On the Shelves - April 1

The following books are now available for checkout:

Clovis-Carver Public Library

Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig narrates the story of a quirky and charming autistic girl who finally has her “Forever Family,” a safe place with parents who love and nurture her. Yet Ginny feels like an outsider trying to find a place to belong and make sense of a world that doesn't seem to add up. When she plans to do anything to get back what she lost — steal, lie, even try to get kidnapped, Ginny finds it may cost her dearly.

Maggie's War by Terrie Todd takes place in Winnipeg, 1942. War widow Maggie Marshall finds it hard to grieve for her abusive husband. When Charlotte, the unwed pregnant teen in her care runs away, Maggie's childhood friend Reverend Fennel joins Maggie in her pursuit to find Charlotte, though it may cost him his job and his reputation.

Oath of Honor by Lynette Eason sends police officer Isabelle St. John's head spinning when the investigation into the death of her partner plunges her headfirst into a criminal organization, possibly with cops on the payroll--including someone from her own family. In the meantime, she finds herself shadowed by her partner's brother, a handsome homicide detective.

The Vineyard by Maria Duenas follows Mauro Larrea, swamped by debt and uncertainty, who gambles the last of his fortune and wins a house and vineyard in Spain. With every intention of selling the property and returning to Mexico, he meets Soledad Montalvo, the widow who bursts into his life determined to protect her family's legacy. As his feelings for Soledad grow, Mauro seeks to restore the vineyard to its former glory, propelling himself toward a future that he never could have imagined.

Small Wonders by Tatsuya Tanaka presents the author's fabrications of over 100 miniature works of art using everyday food and objects, and an abundance of imagination. Creations such as workers in scrub brush wheat field, a fried egg desert island, a corkscrew airplane, and a belt buckle pole-vaulter are captured in whimsical detail.

And Then You're Dead by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty takes a gleefully gruesome look at the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine. What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? Can you die by shaking someone's hand? How many cookies could you actually eat in one sitting, and survive? Learn the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios.

Residential Care by Colleen Doyle and Gail Roberts tackles this significant life event for older people and their families that often occurs at a time when other life stresses such as deaths of loved ones and health complications are paramount. Directly addressing the psychological impact, this guide follows the whole journey from considering a move into care, making the move, and settling in, while offering advice on each step of the way.

Portales Public Library

The Rising Sea by Clive Cussler: When the world'ssea levels begin to rise at a dangerous rate, so much so that there is no possibility of being caused by a glacier melt, Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala and the rest of the NUMA scientific team travels across the world looking for answers. Finding something far more sinister than they expected at the bottom of the East China Sea, they realize that the balance of power in the Pacific is at risk of being shifted for the worse, and the results could possibly devastate the lives of a billion people on the planet. From the Asian oceans to the streets of Tokyo to a secret island, the team fights to prevent the oncoming destruction ahead while Kurt struggles with his own nightmare in the face of technology, an incredibly rare alloy, a pair of ancient talismans from Japan, and an assassin so deadly that even the Yakuza themselves have nothing to do with him.

Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon: In this sequel to, and reimagining of, Oliver Twist, Olivia Brownlow was raised to pretend to be a boy to survive as an orphan on the streets of London, before being saved from a life of thievery by her wealthy great-uncle Charles Brownlow. Nine years later, Olivia, now eighteen and a reluctant lady of upper class London society, still can't forget her buried past as “Oliver”, the mystery of her deceased mother's and father's lives, or the Artful Dodger, the pickpocket who once took her under his wing. When she meets Jack MacCarron, new to society and supposedly related to a wealthy but eccentric old widow, Olivia is surprised to find that she knows him already-he's her old friend Dodger, all grown up and pretending to be an Irish gentleman. Although Jack doesn't immediately recognize Olivia, he finds himself drawn to the spunky young woman who speaks her mind, and is intrigued when he finds her dressed as a boy in order to help care for a gang of orphans living in Jack's old hideout. Just when their shared past comes to light and their present selves start to come together, however, an old enemy emerges to exact his revenge on both of them, threatening to tear them apart once and for all.

The Bishop's Pawn by Steve Berry: Cotton Malone faces one of his very first cases, eighteen years ago, when he was enlisted by Stephanie Nelle, a lawyer for the Justice Department, to help with an investigation. Young and anxious to prove that he is more than a maverick lawyer for the Navy, Malone jumps at the chance, but soon realizes that he has gotten involved in a war between the Justice Department and the FBI over a rare coin and a wealth of secret files involving the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. back in 1968. The information contained in the files was gathered through years of illegal surveillance on the part of the FBI, fueling the historical feud between King and J. Edgar Hoover, and threatens to destroy both innocent lives and the legacy of King's memory as a leader and martyr of the civil rights movement. Intent on doing what is right, Malone finds himself following the case across the country all the way to Mexico and back to Washington, D.C., and what he uncovers has the power to change the course of history itself.