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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
by Linda Williams
This is our selection for the StoryWalk for the month of October! Head out to Lake Wanahoo and take a stroll!
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Katabasis: A Novel
by R. F. Kuang
Alice has sacrificed everything to work with Professor Grimes at Cambridge, the world's greatest magician, but when he dies in a magical accident and is sent to Hell, she and rival Peter follow him, using only tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them. (Fiction)
Recommended by Bob
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Murder Takes a Vacation: A Novel
by Laura Lippman
Former PI and widow Mrs. Blossom wins the lottery, books a cruise on the MS Solitaire, and meets Allan on her transatlantic flight—but when he is found dead in Paris, she doesn't know who to trust, especially Danny, who's convinced Allan was transporting stolen art and that she knows something about it. (Fiction)
Recommended by Denise
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Island Storm
by Brian Floca
Before taking shelter, two siblings experience the excitement and beauty of an island storm from its calm beginning to its powerful peak and gentle end. (Easy)
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The Gift of Words
by Peter H. Reynolds
When positive words prove hard to come by in his bustling town, Jerome shares holiday wishes with his community by stringing joyful words on a tree. (Easy)
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Zara's Rules for Record-Breaking Fun
by Hena Khan
When neighborhood queen bee Zara is threatened by new girl Naomi, Zara decides to break a Guinness World Record to get everyone to notice her again, until she realizes that maybe sharing her crown wouldn't be so bad. (Fiction Junior)
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The Nefarious Nights of Willowweep Manor
by Shaenon K. Garrity
Haley is summoned back to the Willowweep pocket universe to deal with a huge crisis: another pocket universe is collapsing, and the survivors are seeking refuge in Willowweep. Haley and her friends discover that the newcomers are from a mystery-themed universe complete with a blustery colonel, a sweet old spinster, and a butler. But shortly after their arrival, strange things start happening to Willowweep... the once-Gothic pocket universe is transforming into a whodunit! As the tropes of a detective story start to multiply, a murder rocks Willowweep. And when she searches for the culprit, Haley begins to suspect that one of the newcomers is trying to eradicate Willowweep. One by one, all her friends disappear, and it's up to Haley to get to the bottom of this mind-boggling mystery. Can she grow past her Gothic romance roots to become a new kind of heroine? (Teen)
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The Lost Passenger: A Novel
by Frances Quinn
After faking her and her son Teddy's deaths on the Titanic, Elinor Coombes escapes her controlling aristocratic marriage to forge a new life in New York City, where she must navigate the challenges of survival and the haunting secrets of her past in a world that offers both opportunity and danger. (Large Print)
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Joy Prescriptions: How I Learned to Stop Chasing Perfection and Embrace Connection
by Tiffany Moon
Tiffany Moon, M.D., is an anesthesiologist, entrepreneur, social media personality, and former cast member of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Dallas." In "Joy Prescriptions," she offers a part-memoir, part-self-help guide to stop chasing perfection and embrace gratitude and connection. As Tiffany explains, despite being a lifelong overachiever with a thriving career, she had a gorgeous home that she barely enjoyed. She had a closet full of nice things she bought to soothe herself, but she didn't feel soothed. She had a beautiful family that she didn't spend enough time with. She felt simultaneously grateful and stuck, successful but disappointed, happy but weary. "Joy Prescriptions" relates Tiffany's journey as a Chinese immigrant breaking through the expectations of being a perfectionist and building a new way of life based on laughter and the idea that true happiness is only possible when we let go of what other people want for us and live according to our values. Her lessons include: Compare and Contrast: Competition can be healthy if it motivates you to do better, strive for greater goals, or try something new. But if you find that you're constantly caught up in the compare-and-despair cycle, avoid comparing other people's outside to your inside. Yes Woman: Sometimes as much as you try, some relationships aren't meant to be. Remember that you don't have to be friends with everyone you meet. Joy Interrupted: Choose joy in the present day overreaching for some unattainable goal in the far future. If You Don't Laugh, You'll Cry: Everyone is going through their problems. But what brings us together, what creates connection, is being able to laugh at ourselves together. Laughter is the best medicine and should be a part of any prescription for finding joy in life. It took a great deal of soul searching before Tiffany concluded she needed to break out of the "good girl" mold and live for herself to be completely present for others. "Joy Prescriptions" will inspire other women-particularly those who feel constrained by the defined roles and expectations of others--to find the courage to take on new challenges and explore who they are. (Non-Fiction)
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