April 14, 2025 - New Arrivals

Adult Fiction

The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong.

The Great War left grieving families willing to sacrifice anything for the chance to say goodbye to a lost loved one. Mr. Owen is no exception. He is desperate to speak to his son, but he doesn't want to face the spirits alone. When the séance--hosted by a trio of mediums billing themselves as The Three Fates--goes awry, Mr. Owen's secrets begin to unravel, threatening to reveal a history that he has been running from for half his life. Something Ruby knows all too well how to do. When Ruby finds one of the Three Fates murdered the night of the séance, she and Mr. Owen quickly become the prime suspects. To clear their names, Ruby enlists the help of Ruan Kivell, the folk healer Pellar who helped her weeks before in Cornwall. As their investigation progresses, Ruby and Ruan realize someone is determined to prevent them from uncovering the truth about what happened to the dead medium.

A is for Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray.

Siblings Martin, Kelsey, Beth, and Jonny are as different as can be, but they have one thing in common. They're all longing to reinvent their lives. Raised by their divorced lapsed-Amish father and English mother, they only knew real stability and a sense of family when visiting their Old Order grandparents, Josiah and Sylvia Schrock, in peaceful small-town Millersburg, Ohio. Now the four want to try living with them and joining their faith--much to the Schrocks' surprise . . . Martin, the eldest, is reeling from a bad breakup. When he meets his grandparents' neighbor, Patti Coblentz, he's immediately drawn to her outgoing, helpful nature--but is so overwhelmed that he appears blunt and rude. Is there any way he can drop his defenses enough to admit she's captured his heart? Always self-conscious about the birthmark on her temple, Patti is resigned to never marrying and busying herself with the responsibilities of the large home and property she has inherited. Besides, Martin's the last man she'd ever want to wed--no matter how handsome he is. Given time and patience--and adhering to their grandparents' unexpectedly challenging rules--the whole family might just find what they're looking for.

The Liberty Scarf by Aimie K. Runyan, J’nell Ciesielski, & Rachel McMillan.

London. As an ambitious scarf maker, Iris Braxton spends her days surrounded by colour and luxury not often seen during the dark days of war that were promised to be over by Christmas. She hasn't the time or interest in rakish soldiers, but Captain Rex Conrad is persistent - and before long his charm wins her over. But war is cruel, and Rex must leave once more for the Front. Iris begins stitching small messages into each of the scarves she makes in hopes that one will find a way into Rex's hands to let him know she's thinking of him. Maine. Geneviève Tremblay, a French-Canadian immigrant, enlists in the US Army Signal Corps to serve as a bilingual operator. Along the way, she meets a French officer who makes her question whether losing her identity is too heavy a price for acceptance. Belgium. Clara Janssens, a Flemish Nurse, and Roman Allaire, an Alsatian violinist, connect in a Brussels palace-turned-hospital far removed from their routine provincial and countryside lives. Their love of music lights the spark of romance, but the destruction of battle and the transient nature of their relationship threatens the bond between them.

Adult Non-Fiction

Lorne by Susan Morrison.

Over the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the helm of Saturday Night Live, he has become a revered and inimitable presence in the entertainment world. He's a tastemaker, a mogul, a withholding father figure, a genius spotter of talent, a shrewd businessman, a name-dropper, a raconteur, the inspiration for Dr. Evil, the winner of more than a hundred Emmys--and, essentially, a mystery. Generations of writers and performers have spent their lives trying to figure him out, by turns demonizing and lionizing him. He's "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (Tracy Morgan), the "great and powerful Oz" (Kate McKinnon), "some kind of very distant, strange comedy god" (Bob Odenkirk). Lorne will introduce you to him, in full, for the first time. With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, Susan Morrison takes readers behind the curtain for the lively, up-and-down, definitive story of how Michaels created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever.

Pockets by Audrey N. Glickman.

Is it possible that clothing designers have servants carrying around their personal items for them…? Author and illustrator Audrey Glickman does not just advocate for POCKETS, she is working to elevate the status of the Unpocketed Majority—women! From the curse of the purse to a proposal for bras with pockets, Glickman looks at the problem from every angle and takes her initiative in every possible direction. “We need pockets in our dresses, in our long underwear.” And, she says, “I don’t mean one-inch-deep appliques that pretend to be pockets. I mean real pockets that can contain things.” How about cell phones and parking quarters? For these Glickman favors pockets inside pockets. As a skilled seamstress, the author covers D.I.Y. creations, but encourages clothing manufacturers to include smart pockets, deep pockets, tiny pockets and ample ones. “The very future of our society depends upon pockets!” she exclaims.

Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel

A Copycat Conundrum by Lisa Yee.  YA

Oof! After solving the case of the Royal Rumpus, Olive Cobin Zang and her elite team of underdogs are on top of the world. As the awkward, crime-fighting Misfits, they're acing every mission thrown at them from NOCK (aka No One Can Know, the covert agency they work for). But when their classmate Zeke starts receiving threatening notes, the Misfits are stumped. They're no strangers to danger, but this case is a total head-scratcher. Who would target kind, friendly Zeke . . . unless he's not what he seems to be? At the same time, unusual earthquakes start shaking up San Francisco just as priceless art goes missing, and the Misfits are called to investigate. Is it a coincidence that the city is under attack while Zeke is getting mysterious messages? Or is it all just a cover for a scheme bigger than any they've faced before?

The Together Tree by Aisha Saeed.  E

At his new school, quiet Rumi feels small and unwelcome, and a few kids bully him for being different and wearing bright shoes. He finds refuge beneath the old willow tree by the playground and builds his own world of hope and dreams of belonging. One day, when Rumi is made a target again, one of his classmates bravely steps in to defend him. It's in that moment of solidarity Rumi's class finally realizes that under the shade of the willow tree, all are welcome, and they create a space they can all play in--together.

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