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Wynn Parker Is A Mechanic Today

by Jennifer Lynn

Wynn Parker wants to be a mechanic today. Mr. Kennedy, his retired next-door neighbor, needs to change his SUV’s oil. Wynn gets worried when he realizes he doesn’t know how to change oil. Will he be able to be a mechanic after all?

Sparkles of Joy: A Children's Book that Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion

by Aditi Singh

Caleb, a new neighbor joins a festive themed playdate. Will Riya and her friends be able to make Caleb feel comfortable? Diversify your library with a children's book that talks about Diwali, Christmas and Hanukkah and how our celebrations sparkle with togetherness!

The Poop Trail

by Brian Storm

When a rescued kitten watches his human scoop poop from the litter box, he can't help but wonder what they plan to do with it. After talking with the other animals, they come to the conclusion that a secret poop factory must be nearby. To uncover the truth, they escape the house and follow a garbage truck to the poop factory. However, the furry friends must learn to work together to survive the dangers of the outside world.

Outside

by Benjamin Ludwig

Written for teachers and students, Outside is about the importance of belonging, the choice between trusting authority or trusting your gut, and the danger of letting yourself become just another data point. Fifteen-year-old Dylan, and his Bigfoot-obsessed brother Bam-Bam, are homeless. They sleep in a tent, even when their mom finds work cleaning houses in exchange for a place to stay. A temporary dwelling, it seems, is the only place Dylan’s ever felt he belongs. But when Dylan stops an act... more

Both Sides of the Same Coin

by Michael Weiner, MD

The Doyle, Carbone, and Roth families immigrate to the United States from Europe for a variety of reasons: the 1850 potato famine in Ireland, religious freedom, and persecution of the mafia in Sicily by Mussolini in 1925. It is the appearance of Oscar Klein, an orphan from Philadelphia, which brings them all together in the post-depression, pre-World War II era of the late 1930s to 1940s. Oscar Klein is a kid of the streets without formal education, but he becomes the driving force and inn... more

Trail of Fate The Arduous Quest Series (Book 1 Western Adventure Novels)

by B. S. Daniels, Novelist

THE TRAIL OF FATE
The sun rises. Is it fate?
The moon rises. Is it fate?
The people we meet and the places where we travel. Is it fate?
All the many roads, twists, and turns, the people who come and go in our lives. Fate . . . What does it have in store for you?

Step into the rugged world of the 1890s West in the debut novel, The Trail of Fate by B.S. Daniels. Follow Reg, a man torn between his test of will in his quest for justice and the welf... more

The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife

by JC Restorick

\tOn Christmas Eve 1856 we see Caleb, the Under Keeper, slip away from duty to visit his new wife and daughter. He surprises his with an Exciseman and, enraged, he pushes his wife aside and pursues, unsuccessfully, the Exciseman out the door and into the dunes. Giving up Caleb returns to his cottage now aflame and, blaming himself for the death of his wife and daughter, returns to the lighthouse where he throws him self off the top deck to his death. \tNext we see Emma, the protagonist, arrive... more

Anne Boleyn at Margaret of Austria's Court

by Rozsa Gaston

Where did Anne Boleyn first learn the skills that captured the heart of Henry VIII and and launched England's reformation? Not in France, as is widely supposed...but at Margaret of Austria's 1513 imperial court in Mechelen, in what is now present-day Belgium. Enter the world of the Burgundian-Habsburg Low Countries, where Anne Boleyn grows from girlhood to womanhood under the guidance of Europe’s most brilliant female ruler. As one of Margaret of Austria's eighteen maids of ... more

What was Beautiful and Good

by Jill Blocker

A novel about a young singer whose 'joie de vivre‘ is disrupted by the outbreak of the First World War and whose fight for freedom inspired an international art movement.

Bella's Tales of History: USA's Founding Documents

by Deb Evans

Join Bella and her playful puppies on an exciting new journey through American history! In this charming tale, Bella comforts her frightened pups during a noisy Fourth of July fireworks display by sharing the story of America's founding. Through Bella's gentle explanations, young readers will learn about the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, the Constitution, and the key figures and IDEAS that shaped our nation. With a perfect blend of storytelling and history, this book i... more

Bella's Tales of Jesus

by Deb Evans

Pawsitively Inspired Stories from the Gospel Retold by Bella to her Lovable Puppies When the pups overhear the worried Farmer pray to Jesus, they ask Bella who that is! Join Freddy, Abby, and Emma as their loving mother Bella leads them on a journey through the Gospels as they learn about the wonder of Christ’s love. With their playful animal perspectives, Bella’s stories engage young hearts and minds, teaching children about the life of Jesus and how he can bring peace to the most troubled ... more

Andrew's Addled Autopsy

by Christopher Griffith

So why is Andrew addled? And is this a real autopsy? Well, in a sense, because our hero has been so traumatised by the violent demise of William Ottoway’s tropical Utopia that within days of returning home to England he sets off again, and in one direction only, north. In the Lake District he meets an able fellow who starts to steer him down a path which, by way of accommodation hosts in Windermere, a Loch Ness monster, Iceland’s night sky and the University of Lapland, will in the end test h... more

The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway

by Melanie Hooyenga

All Eve Ellaway wants is to escape to college, start a life of her own, and finally sever the connection to her twin sister Gen who disappeared when they were babies. Because while the rest of the world moved on from the kidnapping, Gen’s still very much alive at home. Most families would grieve their missing child. Some families might create a shrine for their lost daughter. But the Ellaways are not most families. Every night, Eve pretends to be Gen to protect her mother's delicate grasp... more

Celtston, The Arcanum Series Book 1

by L J Litton

Few humans ever manifest any innate special ability, and those that do are classified as Arcanum. It is foretold that the supreme Arcanum, the Millenarian, will possess all known special abilities. A sect of global elite puppeteers, the Veneré, governs the Arcanum to ensure they engage in magnanimous versus nefarious pursuits. The Veneré employ an international Special Forces cadre to maintain their supremacy and send a select team of these operators to retrieve the Gordon Dynasty hei... more

LOVERS" PURSUITS

by Nona Babcock

A letter from Inga Johansson’s uncle in Danville, Minnesota, spurs her parents to immigrate to America to take advantage of the Homestead Act. She begs her parents to allow her to stay in Norway and marry her fiancé Erik Norskaag, but is denied. The lovers emotionally charged final farewell ends with his promise to join her later. Arriving in America, Inga discovers she is with child. He is born prematurely. In Danville, she meets bachelors, George and Tomaas Nilsson. George is immediately smit... more

The Man Who Made an Angel

by Ivan Blake

The year is 1921. A young scholar, unable to cope with the turmoil unleashed by a devastating family tragedy, flees to a war-ravaged Germany in the vain hope he might find tranquility hidden away in the archives of an abandoned university. There he encounters a former biology professor, still living within the bowels of the shuttered campus. The old man is also one of the few remaining followers of Monism. a once-popular German philosophic movement that advocated the integration of science and r... more

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