On the shelves - March 10

The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup.

“The Osborns” by Joe Osborn. This book was given in Honor of Joe Osborn. This genealogy book takes us through six generations of the Osborn family. From Alexander Osborne (1705-1755) to Edgar Monroe Osborn (1870-1960) and five generations of Edgar’s descendants.

“Troy: The Greek Myths Reimagined” by Stephen Fry. Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story of the epic battle retold by Fry with drama, humor, and vivid emotion. Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Helen, their lovers, and their mortal enemies all burn bright in Fry’s compelling prose.

“Embroidered Crochet” by Anna Nikipriowicz. Single crochet (UK double) forms a dense, firm base that’s ideal for stitching on using either crochet yarn or stranded cotton. The effect is a beautiful, textured, raised design that combines the delicacy and charm of embroidery with the soft, tactile feel of crochet. This means you can transform your simple crocheted items into stunning, intricate pieces you’ll love.

“The Juliet Code” by Peper Basham. Frederick and Grace Percy finally make it to Italy to enjoy a delayed honeymoon and explore the beauties of the historic city of Venice. To their surprise, their friend, Detective Jack Miracle, is also in the city, investigating a series of art heists starting at the house of eccentric millionaire, Laraby Covington. Frederick and Grace learn of the existence of the Juliet paintings rumored to hold a secret code to an underground vault of similarly treasured artwork assumed lost over the centuries. As Freddie and Grace are pulled deeper into the mystery and their beloved Detective Jack disappears, can they use their wits and work as a team to find the thieves and Jack before it’s too late.

“Season of the Gods” by Robert Matzen. Lee has climbed the ladder in a man’s world to be head of the Story Department at Warner Bros. Studios. Renie is an idealist who believes that “the perfect film” can be created. When she pulls an unproduced stage play set in Morocco out of the slush pile, she has a feeling this one is special, maybe not perfect but special enough. No one agrees with her until two brash young studio writers, Julius, and Philip Epstein, decide to back Renie’s gamble and bring the Morocco story to the screen. Their screenplay’s name: Casablanca. Set against the backdrop of Pearl harbor and the first months of World War II, Season of the Gods careens across the Warner Bros. lot, from the Writers Building to the dressing rooms and soundstages to tell the spellbinding and unlikely story of Hollywood’s greatest masterpiece through the eyes of all who made it happen.

“Band or Sisters” by Lauren Willig. Kate Moran thought she found a place among Smith’s Mayflower descendants, only to have her illusions dashed the summer after graduation. Charismatic alumna Betsy Rutherford delivers a rousing speech at the Smith College Club in April of 1917, looking for volunteers to help French civilians decimated by the German war machine. Four months later, Kate and 17 other Smithies set sail for France. Despite constant shelling from the Germans, French bureaucracy, and the threat of being ousted by the British army, the Smith volunteers bring welcome aid - and hope - to the region. But can they survive their own differences? As they cope with the hardships and terrors of the war, Kate and her colleagues find themselves navigating old rivalries and new betrayals which threaten the very existence of the Unit. With the Germans threatening to break through the lines, can the Smith Unit pull together and be truly a band of sisters?

— Summaries provided by library staff