Clare Leslie Hall

When Beth's brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn't realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives, for the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager--the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident. As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel's life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences.

Suggested by Kristyn, Dorchester Branch Assistant

Loghan Paylor

Born Kathleen to an Irish immigrant family in Ontario, Kit McNair has been a troublesome changeling since drowning at ten, only to be revived by their mother's Celtic magic. A daredevil in boy's clothes, Kit resents farm life, worrying their mother about fitting in. In April 1939, Rebekah Kromer, the daughter of a German-Canadian doctor, recognizes 19-year-old Kit. A love triangle forms with Kit and Rebekah's friend, Landon, leading them to war. Landon joins the Navy, Kit becomes Christopher in the RAF as a bomber navigator, and Rebekah serves in naval intelligence. A fateful encounter brings Rebekah back to the McNair farm, where she hopes for peace—until Kit and Landon return home.

Suggested by Katie, Thorndale Branch Assistant

Heather O'Neill

This is the unforgettable story of Valentine, a lonely orphan working in a depanneur at a Montreal metro station, who spots her look-alike. As Valentine follows this seeming twin onto the subway and out into the city, her world is changed--she meets gangsters, composers, ballet dancers, and a cricket playing a mournful tune, and she experiences the city in all its teeming energy. 

Suggested by Melissa, Parkhill Branch Assistant

John Green

In 2019, John Green met Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone while traveling with Partners in Health. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal and dynamic advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, treatable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing 1.5 million people every year. In Everything is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry's story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis. 

Suggested by Shelah, Komoka Branch Assistant

Poppy O'Toole

The spud--the humblest of ingredients--can be made into more than just mashed potatoes (but if it is mash, make it the best mashed potatoes ever), and in this book Poppy O'Toole celebrates the range and variety from just this one mighty ingredient. In these pages, Poppy gives you all the tools you need to achieve the perfect potatoes every time--whether it's a trusted roasted potato, a melt-in-the-mouth fondant, moreish fries and wedges or the perfect bake. 

Suggested by Liz, Public Services Coordinator