Central Skagit Library District

"A year after arriving in Benedict, Beth Rivers is feeling very at home in Alaska, even as outsiders are starting to return to enjoy the brief summer perfection. Beth feels like she's finally let go of most of her demons. She's even found her father, Eddy Rivers--or, rather, he found her--and she's trying to find the middle ground between anger and forgiveness. One sunny July day, Beth boards a tourist ship to see the glaciers, the main reason visitors...

"I knew the big buck standing in front of me was further away than my dad would have liked. And because I had already messed up twice, I begged him to take the shot. But Dad refused. He said I'd have to do it. 'This is your buck,' he whispered. This was it. It was now or never. And it was up to me. Birthday Buck is a wholesome, heartwarming story about a boy named Jet and his journey toward his first deer--a journey that teaches him many timeless...

Newlyweds Jack and Alice Stratton are determined not to let something like a hurricane upset their honeymoon plans. But the storm's winds and churning tides unearthed a secret long hidden beneath the turquoise waters of the island paradise. A local tour boat captain discovers the mystery and offers to sell the location to a man known only as as the Dyab -- the Devil. The captain is murdered. The police suspect Jack and Alice and consfiscate their...

"Bobby thought a trip down the Cass River with his three best friends sounded like a great idea. They had a four-day fall break and were looking for an exciting adventure during the Halloween weekend. Just weeks earlier, their science teacher, Mr. Hill, had shown them pictures of a giant northern pike. These huge fish came up out of their deep hiding spots in the fall to feast before th long, cold winter. His pictures showed a fish with razor sharp...

"Hunter's life revolves around video games, more video games, and still more video games. Growing up in downtown Denver was the perfect place to live unnoticed from the rest of the world. But Hunter's life suddenly changes when his dad is laid off from his job and their family is forced to move in order to make ends meet. Trying to get back on their feet, Hunter's family relocates to the wild mountains of Colorado, far away from the city life Denver...

"Blair Thomas lives in the friendly, lakeside town of Lainey, Michigan, on the beautiful shores of Lake Huron. Lainey boasts superb hunting opportunities and offers visitors miles of sandy shoreline and weekend tours of the historic Tesla Lighthouse. It's the beginning of the fall, duck hunting season, and Blair and her dad are busy preparing for her very first duck hunt. The forecast is calling for extremely high winds and rain, absolutely perfect...

"Thirteen-year-old Boone Mason has lived his entire life in Pikesville, Michigan. The small town that once was booming, has become dull and boring to him. This all changes when hints of a legendary, massive buck begin to appear in the town. Boone's main passion in life is hunting, the love of the sport has been passed down from many generations. Both his grandfather and dad grew up being avid hunters, so it comes as no shock that Boone would have...

Rock and Eddie hope to be the bass fishing state champions, but an accident changes everything.

When a handkerchief is left at Hinata's family's veterinary clinic, he and Chris take on the job of returning it to its rightful owner. But when Chris tracks its scent, the pair find themselves in front of a haunted house. And is that a z-z-zombie?! Hinata has no time to be afraid, though, he's got to protect Chris! What mysteries lie inside the haunted house, and just who left behind that handkerchief?

A Carmen le encantaría cogarse un cartel que dijera "Cerrado por obras". Desde que perdió a su abuela hace unos meses ni trabaja ni se encuentra, y lo único que la mantiene cuerda es escribir su historia. Bruno es topógrafo, pero está más perdido que nunca. Últimamente sus días tienen un regusto amargo y, aunque sabe que no puede seguir así, es miedo (y su madre) no lo dejan encarrilar su vida como a él le gustaría. Carmen y Bruno son...