Book Lists: Wainwright Public Library

Succulents : choosing, growing, and caring for cactuses and other succulents

By Bagnasco, John, author | 2020

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Everyone knows everyone in the tiny town of Bourne. But the Mitchell sisters are especially beloved, and not just because they're teenage triplets. Mirabel is the smartest person anyone knows, and no one is fooled by her wheelchair or her Voice app into thinking otherwise. Monday is the town's purveyor of books now that the library's closed. Mab's job is hardest of all: get good grades, get into college, get out of Bourne. For a few weeks seventeen years ago, Bourne was national news when its water turned green and was declared unfit for use, but it was too late for its residents. The girls' mother, Nora, is still fighting for justice. But between working two jobs' Bourne's only therapist and its only bartender, both in unusually high demand and battling a system rigged against her, it's a fight that seems more and more hopeless. But just when it seems life might go on the same forever, the first moving truck anyone's seen in years pulls up.

Raised in the kitchen : making memories from scratch, one recipe at a time

By Cheney, Carrian, author, photographer | 2021

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A thousand ships : a novel

By Haynes, Natalie, author | 2021

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The library of the dead

By Huchu, Tendai, 1982- author. | 2021

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Dead by dawn

By Doiron, Paul, author | 2021

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Somebody's daughter : a memoir

By Ford, Ashley C., author | 2021

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The push : a novel

By Audrain, Ashley, 1982- author | 2021

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"A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family, about a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for--and everything she feared. Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting, supportive mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had. But in the thick of motherhood's exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with her daughter--Violet rejects her mother, screams uncontrollably, andbecomes a disturbing, disruptive presence at her preschool. Or is it all in Blythe's head? Her husband, Fox, says she's imagining things. What he sees is an overwhelmed wife who can't cope with the day-to-day grind. The more Fox dismisses her fears, themore Blythe begins to question her own sanity, and the more we begin to question what Blythe is telling us about her life as well. Then their son Sam is born--and with him, Blythe has the natural, blissful connection she'd always imagined with her child.Even Violet seems to love her little brother. But when life as they know it is changed in an instant, the devastating fall-out forces Blythe to face the truth. Here, we see the making and breaking of a family in crystalline detail, and what it feels likewhen women are not believed. The Push is a tour de force you will read in a sitting, an utterly immersive pageturner that will challenge everything you think you know about motherhood, about our children, and about what happens behind the doors of even the most perfect-looking families. . "-- Provided by publisher.

The centaur's wife

By Leduc, Amanda, author | 2021

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Heather is sleeping peacefully after the birth of her twin daughters when the sound of the world ending jolts her awake. Stumbling outside with her babies and her new husband, Brendan, she finds that their city has been destroyed by falling meteors and that her little family are among only a few who survived. But the mountain that looms over the city is still green--somehow it has been spared the destruction that has brought humanity to the brink of extinction. Heather is one of the few who know the mountain, a place city-dwellers have always been forbidden to go. Her dad took her up the mountain when she was a child on a misguided quest to heal her legs, damaged at birth. The tragedy that resulted has shaped her life, bringing her both great sorrow and an undying connection to the deep magic of the mountain, made real by the beings she and her dad encountered that day: Estajfan, a centaur born of sorrow and of an ancient, impossible love, and his two siblings, marooned between the magical and the human world. Even as those in the city around her--led by Tasha, a charismatic doctor who fled to the city from the coast with her wife and other refugees--struggle to keep everyone alive, Heather constantly looks to the mountain, drawn by love, by fear, by the desire for rescue. She is torn in two by her awareness of what unleashed the meteor shower and what is coming for the few survivors, once the green and living earth makes a final reckoning of the usefulness of human life and finds it wanting.

Love at first

By Clayborn, Kate, author | 2021

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Sixteen years ago, a teenaged Will Sterling saw--or rather, heard--the girl of his dreams. Standing beneath an apartment building balcony, he shared a perfect moment with a lovely, warm-voiced stranger. It's a memory that's never faded, though he's put so much of his past behind him. Now an unexpected inheritance has brought Will back to that same address, where he plans to offload his new property and get back to his regular life as an overworked doctor. Instead, he encounters a woman, two balconies above, who's uncannily familiar... No matter how surprised Nora Clarke is by her reaction to handsome, curious Will, or the whispered pre-dawn conversations they share, she won't let his plans ruin her quirky, close-knit building. Bound by her loyalty to her adored grandmother, she sets out to foil his efforts with a little light sabotage. But beneath the surface of their feud is an undeniable connection. A balcony, a star-crossed couple, a fateful meeting--maybe it's the kind of story that can't work out in the end. Or maybe, it's the perfect second chance...

Honey girl

By Rogers, Morgan (Morgan A.), author | 2021

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With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, 28-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls' trip to Vegas to celebrate. She is not the kind of person who goes to Vegas and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesn't know, until she does exactly that. This one moment of departure from her stern ex-military father's plans for her life has Grace wondering why she doesn't feel more fulfilled from completing her degree. Staggering under the weight of her parent's expectations, Grace flees her home in Portland for a summer in New York with the wife she barely knows. In New York, she's able to ignore all the constant questions about her future plans and falls hard for her creative and beautiful wife, Yuki Yamamoto. But when reality comes crashing in, Grace must face what she's been running from all along, the fears that make us human, the family scars that need to heal and the longing for connection, especially when navigating the messiness of adulthood.

The lost boys

By Kellerman, Faye, author | 2021

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Ladies of the house : a novel

By Edmondson, Lauren, author | 2021

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No surprise is a good surprise. At least according to thirty-four-year-old Daisy Richardson. So when it's revealed in dramatic fashion that her esteemed father had been involved in a public scandal before his untimely death, Daisy's life becomes complicated--and fast. For one, the Richardsons must now sell the family home in Georgetown they can no longer afford, and Daisy's mother is holding on with an iron grip. Her younger sister, Wallis, is ready to move on to bigger and better things but falls fast and hard for the most inconvenient person possible. And then there's Atlas, Daisy's best friend. She's always wished they could be more, but now he's writing an exposé on the one subject she's been desperate to avoid: her father. Daisy's plan is to maintain a low profile as she works to keep her family intact amid social exile, public shaming, and quickly dwindling savings. But the spotlight always seems to find the Richardsons, and when another twist in the scandal comes to light, Daisy must confront the consequences of her continued silence and summon the courage to stand up and accept the power of her own voice.

The Robin's greeting

By Brunstetter, Wanda E., author | 2021

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Gutter child : a novel

By Richardson, Jael Ealey, 1980- author | 2021

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Find you first : a novel

By Barclay, Linwood, author | 2021

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Local woman missing

By Kubica, Mary, author | 2021

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The woman with the blue star

By Jenoff, Pam, author | 2021

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A sitting in St. James

By Williams-Garcia, Rita, author | 2021

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The good son : a novel

By Mills, Carolyn Huizinga, author | 2021

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A patchwork past

By Gould, Leslie, 1962- author. | 2021

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Imagine it! : a handbook for a happier planet

By David, Laurie, author | 2021

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The most accessible and actionable handbook for those looking for concrete steps to begin living more sustainably, from climate activists Laurie David and Heather Reisman "An excellent how-to guide and] a great read for everyone from the socially conscious family to the most ardent climate activist."--Former Vice President Al Gore Imagine It is a handbook for those who want to begin or advance a journey toward living in better balance with our planet. It inspires, supports, and offers easy ways to replace old, planet-hurting habits with new healthy ones. In Imagine It , the documentary filmmakers behind Writing on the Wall, Fed Up, The Biggest Little Farm, The Social Dilemma, and the Academy Award-winning An Inconvenient Truth highlight the need to change some of our food, clothing, and transportation habits and meaningfully lower our use of plastic, paper, water, and harmful chemicals. They call the changes in these areas lifestyle shifts, and there is a chapter devoted to each one of them in the book. Each begins with a short story on the shift being explored, and then provides clear steps for replacing old habits with new ones to create lasting change. Laurie David and Heather Reisman are no strangers to exposing hard truths and helping audiences understand their part in bringing about change. They know a cleaner, healthier world is ours for the taking--and to start, we just have to Imagine It.

Six weeks to live : a novel

By McKenzie, Catherine, author | 2021

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Country proud

By Miller, Linda Lael, author | 2021

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Nowhere girl : a memoir of a fugitive childhood

By Diamond, Cheryl, author | 2021

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One got away

By Lelchuk, S. A., author | 2021

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The last thing he told me : a novel

By Dave, Laura, author | 2021

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The newcomer

By Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954- author | 2021

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That summer : a novel

By Weiner, Jennifer, author | 2021

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Island queen : a novel

By Riley, Vanessa, author | 2021

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The stranger in the mirror : a novel

By Constantine, Liv, author | 2021

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The forest of vanishing stars

By Harmel, Kristin, author | 2021

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Such a quiet place : a novel

By Miranda, Megan, author | 2021

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Black ice : a thriller

By Thor, Brad, author | 2021

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The women's march : a novel of the 1913 woman suffrage procession

By Chiaverini, Jennifer, author | 2021

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New Adult Arrivals

By Robinson, Marilynne, author | 2021

By Cussler, Clive, author | 2021

By Maas, Sarah J., author | 2021

By Sawyer, Kim Vogel, author. | 2021

By Green, Jocelyn, author. | 2021

By Bagnasco, John, author | 2020

By Frankel, Laurie, author | 2021

By Cheney, Carrian, author, photographer | 2021

By Haynes, Natalie, author | 2021

By Huchu, Tendai, 1982- author. | 2021

By Doiron, Paul, author | 2021

By Ford, Ashley C., author | 2021

By Audrain, Ashley, 1982- author | 2021

By Leduc, Amanda, author | 2021

By Clayborn, Kate, author | 2021

By Rogers, Morgan (Morgan A.), author | 2021

By Kellerman, Faye, author | 2021

By Edmondson, Lauren, author | 2021

By Brunstetter, Wanda E., author | 2021

By Richardson, Jael Ealey, 1980- author | 2021

By Barclay, Linwood, author | 2021

By Kubica, Mary, author | 2021

By Jenoff, Pam, author | 2021

By Williams-Garcia, Rita, author | 2021

By Mills, Carolyn Huizinga, author | 2021

By Gould, Leslie, 1962- author. | 2021

By David, Laurie, author | 2021

By McKenzie, Catherine, author | 2021

By Miller, Linda Lael, author | 2021

By Diamond, Cheryl, author | 2021

By Lelchuk, S. A., author | 2021

By Dave, Laura, author | 2021

By Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954- author | 2021

By Weiner, Jennifer, author | 2021

By Riley, Vanessa, author | 2021

By Constantine, Liv, author | 2021

By Harmel, Kristin, author | 2021

By Miranda, Megan, author | 2021

By Thor, Brad, author | 2021

By Chiaverini, Jennifer, author | 2021