Books to enjoy and relax with

Our latest additions of newly purchased books.

In the Children's Room...

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold (E) - A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.

One Big Heart by Linsey Davis (E) - A culture-rich picture book that proudly showcases the beauty of diversity while also celebrating all the wonderful things we have in common.

The Brain Is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick Seluk (J) - Have you ever thought about everything your brain does for you? It is always working to keep you alive and safe. (Plus it lets you think about funny stuff, too.) So why is the brain such a big deal? Because it makes you YOU, of course!

My Neighbor Totoro by Tsugiko Kubo (JF) Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei have moved to the country to be closer to their ailing mother. Soon, in the woods behind their spooky old house, Satsuki and Mei discover a forest spirit named Totoro. When Mei goes missing, it’s up to Satsuki to find her sister, and she’ll need help from some new, and magical, friends.

In adult fiction...

 A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker (LP FIC) - A sweeping epic set in the harsh deserts of Arabia and ancient Palestine. A war that rages between kingdoms on the earth and in the heart. The harrowing journey of the woman at the center of it all. Step back in time to the year of our Lord...A.D. 30.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune (FIC) - Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place―and realizing that family is yours.

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman (FIC) - A glorious novel of the controversial Richard III - a monarch betrayed in life by his allies and betrayed in death by history.

The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
 (FIC) - An antique shop haunted by a ghost. A silver treasure with an injustice in its story. An adventure to the past she’ll never forget.  

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (FIC) - Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates––a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name. A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense.

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (FIC) - A novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.

In adult nonfiction...

The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley (NF) - Discover how human beings react to danger–and what makes the difference between life and death. The Unthinkable escorts us into the bleakest regions of our nightmares, flicks on a flashlight, and takes a steady look around. Then it leads us home, smarter and stronger than we were before.