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Civil War Collection
A generous donor has given the library a large collection of books on the Civil War. Over 100 books from 1889 to 2009 cover battles, generals and other significant figures, and many other topics related to this period of American history. Find them with the vintage books for sale by the circulation desk. |
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High Tea and Misdemeanors
by Laura Childs
While catering an elegant wedding, tea shop owner Theodosia Browning investigates a murder after a suspicious greenhouse collapse turns deadly during the celebration, in the latest addition to long-running the series following Peach Tea Smash. (Fiction)
(Recommended by Kim - good read with great recipes in the back!)
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Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester. (Fiction)
(Recommended by Christine)
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Let's call her Barbie
by Renâee Rosen
Including a readers guide and exclusive vintage Barbie photos, a bold new novel by a USA Today bestselling author shows how Ruth Handler, along with head engineer Jack Ryan and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein, created a doll like no other.
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The Book That Almost Rhymed
by Omar Abed
When his sister keeps interrupting his story with wild ideas that don't even rhyme, a big brother suddenly realizes she's actually improving his yarn—and doing it with an impressive surprise of her own—and decides to share the narrative. (Easy)
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Out of the Valley of Horses
by Wendy Orr
Living in the valley of horses, her family's safe haven, Honey discovers when her father becomes ill that there's a magic which prevents them from ever leaving and must discover a way to escape the valley to find help from a world she only knows through stories. (Fiction Junior)
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All Better Now
by Neal Shusterman
Three teens from different backgrounds find themselves at the center of a power play in a world where a virus leaves survivors feeling contentment, while people who prey upon the insecure try to convince people that happy is dangerous. (Teen)
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The Oligarch's Daughter: A Novel
by Joseph Finder
Paul Brightman, a former Wall Street star hiding in a New England town with a bounty on his head, is forced to flee into the New Hampshire wilderness as he unravels a conspiracy involving Russian operatives and government agencies after falling in love with Tatyana, the daughter of a powerful oligarch. (Fiction)
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Good Dirt: A Novel
by Charmaine Wilkerson
Ebby Freeman's life unravels when her brother is killed and a centuries-old family heirloom is shattered but years later, while fleeing a public breakup, she uncovers how that lost, shattered jar may hold secrets to her future. (Fiction)
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Matchmaking Can Be Murder
by Amanda Flower
When her niece Edith's former fiancé, a cruel and greedy man, is found dead in Edith's greenhouse, quiltmaker Millie Fisher must piece together the clues to keep Edith out of prison and protect her own reputation. (Large Print Fiction)
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The Survivor: How I Made it Through Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter
by Josef Lewkowicz
Tells the remarkable story of Josef Lewkowicz, who endured six concentration camps during the Holocaust and later became a determined Nazi hunter, capturing notorious SS officer Amon Goeth, while offering readers a poignant narrative of survival, justice, and the resilience of the human spirit amidst the darkest moments of history. (Non-Fiction)
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