Central Skagit Library District

Another freezing winter descends in seeming peace upon the Northern Ontario lake where realtor Belle Palmer lives genteelly with her dog, tropical fishes and classic film collection. But the snow-laden tranquility is tragically disturbed when a good friend is lost in a freak snowmobile accident on an isolated lake. Or so it seems. Belle and others suspect foul play, but a motive and a criminal prove hard to find. Resort owners, anti-environmentalists...

In the sequel to Northern Winters Are Murder, it's now high summer in Northern Ontario, where everyone is bear bait, even the bears. Gunshots chase Belle Palmer from her quiet forest paths. Then, on her remote lakeside road, the savage and unexplainable murder of an elderly neighbour puts her on guard against two-footed killers. Does the answer lie in the woods? In the alleys of the Nickel Capital? Or in the black rock moonscape of an ecological disaster...

The mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, comes to life with intrigue and drama from the creative writing team of Judith Miller and Tracie Peterson. Young women at the end of the 19th century seek employment from driven men intent on transforming America's textile industry. Daughtersof the Loom features Lilly Armbruster, who is forced to work in the mills as her only means for survival. But Lilly's resentment runs deep against the "lords of the loom"--the...

Book 3 of Bells of Lowell. Timid yet alluring Daughtie Winfield finds herself in a precarious position when the new doctor casts his favor upon her. Though flattered by his attention, she is drawn to Liam Donohue, a local Irish artisan. As Daughtie and Liam work together to help runaway slaves, their friendship blossoms. But her work in the mills is threatened when a downturn in profits causes the Associates to decrease wages--resulting in plans for...

One rainy day, a schoolgirl named Lori finds a cute little girl named Kolulu, who is crying. Lori asks Kolulu where her parents are but Kolulu doesn't answer so she invites Kolulu back to her house and they eat dinner together.

Kiyo is in the hospital recovering from his duel with Sherry and Brago, and of course, who is there with him but his tirelessly faithful friend Zatch! In the same recovery room is another kid named Yuta, who has been in the hospital.

Kiyo, a genius but introverted middle school student, hates going to school and has trouble making friends_ until one day Zatch comes crashing through his window! Zatch is a present from Kiyo's father, who saved the little tot on an archeological dig.

One morning, Kiyo wakes to find that he can suddenly read a third spell from the Red Spell Book! Zatch, frustrated that he is thus far still small and relatively powerless, is eager to find out if the new spell will make him stronger!

The battle between Kiyo & Zatch and Apollo & Rops continues. Zatch repels back with Rashield rocks that Rops hurls. However, Apollo nimbly dodges as if having known of the spell. It seems that Apollo possesses a special kind of intuition.