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In this culinary biography, Rae Katherine Eighmey presents Benjamin Franklin's experimentation with food throughout his life. Franklin's famous curiosity and…
logical mind extended to the kitchen: he even conducted an electrical experiment to cook a turkey. 2018.
Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and Lady Lucy Gerald head off for several days to a stately home reputed to have the…
best grotto in the country. When the grotto explodes with the abominable, tactless Lord Rydal in it, it's not a question of who would do it, but who actually did do it. Sequel to "Black ship", followed by "Anthem for doomed youth". 2017.
Drawing on the stories of history's greatest delayers, and on the work of psychologists, philosophers, and behavioral economists to explain…
why we put off what we're supposed to be doing and why we shouldn't feel so bad about it, Andrew Santella presents a defense of the nearly universal tendency to procrastinate. 2018.
In Grace Luther's world, morality is physically enforced. Those who are "good" are blessed with beauty, while those who are…
not suffer disfigurement, or even death. When the cleric's daughter stumbles onto information that proves her world is more complicated than it seems, she finds herself at the center of an epic battle where good and evil are not so easily distinguished. For junior and senior high readers. 2018.
Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing issues such as privilege, police brutality,…
intersectionality, microaggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask. 2018.
Olivia "Liv" Blakley knows how important it is to look good. Her father is running for governor of California, and…
Liv will be making public appearances with her family. But her sunny, charming facade hides a dark inner voice that will settle for nothing less than perfection. For junior and senior high readers. 2018.
Just as he begins to understand what a treasure his elusive neighbor is, Mathias wounds her deeply with careless actions.…
If he can't convince Carol to be his girl, he's facing a long, empty future alone. Sequel to "You say it first", followed by "A very merry princess". 2017.
After spending two years in prison, Blondy Kitchin is convinced by a chaplain that the range is the place for…
him to make use of his brute strength and free spirit. 2018.
Crystal must deal with a past she can't escape. Susan is in denial and needs to get real. Jewell is…
looking for a "good man." And Elsie is confused about her sexuality. When their issues explode, each woman is forced to confront her life and herself. Their friendship is put to the test numerous times and in ways that they never imagined. Together these four sisters take friendship to a new level that puts the realities of life's trials and tribulations into their proper perspective. Followed by "Sister girls 2". 2018.
We are often on a quest for more, giving in to pressure every day to work more, own more, and…
do more. In this book, Carver shows us how to pursue practical minimalism so we can create more with less--more space, more time, and even more love. She invites us to look at the big picture, discover what's most important to us, and reclaim lightness and ease by getting rid of all the excess things. 2017.
A dating game turns the Village Blend into a hookup hotspot, until a gunshot turns the coffeehouse into a crime…
scene. Manager and amateur sleuth Clare fears the killer will strike again. Sequel to "Dead cold brew". 2018.
In today's digitally-driven world, countless people are being electronically embarrassed every day, whether it's from trolling, cyber-slamming, revenge porn, sexting,…
doxing, hacking, or other malicious virtual takedowns. This book taps into our fascination and fear of digital shaming, sprinkling actual social media posts from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more to illustrate how unbelievably mean things have become. 2017.
Sixteen-year-old Day Connor views life through the lens of her camera, where perspective is everything. But photographs never tell the…
whole story. After Day crosses paths with Julian, an escapee from a juvenile detention facility, the world she pictures and the truths she believes--neatly captured in black and white--begin to blur. For senior high readers. 2017.
After a massacre outside a picturesque Yorkshire church, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team must unravel a baffling mystery,…
and corner a killer hiding in plain sight. Bestseller. Winner of the 2018 Arthur Ellis Best Crime Novel Award. 2017.
Medical scientist and ship's captain Tag Brewer leads a band of aliens, a few humans, and a synthetic lifeform into…
deep space to destroy the Drone-masters before they destroy Earth. Sequel to "Edge of war", followed by "Rebel world". 2017.
Lyss means to end the war that has raged her whole life, but could lose her queendom before she even…
ascends to the throne. Across enemy lines in Arden, young rising star Captain Halston Matelon is caught in an impossible game of life and death. Sequel to "Flamecaster", followed by "Stormcaster". For senior high readers. 2017.