Central Skagit Library District

Welcome to the world of Chris and his life, including inside his body! While Chris fights an infection and goes through much, gather closer to see inside. Meet Ms. Epi, Mr. Saureus and Pseunosa-all bacteria who will come to life before your eyes. Meet the caring doctor who struggles to find the answers and the nurse who is at the right place at the right time. Come join the struggles and triumphs of life like you have never seen before. This is a...

How was the world created? How was the universe created? These questions have been asked since mankind uttered its first word. Did God create the world? An explosion of the big bang created the universe with galaxeys, and worlds within them. It could be a science expermint. A science expermint that has been created for years and years has been done on a plant called Praque. The expermint requires students to create a universe inside a glass case...

Welcome to the Traveller's Guide to Mount Shasta, California, where the majestic beauty of nature meets the allure of adventure and spiritual exploration. Nestled in the heart of Northern California, Mount Shasta stands as a towering sentinel, drawing visitors from far and wide with its snow-capped peaks, pristine alpine lakes, and lush forests teeming with wildlife. Whether you're seeking thrilling outdoor escapades like hiking, skiing, and mountain...

Orphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with "The Death and Resurrection Show," a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from...

"Dragomán conveys [main character] Djata's fearful mental landscape with unadorned run-on sentences, skillfully building a totalitarian world simultaneously immersive and repulsive." Publishers Weekly "Dark comedy and enveloping tragedy converge in this powerfully disturbing novel." Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Dragomán is sure-handed throughout his U.S. debut . . . the novel holds up on the strength of its characters and wealth of memorable scenes....

GEPs just want to have fun . . . A Genetically Engineered Person and self-proclaimed "party girl," Echo Adams loves her diplomatic job entertaining alien bigwigs for the Galactic Federation. But the Bureau of Alien Affairs has discovered she's much more than she thinks-that a rogue scientist endowed her with skills and psi abilities dwarfing those of common GEPs. And suddenly Echo's luxury life is over, replaced with a far more dangerous one: a special...

The Toxins Case: The Adventures of Constable Smith continues the story of Capella Smith from Grant Ross's previous book Read the Small Print. Having left her flesh and blood body on Earth, Capella is now in spirit form and has adopted a new spirit body. She has teamed up with Angelina Skyward, the Chief Detective Inspector of the Interstellar Police (ISP), to pursue criminals throughout the Milky Way. Their main challenge is the Interstellar Mafia...

A NEW YORK TIMES GLOBETROTTING PICK! Sometimes, in small places, life becomes bigger. SUMMER LIGHT AND THEN COMES THE NIGHT is a profound and playful masterwork from one of Iceland's most beloved authors that explores the dreams and desires of ordinary people in a rural town. In a village of only four hundred inhabitants, life could seem unremarkable. Yet in this remote town, a new road to the city has change on everyone's minds. There is the...

Three university Classics students are looking for a spectacular fourth-year project to guarantee them a spot in grad school. If only they had a time machine.

When tyranny rises from the carnage of nuclear autumn, can superpowered young people save their people from a campaign of revenge? New York City, Post-Third Global War. Sebastian McConnell dreams of a better world for all. As a human with enhanced abilities, the dedicated young hero risks everything to bring care to those living topside despite the drones and soldiers hunting down his kind. But when a fact-finding mission nearly gets him captured...