Hard Twisted
Library Journal Barely a teenager, Lottie Garrett has already known hard times. It's 1934, and the Depression is in full sway in Oklahoma. Lottie and her father scrape by, roaming the countryside in search of food and shelter. Eventually they meet Clint Palmer, cocksure and scrappy, who draws them into his world of anger and […]
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Tuesdays At the Castle
Added to the Lisbon Public Library by Christine Trudell in memory of Mike Trudell. Gr 4–8—Princess Celie has been trying to map out the rooms in her beloved Castle Glower. The difficulty is that it whimsically manufactures, alters, and moves its rooms around whenever it deems necessary. It has chosen the kings of Sleyne, including […]
American Terroir : Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields
Publishers Weekly Terroir, a French term usually associated with wine, is what James Beard Award-winning author Jacobsen (Fruitless Fall) defines as "foods that are what they are because of where they come from." In a dozen informative and often funny essays spanning breakfast to dinner, Jacobsen deploys an open mind as he travels across North […]
Girl's Best Friend
Children's Literature: Maggie Brooklyn seems to find herself in one mysterious situation after another, but being the clever seven-grader that she is, it's no problem for her to follow the clues. This entry in the series centers on finding out who's stealing and reselling dogs, but Maggie also works on finding the courage to talk […]
Entice
Synopsis: Zara and Nick are soul mates, meant to be together forever. But that's not quite how things have worked out. For starters, well, Nick is dead. Supposedly, he's been taken to a mythic place for warriors known as Valhalla, so Zara and her friends might be able to get him back. But it's taking […]