Frank Carlson Library

Two friends return home from the Korean War to find their world-and themselves-irrevocably altered in this novel hailed by Kurt Vonnegut as "gruesomely accurate and enchanting" and "wildly sexy" Willard "Sonny" Burns and Tom "Gunner" Casselman, Korean War vets and former classmates, reunite on the train ride home to Indianapolis. Despite their shared history, the two young men could not be more different: Sonny had been an introverted, bookish student,...

Describes various kinds of trucks and their functions, including a log truck, cement mixer truck, and sanitation truck. Trucks lift, dump, mix, and carry things. They do all kinds of jobs. Tractors help on farmsSanitation trucks clean city streets. Some trucks carry houses, or even the space shuttle!

"Acclaimed author and historian Alison Weir continues her epic Six Tudor Queens series with this third captivating novel, which brings to life Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII's most cherished bride and mother of his only legitimate male heir. Ever since she was a child, Jane has longed for a cloistered life as a nun. But her large noble family has other plans, and as an adult, Jane is invited to the King's court to serve as lady-in-waiting to Queen...

When your forties are fading in the rear-view mirror, and your happily ever after wasn't as long or as happy as you thought it would be. What then? Do you still have any dreams left to chase? Do you even want to? Chris's happily ever after was more of a nightmare than a dream. But that was a long time ago. These days, she lives a full life. She dates sometimes. Just because she's in her fifties doesn't mean she's forgotten how to have fun....

"Shanna Stoltzfus thought she'd turned her back on the Amish for good, but handsome newcomer Matthew Yoder forces her to reconsider where her home and heart lie"--Provided by publisher.