Frank Carlson Library

A young woman and her husband are glad that they gave a stray kitten a home when it saves their lives by alerting them to a gas leak.

Dolores, a very timid cat, finds the courage to save her owner Kyle when fire sweeps through their house.

When Jim falls through the ice on a lake in Canada, his two dogs try to rescue him.

The Buckhorn Brothers: Casey
As a teen, Emma Clark was the girl with the bad reputation—and trying to get Casey Hudson into bed hadn't helped! Notonly was he the cutest guy in town, but he was also the onlyone who'd really seemed to care about her—so much so thatthe usually hot-blooded teen had resisted all her awkwardadvances. Now, eight years later, it's a different story—.
Caught in the Act
When...

In a collection of ten stories about heroic girls, Kimberly lands a plane in a storm, Goldie smuggles her brothers out of Russia to prevent them from being drafted by the army, and Reni disposes of the tiger who has killed her grandfather.

Any kid will tell you that tow trucks are cool. And they'd be right! Straightforward text and colorful photos will haul in even readers who lack confidence as they learn about what tow trucks do and about some of the different kinds of tow trucks.

SHE NEEDED HIM FOR A GOOD CAUSE Amanda Barker had to have firefighter Josh Marshall. With his sexy body, killer smile and incredible reputation as a lady's man, he'd sell a million of her fund-raising calendars. But Josh wasn't cooperating, and he wasn't playing fair… HE NEEDED HER FOR…OTHER GOOD THINGS If there was one thing Josh knew, it was that where there's smoke there's fire. And Ms. Amanda Barker was smokin'. Over and over, he'd refused...

Stuck for the right words? Relax. This one-of-a-kind book cures writer's block instantly. Packed with hundreds of original examples, poignant quotes and fun sayings, writer Steve Fadie helps you craft thoughtful personal messages, in 30 words or less. Contemporary, sentimental and witty, Words to the Rescue is an inspirational resource you won't want to be without. You'll turn to it time and time again throughout the year, when sending greeting cards,...

The world's oceans have been slowly rising for many years because of factors related to global warming, this poses future threats of sea water surging into coastal cities, leading to devastating flooding and catastrophic water damage. Currently, there are 643 million people around the world living in low-lying coastal areas at risk from climate change-related flooding. Readers are provided with outlines of current research to adapt to these new challenges,...

At the current rate of extinction, more than one million species will be forever gone from Earth by the year 2050. Extinction is the greatest danger to biodiversity and to food webs. This book lays out the startling facts regarding the scope of this looming problem, but also provides necessary hope and encouragement-detailing the ways in which scientists, engineers, and climatologists are gathering the knowledge and testing the technologies necessary...