Central Skagit Library District

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.

"Jewel Austin is a foster mother to dozens, but forms a special bond with five foster girls she welcomed under her roof long ago. Through handwritten letters, Jewel keeps in touch with these women she nurtured to adulthood. Now in her eighties, Jewel's time is short, and her last letter spells out an unusual request. The five women have never met but Jewel's last wish is for them to return to Lavender Valley Farm together, back to the refuge where...

"When Jo-Lynn Kirby 's former best friend--pretty, nice Maddie Price--comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked--and since everyone decided she deserved it. There's no way Maddie would actually come to her for help. But then Maddie is gone. Everyone is quick to write off Maddie as a runaway, but Jo can't shake the feeling there's more to the story....

"Jamie -- I'm an NHL goalie with a no-dating rule, but the gorgeous songbird I had a crush on in high school is now my assistant and roommate. As the newest trade to the Vancouver Storm and the top goalie in the NHL, I can't afford distractions. Especially not Pippa Hartley, my new assistant. She's always been my weakness, and now I have to live with her. We try to keep things professional, but when she admits her ex was terrible in bed, my competitive...

In a traditional Coast Salish story, a young girl is taught by a cedar tree to make a basket from its roots. After many tries, the basket is able to hold water. And then, following tradition, the girl gifts the basket to the oldest woman in the village.

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...

Nat's class trip is a bigger adventure than she imagined! Nat is on an overnight class trip to Philadelphia, which is her first time in a big city without her parents. And it's a big deal because Nat's mom and dad are finally giving her the independence she's been longing for. But the trip is off to a bad start--with one disaster after another--and if things keep up, Nat's on track to lose her newfound freedom for good! Can she turn things around...

When eleven-year-old Tilly Pages joins Oskar and his family on a Christmas trip to Paris, she and her friend bookwander into the land of fairy tales, where someone--or something--is causing chaos.

"All Jack Stratton wants to do is get married to the woman he loves--and make it through the wedding. It seems like he is finally getting his wish until he responds to a police distress call and discovers his old partner unconscious in an abandoned house. Investigators insist it was just an accident, but Jack fears there may be more to it. Sketches of women cover the walls, and among them is one sketch that makes Jack's blood run cold--a sketch of...