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INTRODUCING: Lillian Walsh, who has stepped out courageously beyond what she’d ever dreamed of being able to achieve and has started a children’s home for orphans.

WHAT HAPPENS: A white lie used to protect some orphans has resulted in an official complaint and a letter revoking permission to manage the little children’s home, and more children are on their way and are in need of caring homes. And unexpectedly, Walter, the young man who has won Lillian’s heart, departs for a job in the oil industry without leaving any hope for their future, making her confused and lonely. And when startling information about the past surfaces and a new arrival comes via suspicious circumstances, she’ll have to decide what is worth fighting for and what is better left in God’s hands.

MEDIA BUZZ: This novel is part of the backstory to Hallmark’s “When Hope Calls”. The Canadian author, Janette Oke has sold more than 30 million books, and is the recipient of the ECPA President’s Award, the CBA Life Impact Award, the Gold Medallion, and the Christy Award. This series is co-written with her daughter Laurel Oke Logan.

And remember: there is no limit on how many books you can borrow, and any library books you borrow in the month of December will be all yours over the Christmas break, with the due date after we return from the holidays.

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Looking for stories you can enjoy during small snippets of time this holiday season? Check out this new 3-in-1 novella collection: “Under the Texas mistletoe: a trio of Christmas historical romance novellas” by Karen Witemeyer.

And remember: there is no limit on how many books you can borrow, and any library books you borrow in the month of December will be all yours over the Christmas break, with the due date after we return from the holidays.

New NOVELS for Summer Reading

Do you miss browsing the library for books? Wondering what to read this summer? Here’s a little glimpse at some NEW novels at the library.

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Do you miss browsing the library for books? Wondering what to read this summer? Here’s a little glimpse at some NEW non-fiction and biographies.

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I don’t remember the title, but the cover was YELLOW

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If you remember that the cover was YELLOW, or you’re just looking for a recommendation, check out these novels!

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F Mac

MacDonald, George. The princess and the goblin.
Princess Irene has discovered a secret winding stairway in the castle. It leads to a bewildering labyrinth of unknown passages with closed doors — and a further stairway. What lies at the top? Meanwhile, the miner’s son Curdie overhears a fiendish plot by the goblins that live below the mountain. With the help of Irene’s magic ring, can they stop the goblins’ terrifying plans in time?.

F Mos

Moser, Nancy. Just Jane : a novel of Jane Austen’s life.
Unable to find her own Mr. Darcy, she created him. Jane Austen lives simply in the English countryside with her beloved family, entertaining them with her stories and seeking romance. She never ventures far from her own corner of the world and struggles to find her place in it. Growing up in a clergyman’s home gives Jane opportunities to observe human nature at its best–and worst. Vivid and delightful characters pour from her pen — Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Emma Woodhouse, Fanny Price, John Willoughby…Jane dreams of publishing her stories and sharing them with the world, but she’s just Jane from Steventon, isn’t she? Will anyone ever read her novels?.

F Pai

Paige, Danielle. Yellow brick war.
My name is Amy Gumm. Tornadoes must have a thing about girls from Kansas, because – just like Dorothy – I got swept away on one, too. I landed in Oz, where Good is Wicked, Wicked is Good, and the Wicked Witches clued me in to my true calling: assassin. The way to stop Dorothy from destroying Oz – and Kansas – is to kill her. And I’m the only one who can do it. But I failed. Others died for my mistakes. Because of me, the portal between the worlds has been opened. And if I don’t find a way to close it? Dorothy will make sure I never get to go home again. Now it’s up to me to join the Witches, fight for Oz, save Kansas, and stop Dorothy once and for all.

F Row

Harry Potter and the cursed child. : playscript.
As an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father, Harry Potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, Albus, finds the weight of the family legacy difficult to bear.

F Sum

Summerill, Erin. Ever the hunted.
Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. She spends her days tracking criminals alongside her father, a legendary bounty hunter – that is, until her father is murdered. The alleged killer is none other than Cohen Mackay, her father’s former apprentice. The only friend she’s ever known. The boy she once loved who broke her heart. She must go on a dangerous quest in a world of warring kingdoms, mad kings, and dark magic to find the real killer. But Britta wields more power than she knows. And soon she will learn what has always made her different will make her a force to be reckoned with.

F Wit

Witemeyer, Karen. Head in the clouds. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2010.
Adelaide Proctor is hired by Gideon Westcott to serve as a governess for the child he has been left with, and as Adelaide tries to bring her young student out of her shell, she finds herself falling for Gideon, but their chance at happiness is threatened by a man intent on claiming the child and her inheritance.