Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7400&N=3+6603+6600 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703552 National bestselling author Erica Bauermeister returns to the enchanting world of The School of Essential Ingredients in this luminous sequel. Lillian and her restaurant have a way of drawing people together... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728880 After being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door of her detective agency, determined to prove that his wife is cheating on him... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728881 On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzers World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day--and heading in the opposite direction by train--was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729001 When her beloved forest no longer gives her comfort and her brother Razo invites Rinna to the city to be one of Queen Anis waiting women, she happily accepts, only to discover her own strength comes from places both expected and unexpected. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729250 The only thing more troublesome than a Cynster man is a Cynster lady who believes love is not her destiny. Famously known in London society as the Matchbreaker, Henrietta Cynster has an uncanny skill in preventing ill-fated nuptials, not in falling victim to Cupids spell. But when she disrupts one match too many, she feels honor bound to help dashing James Glossup find a suitable bride for a marriage-of-convenience--a task infernally complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable attraction that flares between James and Henrietta, who continues to believe she will never fall. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729002 Camille wants to find the perfect boy, with an athletes body and a poets brain. But when shes rejected at her new college party, she knows there isnt a boy alive wholl ever measure up. Enter Zoe, her brilliant but strange best friend, who takes biology homework to a whole new level. She can create Camilles dream boy, Frankenstein-style. But can she make him love her? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729029 An astonishing story of sons and fathers and mothers, of the rewards and betrayals of male friendship, and a large-spirited, hilarious, and exhilarating portrait of a man tearing his life apart in order to put himself back together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707291 Set in the early 60s, this novel is a very funny and completely raunchy satire of life in Texas and in California, and a true and very American portrait of an artist as a young man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703524 Archivist Beecher White discovers a connection that may link the individuals responsible for the only four successful assassinations of American Presidents after discovering a modern-day killer who is recreating the assassins crimes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707300 After six years of leading a challenging congregation, Rabbi Small is taking his dream vacation: three months in Jerusalem without any rabbinical duties. He is finally getting the rest he needs--until a new acquaintance is found dead after a bombing. Suddenly the savvy young Rabbi is up against the formidable Israeli intelligence and faceless Arab terrorists with murder on their minds. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728883 The critically acclaimed author of American Nerd makes his fiction debut with this romantic tragicomedy about a teenage boy and girl who discover his dad is having an affair with her mom. At fifteen, Josh Paquette and Khadijah Silverglate-Dunn catch Joshs father and Khadijahs mother kissing in a natural foods store. They make a pact never to cheat on anyone, ever. They have no problem keeping the vow--until they meet again at twenty-eight, both struggling with career and identity, and both engaged to other people. Part inter-ethnic romance, part intergenerational conflict, Good Kids is a hilarious, sad, handsomely plotted story of love and class in the era of the redefined household. Stylistically adventurous but always accessible, Nugent trains a keen ear on the vernaculars of Generation Y and the baby boomers, as young and middle-aged alike try to decide what parenting, background, and loyalty mean in late twentieth and early twenty-first century America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728978 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729251 On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between these two women will change Claires life in unexpected and extraordinary ways. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729297 A parable by two award-winning Fortune 500 company advisors about making innovation happen, with lessons for any business big or small. With eight simple lessons to guide innovation initiatives to success, it prepares business readers to avoid some of innovations most toxic myths, teaches how to build the right kind of team, and shows how to learn quickly from experience. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729003 Amy already has one naughty little sister, so why do her parents need another baby? Will there be any room left for Amy? At least she has her dog, Choc. He makes Amy feel like shes the most important person in the world. But can Choc help Amy to see that... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729030 Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too? Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister scrape by for a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his fathers physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729282 Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly--the girl he altered history to save--Jackson is once again reminded of what hes lost. And when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at risk all over again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703525 Farside, the side of the moon that never faces Earth, is the ideal location for an astronomical observatory. It is also the setting for a tangled web of politics, personal ambition, love, jealousy, and murder. Telescopes on Earth have detected an Earth-sized planet circling a star some thirty light-years away. Farside observatory will have the largest optical telescope in the solar system as well as a vast array of radio antennas, the most sensitive radio telescope possible, insulated from the interference of Earths radio chatter by a thousand kilometers of the moons solid body. Building Farside is a complex, often dangerous task. Breakdowns--mechanical and emotional--are commonplace. Accidents happen, some of them fatal. But what they ultimately find will stun everyone, and the human race will never be the same. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729321 Joe Grey cant believe his human housemate Clyde would even consider volunteering him for the Animal Therapy program at the local nursing home, just when Joe was on the verge of solving the string of burglaries that has Molena Point residents shaking in their collective boots. But it turns out its Dulcie, Joes pretty little cat-friend, who came up with the idea of subjecting Joe to the cooing attentions of a bunch of doddering old coots. Dulcie believes theres more going on at the old folks home than the care and feeding of lonely seniors. And she needs Joes help in getting to the bottom of a conspiracy...and a very suspicious set of deaths. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729192 The gentrification of Hemlock Falls, home to innkeeper, artist and amateur sleuth Sara Quill Quilliam, has drawn the attention of Edmund Tree, host of Your Ancestors Attic. Everyone is searching attics for treasures - including a burglar! Quill is not impressed with the obnoxious Tree or his television rival, who blows into town for a ratings-booster showdown. But poison makes the new show to watch a murder mystery with Quill playing the detective. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707301 A bomb goes off while Rabbi David Small is teaching a course at the community college. Soon everyone--from professors and students to the indefatigable rabbi himself--is suspected of murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703529 Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for 15 years, they have a wonderful daughter, successful careers, and a beautiful house. They also have a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729177 As a member of the thoroughbred horse-racing set in California, Conn was well-respected. But Honor was about to discover the real man beneath the controlled exterior. Too late she realized she was falling for someone who was seeking to avenge a legacy of murder and betrayal. A piece of her past was mysteriously linked to Conn, and now they were tangled together in the web of deception and desire. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729239 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728884 A series of horrifying events occur in quick succession in the same upscale L.A. neighborhood. A backyard renovation unearths an infants body, buried sixty years ago. And soon thereafter in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far from the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link these eerie incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctors vast experience with matters both clinical and criminal might not be enough to cut down to the bone of this... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729252 Katies world is shattered by the news that her headstrong and bohemian younger sister, Mia, has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff in Bali. The authorities say that Mia jumped--that her death was a suicide. Although they hadnt spoken to one another since Mia suddenly left on an around-the-world trip six months earlier, Katie refuses to accept that her sister would take her own life. Distraught that they never made peace, Katie leaves behind her orderly, sheltered life in London and embarks on a journey to find the truth. With only the entries of Mias tattered travel journal as her guide, Katie retraces the last few months of her sisters life, and--page by page, country by country--begins to uncover the mystery surrounding her death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729298 For more than four decasdes, Bob Dotson has been travelling all over the United States searching for those who have made a difference. With American Story, he shares their stories along with inspiration that can help anyone reach their goals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729004 Its the biggest day in Violet Pottss life. Shes finally tall enough to ride Plunger!, the scariest rollercoaster around. Then, when shes least expecting it, Violet shrinks! Suddenly, shes as small as a fish finger. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729031 Meet Marvin Redpost, the Master of Mayhem! Kidnapped at Birth?: Marvin Redpost has finally figured out why he doesnt look like anyone in his family. Hes not really Marvin Redpost--hes Robert, the lost prince of Shampoon! Why Pick on Me?: Marvin is shunned by his classmates and teacher after he is unfairly fingered as a nose-picker by the class bully... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729283 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729021 Welcome to Humbug Mountain. Little did Wiley, the son of a traveling newspaperman, imagine that the search for his grandfather would lead him into the hands of those nasty villains of the West--Shagnasty John and the Fool Killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729231 In this explosive debut thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of blue water, a brilliant homicide detective returns home, where she confronts a citys dark demons and her own past while pursuing a brutal serial killer on a vengeful rampage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729010 Aunt Susan - an unstoppable force, and possibly the bossiest woman alive - is on the phone, and thats never good. Shes insisting that Harry and his family help her at a local event shes promised to organise: the Great Toadpool Show. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729322 Theres a bad new cat in sleepy little Molena Point: a renegade tom with a penchant for robbery, a scorn for his fellow felines, and a disdain for human laws. And hes masterminding a crime spree thats quickly escalating toward murder most foul. Dulcie and Joe Grey both know the score--theyve seen Azrael in action. But how can they expose the criminal without letting ordinary, untrustworthy humans in on the secret that certain select cats can think--and talk? Cats like them... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729234 When over eighty prominent childrens authors learn they are suspects in the murder of despicable book editor Herman Mildew, they provide less-than-credible alibis. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729193 The old submarine-chaser USS Hibiscus, re-fitting in Hong Kong dockyard before being handed over to the Nationalist Chinese, is suddenly ordered to the desolate island group of Payenhau. For Captain Mark Gunnar - driven by the memory of his torture at the... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729013 The Grammy Award-winning American soul and gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston reflects on her daughters life, the events that led up to her death and the aftermath of a senseless tragedy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729186 The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and Parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged by a bevy of local mobsters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707302 In eighteenth-century Scotland, Claire Randall and her raven-haired daughter, Brianna, return to the majestic hills where Claire recalls the love of her life--gallant warrior James Fraser. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703450 An adrenaline-fueled thriller debut in the tradition of Three Days of the Condor from the famed creator of TVs Law & Order, featuring NYPD Special Agent Jeremy Fisk, who is New York Citys last hope against an ingenious, multi-pronged terrorist attack-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703511 Hopalong Cassidy has received an urgent message from the dead. Answering an urgent appeal for help from fellow cowpuncher Pete Melford, he rides in only to discover that his old friends has been murdered and the ranch Pete left to his niece, Cindy Blair, had vanished without a trace. Hopalong may have arrived too late to save Pete, but his sense of loyalty and honor demands that he find that cold-blooded killers and return to Cindy what is rightfully hers. Colonel Justin Tradwar, criminal kingpin of the town of Kachina, is the owner of the sprawling Box T ranch, and he has built his empire with a shrewd and ruthless determination. In search of Petes killers and Cindys ranch, Hopalong signs on at the Box T, promising to help get Tradways wild cattle out of the rattler-infested brush. But in the land of mesquite and black chaparral, Cassidy confronts a mystery as hellish as it is haunting—a bloody trail that leads to the strange and forbidding Babylon plateau, to $60,000 in stolen gold, and to a showdown with an outlaw who has already cheated death once, and is determined to do it again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728997 For the first time in their lives, Wisty and Whit Allgood find themselves at odds as Wisty is drawn to a mysterious and magical stranger named Heath. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729270 Elizabeth Strout animates the ordinary with an astonishing force, wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize--winning Olive Kitteridge. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strouts magnificent gift for humanizing characters. Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703546 Jenny Milchmans Cover of Snow is an emotional, thrilling, and chilling literary thriller--an astonishing debut in the suspenseful tradition of Gillian Flynn and Nancy Pickard. Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Nora Hamilton instantly knows that something is wrong. When her fog of sleep clears, she finds her world is suddenly, irretrievably shattered: Her husband, Brendan, has committed suicide... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703490 This collection of novellas is Jim Harrison at his most memorable--a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity. In The Land of Unlikeness, sixty-year-old art history academic Clive--a failed artist, divorced and grappling with the vagaries of his declining years--reluctantly returns to his familys Michigan farmhouse to visit his aging mother. The return to familiar territory triggers a jolt of renewal--of ardor for his high school love, of his relationship with his estranged daughter, and of his own lost love of painting. In Water Baby, Harrison ventures into the magical as an Upper Peninsula farm boy is irresistibly drawn to the water as an escape and sees otherworldly creatures there. Faced with the injustice and pressure of coming of age, he takes to the river and follows its siren song all the way across Lake Michigan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706628 When a tomb is uncovered in the mountains of Israel, forensic expert Jordan Stone, Vatican priest Father Rhun Korza, and archaeologist Eric Granger converge to investigate. Soon theyre fighting to recover a mysterious tome rumored to be written by Christ--but a shadowy order wants the book for its own devious ends. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728980 In the collections marvelous title story, two aging vampires in a sun-drenched Italian lemon grove find their hundred-year marriage tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. In The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979, a dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left in a seagulls nest. Proving Up and The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis--stories of children left to fend for themselves in dire predicaments--find Russell veering into more sinister territory, and ultimately crossing the line into full-scale horror. In The New Veterans, a massage therapist working with a tattooed war veteran discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the images on his body. In all, these wondrous new pieces display a young writer of superlative originality and invention coming into the full range and scale of her powers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729253 When you are passionately, purely in love, nothing else matters--not even life itself. Shakespeares consummate tragedy of young lovers swept into a catastrophic vortex of misunderstandings, secrets, and fate is set in 1840s Alta California, a vibrant and conflicted time in our history. Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two landed families locked in an old feud, are irresistibly drawn to each other. Defying the hatred and distrust surrounding them, they dare to believe they can--and must--be together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729060 In this pulse-pounding and thrillingly sensual novel, New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the mesmerizing world of the Midnight Breed, following new characters into a dark future where an uneasy peace can unravel into war--and a great betrayal can mask an all-consuming love. Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn--when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them--the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729299 Brenda Ashford is the quintessential British nanny. Prim and proper, gentle and kind, she seems to have stepped straight out of Mary Poppins. For more than six decades Nanny Brenda swaddled, diapered, dressed, played with, sang to, cooked for, and looked after more than one hundred children... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729226 Dead Aim marks the always welcome return of Joe R. Lansdales most enduring fictional creations: Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. The story begins simply enough when the two agree to provide protection for a woman harassed by her violent, soon-to-be-ex husband. But, when a protracted stakeout ends in a lethal shooting and a pair of moldering corpses turn up in an otherwise deserted trailer, the nature of this routine assignment changes dramatically... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729005 A fictional account of the experiences of Jim Jarvis, a young orphan who escapes the workhouse in 1860s London and survives brutal treatment and desperate circumstances until he is taken in by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the citys ragged children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729045 White tells his emotional, incredible true story of crime and redemption, vanity and spirituality, as he discovers happiness and fulfillment in an unlikely place--imprisonment in The Long Center, the last leper colony in the U.S. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729284 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703501 Godin shows how we can thrive in an economy that rewards art, not compliance. He explains why true innovators focus on trust, remarkability, leadership, and stories that spread. And he makes a passionate argument for why you should be treating your work as art. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729208 In the title story, two drug-addicted friends return to the farm where they worked as boys to steal their bosss unusual but valuable war trophies. In The Trusty, a convict sent to fetch water tries to sweet talk a farmers young wife into helping him escape, only to find she too is imprisoned in her own way. In Something Rich and Strange, a diver is called upon to pull a drowned girls body free from under a falls, but finds her eerily at peace below the surface. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729244 The tale of a mans journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it borrows from the business self-help books devoured by youths all over rising Asia. It follows its nameless hero to the metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on that most scarce of goods: water. Yet his heart is set on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths re-crossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that careen their fates along. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729022 In 1787 a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and tries to find help in cashing the solidiers notes received by his father for fighting in the Revolution. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706635 Author Alisa Valdes reveals how falling in love with a conservative cowboy forced her to rethink the feminist beliefs shes always held dear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728906 Grace Alban has spent twenty years away from Alban House, but when her mothers unexpected death brings Grace and her daughter home, she finds more than her own personal demons haunting the halls. Soon Grace is plunged into a decades old mystery about a scandalous party at Alban House during which a famous author took his own life and Graces aunt vanished. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703550 An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703527 Parkers in West Palm Beach, competing with a crew that has an unhealthy love of explosions. When things go sour, Parker finds himself shot and trapped--and forced to rely on a civilian to survive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729237 Baseball star Cory Brand knows how to win. But off the field, hes spiraling out of control. Haunted by old wounds and regrets, his future seems as hopeless as his past. Until one moment -- one mistake -- changes everything. To save his career, Cory must go back to the town where it all began. His plan is simple: coach the local baseball team, complete a recovery program, and get out as fast as possible. Instead, he runs headfirst into memories he cant escape ... and the love he left behind. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729161 Stitch by stitch, six unlikely lives are transformed with a little help from an Amish widows quilting classes. . .and the healing hand of God. Annotation: Stitch by stitch, six unlikely lives are transformed with a little help from an Amish widows quilting classes. . .and the healing hand of God. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729232 At two-thirty in the morning at the local hospital in the small town of Brewster, Rhode Island, Alice Alessio is given the surprise of her life. Coming back from a secret tryst with a doctor, she peeks in to check on the newborn baby she was supposed to be watching, and finds a huge, writhing red-and-yellow snake in the bassinet instead. So begins the series of strange and disturbing events that start to plague this community and confound the police. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729219 Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left. When a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away. But even a squad of seasoned professionals cant guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parkers aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729011 Dr. Moreaus daughter, Juliet, travels to her estranged fathers island, only to encounter murder, medical horrors, and a love triangle. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703509 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728971 Twelve-year-old George has been in a childrens home since he was three. One summer he goes to stay on the Dyers farm, and has a great time working with Tom and his sister, Storme. He feels needed and wanted - so when Mrs Dyer has an accident and George has to return to the childrens home, he is devastated. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703544 From the best-selling author of Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire, a magical, seductive novel about the power of scent--and what happens when a perfume renders a young woman irresistible to everyone around her. Evangeline is eighteen years old when her grandmother gives her the ultimate gift--a scent she has created just for her. From the moment Eva places a drop on her neck, her entire life changes... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729224 You have never met an (ex) FBI agent like Brigid QuinnKeeping secrets, telling lies, they require the same skill. Both become a habit, almost an addiction, thats hard to break even with the people closest to you, out of the business. For example, they say never trust a woman who tells you her age; if she cant keep that secret, she cant keep yours. Im fifty-nine... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729206 Mute fledgling witch Morgana is married for her safety to a kind farmer in the mountains of Wales before she is targeted by townspeople who are being manipulated by a dark force that compels Morgana to harness her powers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729323 A big, powerful, gray feline, Joe Grey is perfectly content with his remarkable ability to understand and communicate with humans--especially now that he has company. A mysterious accident similar to the one that enabled him to speak and read has transformed his friend Dulcie as well. The trouble is, the cute tabby female not only hears human words, she believes them. Now shes convinced the man who was jailed for murdering a famous local artist and burning down her studio is innocent--simply because he says so--and shes willing to do whatever it takes to dig up the evidence that will exonerate the accused. Joe would much prefer just lazing around the house doing kitty things, but the lady cat is determined. And Joe must admit that he is curious...though everyone knows what that can lead to! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729235 Cora Kensington finds herself on the journey of a lifetime with unexpected twists. As she embarks across Europe with her newfound family, an unseen enemy remains close behind. And Cora finds herself torn between two dashing men along the way: a suave Frenchman dramatically pursuing her, and a man who has been quietly laying claim to her affection for a while. Along the way, Cora must find the faith to make the right choices, because the wrong ones have grave consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728969 In London, England, twelve-year-old Joe discovers that his grandmother is not just physically repulsive and horribly mean, she is also involved in an evil plot against him, but the adults around them fail to see behind her mask. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707309 A member of Rabbi Smalls congregation dies a mysterious death during a hurricane. When the suspect turns out to be a troubled but likable young man, Rabbi Small comes to his aid. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728889 From famed manager Terry Francona, a lively, unvarnished narrative of his tenure with the storied Boston Red Sox From 2004 to 2011, Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, the most talked about, scrutinized team in all of sports. In Francona the legendary manager opens up for the first time about his eight years there, as they went from cursed franchise to one of the most successful and profitable in baseball history... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706642 When four Americans are kidnapped, John Wells heads to East Africa to track the Somali bandits responsible--and to keep the U.S. out of an unnecessary war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728891 A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaedas 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists--both famous and less well known--and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707232 Elizabeth travels to 1875 Colorado to take pictures she hopes will make her the D.C. Chronicles new photojournalist. But when her life is threatened, a buckskin-clad Southerner named Daniel takes Elizabeth and her godly assistant on a perilous and revealing journey. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706644 As reluctant savior Arlen Bales denies he is the Deliverer, the one prophesied to unite the remnants of humanity against the army of demons that rises each night, Ahmann Jardir initiates a bitter rivalry with Arlen when he claims the title for himself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729187 Brielle sees the world as it really is: a place where angels and humans intermingle. And just as she thinks that she has things controlled, her life begins to crumble. Her boyfriend, Jake, is keeping an important secret from her, and her overprotective father is becoming more and more hostile toward Jake. As if having between the two men she loves isnt tough enough, she being targeted by the devil. Now, Brielle must fight to save her life in a classic battle of good versus evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707303 In 1945, a former combat nurse, back from the war and on her honeymoon, touches a boulder in an ancient Scottish ruin and is instantly transported to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in 1743. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703531 Now that they have some unexpected free time, freshly unemployed Wisconsinites Patrick and Barbara McDougal are going to treat themselves to a modest vacation in sunny Florida. Sitting poolside at a pretty motel, theyre going to drown their sorrows... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729261 Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World Series. To reach the title match, however, they must first beat their number one rivals from Southern California. Little do they know that the game will prove to be just the first challenge theyll face on their road to the championships-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703518 Shubin takes an expansive approach to the question of why we look the way we do. Starting with fossils, he turns his gaze skyward, showing us how the entirety of the universes fourteen-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies. As he moves from our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system) through the workings of our eyes, Shubin makes clear how the evolution of the cosmos has profoundly marked our own bodies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729179 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703512 When her brother Rob, a Navy cook, goes missing in action in 1944, Jayna, desperate for family, leaves upstate New York and their cranky landlady, accompanied by a turtle and a ghost, to seek their grandmother, who Rob believes may live in Brooklyn. Includes soup recipes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729311 The first of many sequels to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz follows Tip, who is escaping from the sorceress Mombi. On his way to the Emerald City, hoping to start a new life, he creates Jack Pumpkinhead and the Wooden Sawhorse. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728893 You or your Alt? Only one will survive. Dualed is a thrilling high-concept YA where citizens must prove their worth by killing their Alts--twins raised by other families. The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. West Grayer has trained as a fighter, preparing for the day when her assignment arrives and she will have one month to hunt down and kill her Alt. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage--life...But then a tragic misstep shakes Wests confidence. Stricken with grief and guilt, shes no longer certain that shes the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future. If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from her Alt, but also from love... though both have the power to destroy her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707234 Unaware that his congregation is grumbling about his rumpled appearance and absent-minded manner, Rabbi Small spends long hours poring over scholarly books. But he is forced to face his congregants discontent when the police discover a young womans body outside the temple--and her handbag in his car. Suddenly Rabbi Small must study motives and uncover the killer, or lose more than his followers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710414 A collection of poems that celebrates the wonder, mystery, and danger of the night and describes the many things that hide in the dark. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710434 As the lone young lady on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728998 Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728974 Stick Dog and his four friends--Stripes, Mutt, Poo-Poo and Karen--will do anything to steal some sweet-smelling hamburgers from a family at Picasso Park! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706646 Ex-reporter Ali Reynolds is asked to help exonerate a woman and her boyfriend accused of killing a gold-digging divorce. Alis attention is diverted, however, by another case involving a teenager who finds a dead body and a small fortune in the Camp Verde desert. As she digs for answers, Ali soon realizes the two cases share sinister connections. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729279 Lucy Stone has always loved covering the annual Easter egg hunt for the Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at Pine Point, its a swanky event where the eggs are as likely to contain savings bonds as they are jelly beans. But when Lucy arrives, a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges, only to drop dead moments later. Lucy discovers the victim is VVs grandson, and soon learns that not all is as it seems at idyllic Pine Point. Always a social butterfly, VV has been skipping lunch dates with friends, and her much-needed donations to local charities have stopped with no explanation. Maybe shes going senile, or maybe her heirs are getting a little too anxious to take over her estate... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729318 When the Boxcar Children uncover a strange puzzle in a friends backyard, its just the beginning of the spy game--a search for clues leading to gold! The children must make sense of a mysterious old photo and a riddle. But soon the children begin to suspect that theres a mystery inside the mystery. Just who is behind the spy game, anyway? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729189 Emil Larsson, a self-satisfied bureaucrat in the Office of Customs and Excise in 1791 Stockholm, is a true man of the town, a drinker, card player, and contented bachelor, until Mrs. Sofia Sparrow, a fortune-teller and proprietress of an exclusive gaming parlor, shares with him a vision she has had: a golden path that will lead him to love and connection. She lays an octavo for him, a spread of eight cards that augur the eight individuals who can help him realize this vision, if he can find them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729069 Welcome to the most magical house in London. The family of eleven-year-old twins Oz and Lily have inherited it, together with the mysterious shop downstairs. Long ago, the shops famous chocolate-makers, who also happen to be Oz and Lilys great uncles, were clever sorcerers. Now evil villians are hunting for the secret of their greatest recipe. The terrifying powers of this magic chocolate have the ability to destroy the world...