Frank Carlson Library

"Charlotte returns to her friends in Paradise, Pennsylvania--this time with a very different mission in mind. Englischer Charlotte Dolinsky makes plans to visit her friends in Lancaster County, hoping to heal from a recent break-up with her boyfriend, Ryan. But when a surprise visitor shows up on her doorstep in Texas, she's forced to put aside her own worries to help her Amish friends. Within a few days, Charlotte is back in Paradise, Pennsylvania,...

"Abandoned at birth, her own origins a mystery, historical museum curator Sloane Kelley has dedicated her life to preserving Wichita's past. When a donor drops off a dusty old satchel, she doesn't expect much from the common artifact...but the 19th-century diary she finds inside definitely piques her interest. Garrett Anderson is eager to clean out his grandmother's historic but tumbledown farmhouse before selling it to fund her medical care. In the...

"Will this epic journey be their second chance or the final heartbreak? Heidi Wallace came west with secrets. When she accompanied her cartologist cousin to map terrain in the Montana Territory, she never imagined he would die from a snakebite. As she and her maid bury the body in this wild country, the last person she expects to come to their aid is the man she's no longer sure she wants to find. But now that Ben Lane is standing before her...her...

"A heartfelt note, a loving message, a letter filled with secret hopes-this trio of sweet Amish romances will show that on Valentine's Day, the right words can spark a lifetime of joy."-- A Love Letter Courtship: "After six months of courtship, Jenni Miller has refused Matthew Lapp's proposal. Though he visits regularly, they never seem to talk deeply, and Jenni longs for real connection and romance. So she offers a solution. For one month, they'll...

"Thorliff Bjorklund has been writing since he was a young boy and now longs to attend college to study journalism. But his father has other plans for him and refuses to agree. ... Thorliff is torn between love for his father and the pull of his dream. Must he choose between the two?"--Back cover.

"Otter and Owl have a sailboat but no matter how they blow, the sails won't fill the wind. Who does have the power to make the sailboat go?"--Cover, p.4.

Jefferson Knapp is a master story teller. Each mystery has been expertly concealed and then revealed at just the right time. It and Bug Persly have been there since the beginning, and now that Gus's promise has been fulfilled, we have one more adbenture for Jeffereson and Benjamin Biggs to guide us through ... with a little help from Grandpa Gus. The Empty Throne is a triumphal conclusion to The Kindgom At The End Of The Driveway.

Nervous about meeting her fiancé for the first time, Ellie Spritzer{u2019}s lifelong hope of finding love is about to end{u2014}or rather, begin. She never imagined her quest for love would take her to the other side of the country with all eight of her siblings in tow, but after her mother dies unexpectedly, what choice does she have? At least the man she{u2019}s been writing for the past year is still willing to marry her and take in her siblings{u2026}...

In the betrayal of one lies the salvation of many.Months have passed since Grunn’s devastating war. While clearing its rubble, Samantha Harris receives disturbing news: the end of the Starganauts is coming. The team embarks on a mission to protect a village from raiding Cybrium space pirates, and Samantha's worst fears are confirmed.Eight leave. Only seven return. Bereft of a crewmate, Samantha leads them on a personal quest across the galaxy to...

When high school junior Melissa Keiser returns to her hometown of Anna Maria Island, Florida, she has one goal: hide from the bullies who had convinced her she was the ugliest girl in school. But when she is caught sneaking into a neighbor's pool at night, everything changes. Something is different now that Melissa is sixteen, and the guys and popular girls who once made her life miserable have taken notice. When Melissa gets the chance to escape...