Central Skagit Library District

At first, Ugly Fish likes being alone in his tank so much that he eats any fish that tries to share it, but when he becomes lonely he devises a better plan.

"An evocative new novel from the New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins. Beware the wrath of a woman scorned-she just might save the world. Lillie knew the empty nest would be hard when her son left for college, but she had no idea of the full extent to which her world would come crashing down-until her husband announced out of the blue that he was in love with another woman, and he would be leaving, too. Besides the fact that this announcement...

"In Together, the former Surgeon General addresses the overlooked epidemic of loneliness as the underpinning to the current crisis in mental wellness and offers solutions to create connection and stresses the importance of community to counteract the forces driving us to depression and isolation"--

Lonely Dragon has made a friend, and he loves spending time with his new buddy! He enjoys telling scary stories, cracking funny jokes, and fixing a midnight snack for them to share. But when his friend appears to be ill, Dragon demonstrates what it means to be a true friend.

"Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it...

While trying to save Christmas for her fellow orphans, lonely Plum is magically transported to the Land of Sweets, where her pure heart saves the day for King Christopher, King Patrick, and their subjects.

Two brothers meet at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback. In an isolated belt of Western Australia, they are each other's nearest neighbor, their homes four hours' drive apart. The third brother lies dead at their feet. Something caused Cam, the middle child who had been in charge of the family homestead, to die alone in the middle of nowhere. So the eldest brother returns with his younger sibling to the family...

Missing the trees, sun, and other parrots of his homeland, Puerto Rico, a lonely parrot in a luxurious Chicago apartment expresses his sadness by plucking his colorful feathers. "Esta es la historia de un lorito que, de la noche a la manana, se ve arrancado de su bella isla del Caribe y termina en un edificio de lujo, pero triste y gris, de la ciudad de Chicago. Aunque con feliz final, este cuento nos habla no solo de lo dificil que es adaptarse...

Presents an assessment of the existential crisis in modern America that explores how increasing social isolation and the collapse of traditional community connections lead to tension and pessimism, arguing that the solution is a rediscovery of human connections.

A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La Cucaracha Martina, in which Martina, in an effort to escape her noisy tías, slips away to a warm familiar island where she can play in peace and quiet--but is she home at last?