Frank Carlson Library

Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life. A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend," her diary, about all the wonderous experiences she has on her first trip to a city,...

"A newly planted sidewalk tree in the city transforms the neighborhood as residents nurture it through the seasons"--

"On Mavin Road, there's no time for hellos or chats--until a lonely and mysterious cookie maker's gifts bring everyone together"--

Chinelo is all about her neighborhood Ginger East, but when her friend Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large, Nelo and her beloved Ginger East are shaken to their core. Chinelo, 'Nelo' as her best friend Kate calls her, is all about her neighborhood Ginger East, but it isn't what it used to be though. After a deadly incident at the local arcade, most of her friends' families moved away. Kate, whose family owns the local...

"Ever since his career-ending injury, Pat has bounced from job to job, idea to idea, short-lived relationship to short-lived relationship. But when his father purchases the town of Sheet Cake, Pat suddenly sees his life with clear purpose: get his brothers on board with his dad's wild idea and win back the one woman who got away. Lindy was supposed to be traveling the world, not stuck in a small town, caring for her niece. But she would do anything...

Baby falls asleep to a thunderstorm in the city, where all of the sounds blend together into a lullaby.

Strategically placed die-cuts provide clues for readers searching for the noisemakers--and troublemakers--on a busy street.

"Salma Khatun is hopeful about Blenheim, the suburban development into which she, her husband, and their son have just moved. The Bangladeshi family needs a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like just the place. Soon after they move in, Salma spots her white neighbor, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in the front garden. Avoiding confrontation, Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window. But the next morning, she...

Allison MacKenzie looks back on life in the New England town where she grew up around the time of Pearl Harbor. Beneath the town's placid god-fearing exterior lay any number of dark secrets.

Follow FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman as they try to hunt down who killed Laura Palmer in the sleepy town of Twin Peaks, Washington.