January 1942 marks the beginning of Avis Montgomery’s term as librarian of the town library, pressed into service by her brother, who is heading off to war. How could she say no when he makes her promise to take care of the place he loves so much? From the central point of The Cavendish Association
In 2003, the Oakland Police Department was placed under a Consent Decree wherein the department was subject to the supervision of a third party acting under the authority of the federal government. The department would need to comply with various recommendations and show marked improvement before the decree would be lifted. The decision to put
Sam’s mom has A House with Good Bones. It also has a beautiful rose garden and possibly a ghost. Vultures are watching the house and clearly her mom is on edge. But the house is in the suburbs, not some creepy Gothic mansion. Ghosts don’t live in the suburbs, do they? Even with her scientific
Cleopatra Selene was the only surviving daughter of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII and Roman Triumvir Marc Anthony. In Cleopatra’s Daughter, Jane Draycott examines her life and times by following her journey as a princess until the death of her mother and father. Afterwards, she traces her steps as a Roman prisoner where she lived under
When tragedy strikes the Dickinson family, teenage Isabel runs away from their small apartment in San Francisco to Yosemite. There, she expects to find her brother, working with the CCC. Instead, she finds the potential for a new life when she meets Enid Michael, one of the few female naturalists in the 1930s. Aside from
Linh is just a little girl looking for some blueberries to have her friends and family over for some yummy food. She explores her entire garden and realizes that some of the fruits and vegetables do share some of the same things, like melons are round like blueberries. For instance, blackberries are made of many
In New Orleans, an anti-magic city, twins Chris and Clem are stuck caring for their ill mother in a place that despises who they are. The twins are the heirs to a fractured magical family, but they both hold opposite views on magic. Chris has sworn off magic after she cast the spell that led
How would a town without punctuation sound? The sound might make you scream! Well, the village of Babble couldn’t scream or ask why not before a young stranger brought them some practical, linguistic gifts. No one can understand anyone else in Babble, where monotonous sounds overlap and people can’t distinguish their own thoughts from speech.
Known for its fertile soil and its abundant supply of natural resources, Ukraine is a nation inhabited by more than forty million people. The Ukrainians are culturally rich and have exuberant pride and love for their homeland. Throughout history, their freedom hasn’t come easy, though they vow never to stop fighting for it. First written
