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On the shelves - Nov. 24

These books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:

“Full Throttle Stories” by Joe Hill: Hill presents a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears, and demonstrates this exceptional talent at his very best in this short story collection featuring Throttle, co-written by Steven King.

“The Sisters of Glass Ferry” by Kim Michele Richardson: Glass Ferry, Kentucky, is bourbon country. Whiskey has been a way of life for generations and Flannery Butler's daddy, Beauregard “Honey Bee” Butler, was known for making some of the best whiskey in the state. Flannery is the only person Honey Bee ever entrusted with his recipes before he passed on, but Flannery is harboring other secrets about her twin sister Patsy. Then comes the prom night when Patsy disappears along with her date. It will be two tumultuous decades until the muddy river yields a clue about what happened, compelling Flannery to confront the truth.

“Tightrope” by Amanda Quick: Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her entire inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real. In the chaotic aftermath of the spectacle, Amalie watches as a stranger from the audience disappears behind the curtain.

“Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” by Eric Metaxas: Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life — the theologian and the spy — and draws them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer's heart-wrenching decision to leave the safe haven of America to return to Hitler's Germany, and his work to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside.

“101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods” by Kevin Estela: The quintessential guide for an outdoor enthusiast's “bucket list” of skills — how to make a fire, build a shelter, gather food, find water, use a knife correctly and make cordage. These skills will keep you safe and better prepare you to deal with emergencies in the field, when you'll need the additional skills of signaling and communication, navigation and crisis first aid taught in this book. Each chapter concludes with more advanced techniques to build your skills in various challenging situations, with tips that even seasoned survival enthusiasts haven't thought of.

“Beauty Water” by Tori Holmes: There is no better way to invest in wellness on a daily basis than to make sure we are drinking enough water. Holistic nutritionist and wellness entrepreneur Tori Holmes has developed ways to turn the simple act of hydration into a self-care ritual. As part of a timely conversation on beauty by ways of nutrition and supplements, she offers 50 recipes for water-based elixirs that improve vitality, support longevity, and aid our bodies' natural recovery mechanisms.

These books are available at the Portales Public Library:

“Christmas Shopaholic” by Sophie Kinsella: Back in England again after taking the states by storm, Becky Brandon and her husband Luke have returned to live in the village of Letherby, where Becky starts working in a gift shop with her best friend Suze as the Christmas season begins. Becky looks forward to Christmas with her entire family and all the traditions it entails, but when her parents announce they are moving out of town and ask Becky if she and Luke will host Christmas this year, Becky readily agrees, believing that nothing could possibly go wrong. Becky has plenty of well-meaning plans in store, but when her sister dictates what to have for Christmas dinner and an old boyfriend — who is now a rock star — and his new girlfriend show up in town, the holiday starts to spiral out of control as Becky does her best to stay upbeat in the face of each new problem that arrives. With Luke's constant support, Becky fights to deliver the best Christmas ever for all her friends and family, despite the chaos that continues to grow around them.

“The Night Fire” by Michael Connelly: In the latest Bosch novel, Harry Bosch's mentor back when he was a rookie homicide detective, John Thompson, has died, and Thompson's widow gives Bosch a “murder book” that Thompson had kept for 20 years, a file on the unsolved killing of a young man. Bosch, who always looked up to Thompson for teaching him to take every case personally and work relentlessly until each was solved, takes the book to LAPD Detective Renee Ballard for investigation, and Ballard agrees to take a look at the cold case. In addition to doing her own work, Ballard begins to delve into the decades-old case and finds that the details of the original investigation don't match up, and both she and Bosch wonder why Thompson would have “stolen” the file from the LAPD when he left the force. Could it be, Bosch begins to fear, that the very person he learned everything about being a good cop from was the same person who guaranteed that the case in the murder book never got solved in the first place?

“Let It Snow” by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle:

Now a Netflix original film streaming for this year's holiday season, Let It Snow is a teen romance set on Christmas Eve with three stories woven together by three of young adult fiction's best authors. In Maureen Johnson's The Jubilee Express, Jubilee is sent alone by train to stay with her aunt in Florida for the holiday, but when the train breaks down in a small town due to a massive snowstorm, Jubilee sets out on foot and meets a kind local boy named Stuart who lets her spend the day with his family. In A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle by John Green, best friends Tobin, JP, and Angela (more commonly known as “the Duke”) attempt to drive through the snow to the Waffle House to meet up with a cheerleading squad stranded by the train, while Tobin struggles to tell the Duke that he loves her. Lastly, in Lauren Myracle's The Patron Saint of Pigs, lovesick barista Addie agonizes over her ex-boyfriend Jeb — who, unbeknownst to Addie, is traveling on the same stalled train to patch things up with her — finds herself caring for a teacup pig and learning that she must first love herself in order to be truly happy.

— Summaries provided by library staff

 
 
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