Frank Carlson Library

After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.

"Local outcast Rigby Sellers lives in squalor on a dilapidated houseboat moored on the Mississippi River. With only stolen manikins and the river to keep him company, Rigby begins to spiral from the bizarre to the threatening. As a year of drought gives way to a season of squalls, a girl is found trembling on the side of the road, claiming her boyfriend was murdered. The nearby town of Oscar turns their suspicions toward Sellers. Local Sheriff Amos...

Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.--

"Priscilla is adjusting to life by the sea. She no longer feels like a tourist in the community. A suitcase washes up on the shore, Priscilla wonders what else is in store for her. As the clues draw her closer to the truth she realizes life at the lighthouse could become anything but quiet."--Amazon.com.

"Martha's Vineyard is buried in snow. As Priscilla's first winter in the cottage drags on and snow continues to fall, she finds herself struggling with feelings of loneliness. Putting her faith into practice, she reaches out to others and befriends an older neighbor, whose nephew seems more interested in his aunt's money than in caring for her. Then a young woman arrives in town, trying to find long-lost family and answers to her past. Priscilla is...

"The summer tourist season is in full swing, and Priscilla Latham Grant is enjoying the visitors to the family history museum, housed in the lighthouse she inherited from her aunt Marjorie. But when one visitor comes bearing a deed he claims gives him rights to the land upon which the lighthouse sits, Priscilla is compelled to learn more. She's further dismayed when the man claims her family not only stole the land, but also ruined his great-great-grandfather's...

"Captain Gerald reports to Priscilla that an abandoned houseboat, which had been moored anonymously in Vineyard Haven Harbor, has been discovered in the bay with apparent signs of foul play. Who is the boat's owner, and what happened to him? Many people in town report having seen a man on board with his dog, but no one seems to have so much as a guess as to his identity. When Priscilla follows the siren's call to solve this mystery, she finds clues...

"As the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is set to begin, Priscilla accompanies Mildred and a group of islanders to receive delivery of one of the giant sharks used as a prop in the blockbuster hit Jaws, which had been filmed on the island. But when they arrive on the beach where the shark was to be delivered, it's not there. Mildred quickly enlists Priscilla's help in finding the shark, but Priscilla doesn't even know where to...

"Jodie Jackson is all at sea, in every sense. On a ferry bound for the Isle of Wight, she's leaving her London life, her career, and her husband behind. She'd like a chance to turn back the clocks, but she'll settle for some peace and quiet on her brother Bill's beautifully renovated houseboat, Sunny Days. But from the moment Jodie steps aboard her new home, it's clear she'll struggle to keep herself to herself. If it isn't Marilyn, who cleans for...