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Leisure Books

Pink Lemonade Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke

In this irresistible mystery from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joanne Fluke, Hannah Swensen is at the center of a lively summer fest with fun for everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota—including a cold-blooded murderer . . .

The Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration has come to town, and even among local artisans, athletes, and marching bands, Hannah attracts fans of her own while serving lip-smacking pink lemonade desserts. But the mood sours when a body turns up, leading revelers to wonder if the festivities mark both the longest day of the year and the deadliest . . .

A retired professional MLB player has met a terrifying end—and, considering the rumors swirling about his past, the list of suspects could fill a small stadium. Among them could soon be Delores, Hannah’s mother, who publicly held a grunge against the victim after he infamously dunked her in the tank at a previous county fair . . .

Now, with her mother’s innocence on the line, a life-changing announcement at The Cookie Jar, and a plethora of desserts to bake, Hannah can’t afford to strike out as she begins a dangerous investigation into the ruthless killer who’s truly in a league of their own . . .

Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear

Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale were unique among their immortal family. Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the perilous center of a dangerous Olympian rivalry and learned—too late—that a god's love is a violent one.

Forgotten by history and diminished by poets, the other two Gorgons have never been more than horrifying hags, damned and doomed. But they were sisters first, and their journey from lowly sea-born origins to the outskirts of the pantheon is a journey that rests, hidden, underneath their scales.

Monsters, but not monstrous, Stheno and Euryale will step into the light for the first time to tell the story of how all three sisters lived and were changed by each other, as they struggle against the inherent conflict between sisterhood and individuality, myth and truth, vengeance and peace.

The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins

Emi Vargas, whose parents helped save the world, is tired of being told how lucky she is to have been born after the climate crisis. But following the public assassination of a dozen climate criminals, Emi’s mother, Kristina, disappears as a possible suspect, and Emi’s illusions of utopia are shattered. A determined Emi and her father, Larch, journey from their home in Nuuk, Greenland to New York City, now a lightly populated storm-surge outpost built from the ruins of the former metropolis. But they aren’t the only ones looking for Kristina.

Thirty years earlier, Larch first came to New York with a team of volunteers to save the city from rising waters and torrential storms. Kristina was on the frontlines of a different battle, fighting massive wildfires that ravaged the western United States. They became part of a movement that changed the world—The Great Transition—forging a new society and finding each other in process.

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

No help.
No cell coverage.
No one to hear them scream.

Burned-out by both her marriage and work, Liz is desperate for an escape. More than that, she craves an adventure, a total reset. So, when she plans a vacation with her three best friends, she persuades them to spend four nights camping in the stunning mountains of Norway. Following a trail that climbs through lush valleys, towering peaks, and past jewel-blue lakes, Liz is sure that the hike is just what they need.

But as they stride farther from civilization, it becomes clear that the women are not the only ones looking to lose themselves in the mountains. The wilderness hides secrets darker than they could ever have imagined, and if they’re not careful . . . not all of them will return.

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney

Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes are somehow linked, and a good bad girl may be the key to discovering the truth.

Edith may have been tricked into a nursing home, but at eighty-years-young, she’s planning her escape. Patience works there, cleaning messes and bonding with Edith, a kindred spirit. But Patience is lying to Edith about almost everything.

Edith’s own daughter, Clio, won’t speak to her. And someone new is about to knock on Clio’s door…and their intentions aren’t good.

With every reason to distrust each other, the women must solve a mystery with three suspects, two murders, and one victim. If they do, they might just find out what happened to the baby who disappeared, the mother who lost her, and the connections that bind them.

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Ethics

BF131 .B5726 2023 Psych : the story of the human mind / Paul Bloom

BF632 .H34 2019 Qualification : a graphic memoir in twelve steps / David Heatley

BF698.35.S47 A76 2020 The highly sensitive person : how to thrive when the world overwhelms you / Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.

BQ4570.R3 B83 2019 Buddhism and whiteness : critical reflections / edited by George Yancy and Emily McRae ; foreword by Jan Willis ; afterword by Charles Johnson

BQ4570.S43 S43 2021 Secularizing Buddhism : new perspectives on a dynamic tradition / edited by Richard K. Payne

C: History of Civilization, Biography

CC135 .L67 2022 The return of cultural heritage to Latin America : nationalism, policy, and politics in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru / Pierre Losson

D: World History

D767 .M874 2022 The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive / Lucy Adlington

D805.G3 S79644 2021 The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany / Gwen Strauss

DS134.72.K5686 O813 2022 Hiding in plain sight : how a Jewish girl survived Europe's heart of darkness / Pieter van Os

E & F: American History & Western Hemisphere

E184.S75 S83 2013 Latino Americans : the 500-year legacy that shaped a nation / Ray Suarez

E185.61 .H197155 2023 Driving the Green Book : a road trip through the living history of Black resistance / Alvin Hall, with Karl Weber

E185.61 .R515 2022 Waging a good war : a military history of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 / Thomas E. Ricks

E98.P5 K56 2022 Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants / Robin Wall Kimmerer

F1035.B53 U57 2022 Unsettling the Great White North : Black Canadian history / edited by Michele A. Johnson and Funk Aladejebi

F128.54.S72 C65 2023 Queenie : godmother of Harlem / Elizabeth Colomba

F1410 .L39 2023 Latin American politics and development / edited by Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade

F1410 .M433 2022 A history of modern Latin America : 1800 to the present / Teresa A. Meade

F1411 .R783 2023 Race, sex, and segregation in colonial Latin America / Olimpia E. Rosenthal

F1418 .W28 2023 U.S. and Latin American relations / Gregory B. Weeks, University of North Carolina, Charlotte ; Michael E. Allison, University of Scranton