather pants and some red lipstick are apparently enough to lend Gretchen the bravado to do an impromptu set at a comedy club. The Roguish Bad Boy: Jeremy, the alluring young comic who thinks her name is Sabrina. The Perfect Cover: A funny-girl alter-ego that frees Gretchen to explore who she really is-- and what she really wants. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Brown, Don, 1949- author, artist.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 973.931
Format: Books
Summary: This graphic novel chronicles the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City through moving individual stories that bear witness to history and the ways it shapes the future. "The consequences of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, both political and personal, were vast and continue to reverberate today. Don Brown brings his journalistic eye and attention to moving individual stories to help readers contextualize what they may already know about the day, as well as broaden their understanding of the chain of events that occurred in the attack's wake." --Front jacket flap
Author: Conkle, Gina, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB CONKLE
Format: Books
Summary: "The first in a daring new Scottish historical series about a woman determined to return Scottish treasures to the Highlands and the only man who can help her--the lover she once abandoned."--Back cover. Proud Scot, Will MacDonald sits in prison for wearing his kilt. He's determined to leave England as soon as he's released, but his plans go awry when a mysterious woman enters his cell, promising freedom and gold. Anne Fletcher never thought she'd see her former lover again. She knows Will hasn't forgiven her for leaving him so many years ago, but to accomplish her league's mission, she needs him by her side. Stealing the Treasure of Loch Arkaig from English hands and returning it to the Highlands where it belongs is no easy feat. But with Will's help, they can achieve the impossible, even if being with him is as painful as it is pleasurable. Taking back the fortune could mean death but after being parted from Anne for so long, Will can't leave her side. As they work together to steal the treasure from watchful eyes, will they return to their lonely lives or will they risk everything for a love they thought was lost forever?
Author: Kelly, Diane, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB KELLY
Format: Books
Summary: The prime suspect in a murder investigation after the body of a rival bar owner is found on her doorstep, Hattie Hayes, to clear her name, must distill the evidence herself and serve the killer a swift shot of justice. The Hayes family has made moonshine in Chattanooga since the days of Prohibition, and Hattie is happy to continue the tradition, serving up fun, fruity flavors in mason jars for locals and tourists alike. All signs indicate her new 'shine shop will be a smashing success. What's more, mounted police officer Marlon Landers has taken a shine to Hattie. But when a body ends up on her store's doorstep alongside a broken jar of her Firefly Moonshine, it just might be lights out for her fledgling business. The homicide detective can't seem to identify the person who killed the owner of a nearby bar. The only witness is Hattie's long-haired gray cat, and Smoky isn't talking. When the detective learns that the victim and Hattie had a heated exchange shortly before his murder, she becomes her prime suspect. Lest Hattie end up behind bars like her bootlegging great-grandfather a century before, she must distill the evidence herself and serve the killer a swift shot of justice.
Author: Yates, Maisey, author. Crews, Caitlin, author. Ashenden, Jackie, author. Helm, Nicole, author. Yates, Maisey. How to find him.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB GOOD
Format: Books
Summary: Four friends--Hope, Charity, Paige and Helen--make their way back to their hometown where they each must contend with their very own good-old-fashioned cowboys while making their dreams come true. Four best friends return home to find more than they ever dared dream of in this delightful quartet from bestselling authors Maisey Yates, Caitlin Crews, Jackie Ashenden and Nicole Helm. When they were girls, best friends Hope, Charity, Pru and Kit made a pact. If, at thirty, they weren't happy with their lives, they would return home to Jasper Creek, Oregon. And when Hope's wedding implodes, they decide it's time. While Hope is uncertain she'll find her way back to the man she left behind, Kit finds herself kissing the man of her high school fantasies, good girl Charity decides to have some fun with a bad boy and Pru develops feelings for the one man she shouldn't touch--her brother's best friend. All they wanted was to make their small-town childhood dreams a reality. But along the way, these four women also have to contend with their very own good-old-fashioned cowboys.
Author: Quincy, D. M. (Diana), author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB QUINCY
Format: Books
Summary: London's finest bonesetter, Hanna Zaydan, the daughter of foreign merchants, is slowly seduced by a new patient--a mysterious former soldier--who threatens to destroy everything she's worked so hard for. Hanna Zaydan has fought to become London's finest bonesetter, but her appealing new patient threatens to destroy everything she's worked so hard for. With each appointment, the daughter of foreign merchants is slowly seduced by the mysterious former soldier. She's smart enough to know Griff is after more than he'll reveal, but whatever it is, the bonesetter's growing desire for the man just might tempt her to give it to him. Rumors that he killed his own parents have followed Thomas Ellis, Viscount Griffin, practically since he was a boy. More than a decade after the tragedy, Griff receives a tip about his parents' killer...one that takes him straight to a beautiful bonesetter. Griff is convinced Hanna is a fraud, but she stirs genuine feelings in him that he thought had perished along with his family. Hanna has a gift for fixing fractured people, but can she also mend a broken heart? More importantly, will Griff let her?
Author: Gray, Christopher (Entrepeneur), author. Rivas, Mim Eichler, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 658.421
Format: Books
Summary: "For all who dare to go off the beaten track, this is the inspirational, power-packed playbook for transforming your life and your world from a young, Black social entrepreneur whose dorm-room tech startup has helped millions pay for college and access unprecedented opportunity." The founder of Scholly, an app that helps match college applicants with millions of dollars in unclaimed scholarships, presents a playbook for other young underprivileged students to overcome the obstacles to realizing their educational aspirations.
Author: Eder, Mari K., author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 940.53
Format: Books
Summary: "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII-in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. Gena Turgel was a prisoner who worked in the hospital at Bergen-Belsen and cared for the young Anne Frank, who was dying of typhus. Gena survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating children about the Holocaust. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewelry and furs and served as sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be told-and the sooner the better. For theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come"--
Author: Price, Shannon, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y PRICE
Format: Books
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Rowan is about to become one of the famed Leonodai Warriors--the elite shapeshifting fighters who protect the floating city Heliana from the world of Men--but when disaster strikes the city's children, Rowan sets out on her own, risking everything to save her beloved city. "After years of brutal training, seventeen-year-old Rowan is ready to prove her loyalty to the city and her people in order to become one of the Leonodai warriors. But before Rowan can take the oath, a deadly disease strikes the city's children. Soon the warriors--including two of Rowan's closest friends-- are sent on a dangerous mission to find a fabled panacea deep within enemy lands." --Front jacket flap
Author: Andrews, Donna, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F ANDREWS
Format: Large print
Summary: Meg Langslow's in for a busy summer. Her husband is directing a production of Macbeth, and most of the cast and crew are occupying spare bedrooms in their house. She also has to keep an eye on Camp Birnam, where a group of medieval reenactors are commemorating the real-life Macbeth by setting up what they fondly believe is an authentic medieval Scottish military camp. And then there's Damien Goodwin, a filmmaker who has been hanging around, trying to document the production. When Goodwin hosts a showing of some of the footage he's taken, he manages to embarrass or offend just about everyone. The next morning Meg isn't exactly surprised to find that someone has murdered him. But who?
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F BRUNSTET
Format: Large print
Summary: "For the past two years Belinda King, along with her two grown daughters and teenage son, has been struggling to keep the family greenhouse running. Despite disconcerting events that have threatened to put them out of business, they have survived two growing seasons. And now Belinda can focus on the two suitors vying for her attention. Herschel Fisher, a new acquaintance, makes her feel relaxed, and Monroe Esh, an admirer from her past, reminds her of her youth. But just when Belinda thinks she can choose between her suitors, life throws more trials her way. Her son, Henry, becomes bitter about the idea of her dating anyone, and attacks on the greenhouse start again. When can Belinda hope to experience the peace and love her weary heart longs for?"--
Author: Patterson, James, 1947- author. Barker, J. D. (Jonathan Dylan), 1971- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F PATTERSO
Format: Books
Summary: "In the shadow of Mount Hood, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams. From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the sound only gets worse ..."--
Author: Bennett, Bethany (Romance author), author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB BENNETT
Format: Books
Summary: Living as a boy to escape an arranged marriage, Ophelia Hardwick, working as a steward for the Earl of Carlyle, finds her life--and heart--in danger when he discovers her secret. While most young ladies attend balls and hunt for husbands, Ophelia Hardwick has spent the last ten years in disguise. As the land steward for the Earl of Carlyle, she's found safety from the uncle determined to kill her and freedoms a lady could only dream of. Ophelia's situation would be perfect--if only she wasn't hopelessly attracted to her employer. Calvin, Earl of Carlyle, is determined to see his sister married this season. And he'll do it with the help of his trusted right-hand man. But when he finds out Ophelia's secret, and that her life is in danger, his priorities change. Their attraction is passionate, all-consuming, and if they aren't careful, it could turn downright deadly--for both of them.
Author: Fossen, Delores, author. Housing Quality Network (Great Britain), publisher.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB FOSSEN
Format: Books
Summary: Thrown together with the sexy rancher who shares her tragedy, one that engulfed their lives in scandal, they quickly realize they have more in common that even the gossips realize and discover that all a broken heart needs is the right person to put it back together. Millie Parkman Dayton is still healing from the fatal car accident that claimed her husband and subjected her to local gossip. When she's thrown together with the attractive rancher who shares her tragic past, new rumors begin to fly in Last Ride, Texas. Single dad Joe McCann is focused on running his ranch and raising his daughter. His daughter teams up with Millie, and the widower cowboy finds himself agreeing to help them with a project, thus opening the door to a relationship he thought he'd never find again.
Author: Pleiter, Allie, 1962- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB PLEITER
Format: Books
Summary: Opening a yarn shop along the Chester River, Libby Beckett lands famous knitting celebrity Perle Langager to host a knitting tutorial but when Perle is found dead in the back of her shop, Libby must find the truth before her new life unravels. "Libby Beckett has come home to Collinstown, Maryland, to fulfill a dream and start over. Last year's messy divorce from her devious pharmaceutical executive husband has given her enough money to finally open her own yarn shop along the Chester River. Opening Y.A.R.N. has taken creativity, funds, and nerve--and Libby finally has enough of all three. To Libby, Y.A.R.N. stands for "You're Absolutely Ready Now," but the acronym changes whenever it needs to, and customers add to the list of suggestions that fill the blackboard wall in the shop. Libby is thrilled when she lands famous Norwegian knitting celebrity Perle Langager to host a knitting tutorial at Y.A.R.N. Libby's English bulldog, Hank, has been modeling one of Perle's doggie sweaters, and customers just can't wait to see Perle in action. But once she arrives in Collinstown, Perle seems distracted and on edge. And when she's found dead in the back of Libby's shop, Libby knows she has to solve a knotty mystery and save Y.A.R.N before her new life unravels."--
Author: Monroe, Mary Alice, author.
Published: 2021 2002
Call Number: F MONROE
Format: Books
Summary: At her mother's request, Caretta Rutledge travels back to the beach house she spent most of her childhood summers at, where she begins to reconnect with her estranged family. Caretta Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother--coming just as her own life is spinning out of control--has Cara heading back to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide "turtle lady" and renews old acquaintances long thought lost. But it is in reconnecting with her mother that she will learn life's most precious lessons--true love involves sacrifice, family is forever and the mistakes of the past can be forgiven.
Author: Smyth, Ciara (Young adult author), author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y SMYTH
Format: Books
Summary: A teen girl, Aideen, makes a journey from self-protectively tough to ready and willing to face her main problem: her single mother's alcoholism. Aideen's best (and only) friend is pulling away. Her mother's drinking problem is a constant concern. She's running out of diseases to fake so she can skip PE. When she sees her nemesis, overachiever Meabh Kowalski, in the midst of a full-blown meltdown, she sees a problem that-- unlike her own disaster of a life-- seems refreshingly easy to solve. She volunteers to help Meabh escape her crushing pile of extracurriculars... by pushing Meabh down the stairs. When another student learns about their little scheme and brings Aideen another 'client" who needs her "help" it kicks off a semester of traded favors, ill-advised hijinks, and an unexpected chance at love. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Lore, Pittacus, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y LORE
Format: Books
Summary: Sixteen-year-old half-alien Sydney Chambers leaves Earth to seek his long-missing father, and unearths a devastating, centuries-old secret about humanity. Syd Chambers knows that there's life on other planets because he's descended from it. His father was from a distant world called Denza and has been missing--presumed dead--for years. When Syd discovers a device his father left behind which shows not only that he's alive, but where he is, Syd must set out on a mission of his own. But along the way, he discovers a deadly, unbearable secret that could destroy Denza, Earth, and the universe.
Author: Montano, Samantha, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 363.7
Format: Books
Summary: "In Disasterology, Dr. Montano, a disaster researcher, brings readers with her on an eye-opening journey through some of our worst disasters, helping readers make sense of what really happened from a emergency management perspective. She explains why we aren't doing enough to prevent or prepare for disasters, the critical role of media, and how our approach to recovery was not designed to serve marginalized communities. Now that climate change is contributing to the disruption of ecosystems and worsening disasters, Dr. Montano offers a preview of what will happen to our communities if we don't take aggressive, immediate action. In a section devoted to the COVID-19 pandemic, what is thus far our generation's most deadly disaster, she casts light on the many decisions made behind closed doors that failed to protect the public"--
Author: Zentner, Jeff, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y ZENTNER
Format: Books
Summary: Attending an elite prep school in Connecticut on a scholarship with his best friend (and secret love) science genius Delaney Doyle, sixteen-year-old Cash Pruitt, from a small town in East Tennessee, struggles with emotional pain and loss until his English teacher suggests writing poetry. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend (and person of his heart), Delaney, is second nature. When Delaney makes a scientific discovery that gets them both full rides at an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash has to make a choice. Will he go with her to Connecticut, or stay in Tennessee with the grandparents who saved him? -- adapted from jacket
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