I Married a Communist
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
Evidence : Poems
Synopsis: In this new volume of forty-six poems, Mary Oliver delves even deeper than she has in the past into the mysteries of life, love, and death. Exploring the evidence presented to us daily by the natural world, inspired by the familiar lines from William Wordsworth: ?To me the meanest flower that blows can give […]
Testament
The Wind Done Gone
Tales From a Village School
Baby On the Way
Children's Literature: Older children who are waiting for mommy to have a new baby will appreciate the honesty and warmth in this pregnancy picture book by the renowned authors, the Sears. Married with eight children and experts in the child-birthing field, they describe ways that older siblings can prepare for the birth of their new […]
Heir to the Glimmering World
The Sea Serpent and Me
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Madison Nicole Nelson. Kirkus Reviews: This whimsical look at the friendship between a young female narrator and a fast-growing sea serpent will amuse young listeners while providing adult readers with the bittersweet opportunity to ponder the ways relationships grow and change. Smaller than the girl's […]
Durindas Dangers
Synopsis: A rather large problem has befallen the Huit girls. (Sisters, actually. Octuplets to be exact.) One particular New Year's Eve, the girls wait for their mommy to bring them hot chocolate and their daddy to return with more wood for the fire. But they don't. Mommy and Daddy, that is. They're gone. Poof! Maybe […]