Central Skagit Library District

Witches and lovers Caro Rabbit and Iccadora Alice Sickle's twisted past comes to light as they are once again thrust into each other's lives and beckoned back to Wonderland, the dark, monster-filled forest where it all began.

"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...

Ruby vive en un santuario de vida silvestre, y su cuidador de Ruby del orfanato de elefantes en África donde creció está de visita. Verlo de nuevo le trae una avalancha de recuerdos felices y tristes de su vida antes del circo, y les cuenta a Iván y Bob el tiempo que pasó en la sabana africana.

The Dales Detective Agency's latest assignment appears to be an open and shut case. Hired by a local solicitor to find a death certificate for a young woman who died over twenty years ago, Samson O'Brien is about to find out that things in Bruncliffe are rarely that straightforward. Particularly when the solicitor insists that Delilah Metcalfe, with her wealth of local knowledge, works alongside Samson on this sensitive investigation. Delilah is eager...

"A woman in tears in the Dales Detective Agency is never the best way to start the week. But when that woman is the wife of Bernard Taylor, town mayor and eminent businessman, there is even more cause for alarm. So when Nancy Taylor asks the detectives to investigate whether her husband is having an affair, Samson O'Brien and Delilah Metcalfe know they will have to tread carefully. The case, however, proves to be more complex than even they had imagined....

Olive the dog goes to great lengths to return the giant heart that her friend Dexter left on her doorstep.

Matt Shannon lost his fiance to a tragic accident. He does not want anything more to do with love and marriage. But he is now guardian to four-year-old Lindy. Desperate for a woman to mother the little girl, he arranges for a mail-order bride. The agreement is for convenience only, but Gwen's kindness and good nature threaten his barred heart. Gwen Humber is willing to do anything to guarantee herself a permanent home, even travel west for a marriage...

A shipwreck, a greedy billionaire, and a record-sized great white shark are about to invade Casey's life. Who or what will survive? Can man and beast coexist in the Pacific Ocean?

"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...

"Tucker Thompson is just an ordinary 8th grader from Detroit, Michigan. He loves school and baseball. Everything seems great for the left-handed pitcher with a big, breaking curveball. That is, until one dreadful event changes his life. Tucker learns that his parents are getting divorced. If that wasn't bad enough, his mom is making a move. He will be forced to attend a new school, across town in the inner city of Detroit. Struggling to handle his...