Pines and Plains Libraries

A hysterical phone call from his ex-wife and a familiar face in a photograph upend Henry Archer's wellordered life. They bring him back into contact with the child he adored, a short-term stepdaughter from a misbegotten marriage long ago. Henry is a lawyer, an old-fashioned man, gay, successful, lonely. Thalia is now twenty-nine, an actresshopeful, estranged from her newly widowed crackpot mother-- Denise, Henry's ex. Hoping it will lead to better...

When he discovers a century-old amulet from the Philippines that's supposed to bring good luck, Freddie couldn't be more wrong and has thirteen days to break a curse or meet an untimely demise.

Pete the Cat and his family embark on a road trip vacation around the United States, seeing such cities as Niagara Falls, New Orleans, and Savannah.

"The inspiring true story of a transgender girl, her identical twin brother, and an ordinary American family's extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter for The Washington Post When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But it wasn't long before they noticed a marked difference between Jonas and his...

"In Tangled Vines, bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch, Alex Murdaugh. Among the lush, tree-lined waterways of South Carolina low country, the Murdaugh name means power. A century-old, multimillion-dollar law practice has catapulted the family into incredible wealth and local celebrity-but it was an unimaginable tragedy...

Beginning in the fifties, farming had been a way of life for the Gertners. their family of twelve lived on a rented farm in northeastern Colorado. They had 253 acres of irrigated ground and 67 acres of pastureland to keep them very busy. Throughout the years, it took each and every family member to get the work done. They grew to love the home that would never belong to them. Take a walk back in time, and discover why a smell farm and a big family...

Follows the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Armitage and their children , Harriet, Mark, and little Milo, as they try to find innovative ways to cope with a variety of extraordinary events including stray unicorns in the garden, lessons in magic that go awry, and eviction from their house to make way for a young magicians' seminary.