On the shelves — Feb. 6

The following books are available at:

Clovis-Carver Public Library

“Harvey Caplin’s Real Cowboys and the Old West” by Abbie Caplin features images from the freelance photographer who recorded ranch life in the American West from the 1940s to the 1980s, capturing magnificent landscapes, picturesque people, and images of working cowboys on the range, in camp and herding cattle.

“The Reversal” by Michael Connelly involves defense attorney Mickey Haller who crosses the aisle to work for the prosecution when a convicted child killer is released on bail pending a retrial based on new DNA evidence, but the man’s behavior makes them fear that this killer may have just gotten started.

“1001 Ways to Be Romantic” by Gregory Godek suggests little things you can do every day, big ideas for when you want to go all out, and a multitude of creative ways in which you can show that your partner means more to you than absolutely anything else.

“Hell’s Corner” by David Baldacci reintroduces Oliver Stone who is asked by the President of the U.S. to take on a high, risk covert mission after the British prime minister’s motorcade is bombed following a state dinner at the White House in an apparent terrorist attack against both leaders.

“Oh No, She Didn’t: The Top 100 Style Mistakes Women Make and How to Avoid Them” by Clinton Kelly shows women how to outfit themselves with confidence and style in wardrobe, color, cut, hairstyle, accessories, and even posture, while avoiding fashion disasters.

“Crescent Dawn” by Clive Cussler centers on Dirk Pitt whose team of oceanographers search for the connection between a Roman galley that sank in A.D. 327, a British warship that exploded in 1916, and a present-day fundamentalist movement that is determined to restore the Ottoman Empire.

“Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny” by Marlo Thomas takes us on a funny and heartwarming adventure from her star-studded Beverly Hills childhood to her rise as one of America’s most beloved actresses-comediennes, to her marriage to talk-show king Phil Donahue.

Portales Public Library

“Will Grayson, Will Grayson” by John Green & David Levithan. Evanston and Naperville may not be too far apart, but for Will Grayson and Will Grayson, they might as well be on two separate continents. Fate eventually brings the two Graysons together, finding that their lives may be leading into new and unexpected directions.

“I Beat the Odds: From Homeless to the Blind Side and Beyond” by Michael Oher with Don Yaeger. Michael Oher, an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, and the center of the true story that gave us The Blind Side. Though he has a difficult story behind him, Michael didn’t want to make his past his present. Oher reveals his darkest memories, thoughts and feelings with details that only he knows.

“Ellie Ever” by Nancy Ruth Patterson. Elizabeth Ever Taylor, a nine year-old who’s also called B.H.—which stands for Before the Hurricane—and because her dad wanted her to be the best ever, he named her Ever, so she can be the best Ellie ever. Being the best ever has been a difficult thing for Ellie to do when her father died in the horrible storm, which not only destroyed her house but kidnapped her puppy.

Ellie and her mom get a chance for a new life when her mom takes a job managing Mr. Hunter’s horse farm and learns how to be a farrier. Things are beginning to look up for Ellie when she receives a scholarship to a private school near the horse farm. Things turn difficult when Ellie hears rumors at her school that she’s living in Mr. Hunter’s mansion, what would happen if they knew she only lived in the little house near the stables?