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Harnett County Public Library March 23, 2024

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Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere (Electronic Format) More Info  Borrow
By Savannah Guthrie. From Thomas Nelson.
 
 
In Electronic Format In her first trade book, Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award recipient, Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of the TODAY show, shares reflections on faith and life and offers inspiration for all of us to do what God does—love. Today's society is filled with headlines that inspire fear and anxiousness, but the power of faith and belief in God can help us make sense of this world.

Mostly What God Does is centered on the essentials of God's love, a love that is needed now more than ever.
The Inmate More Info  Borrow
By Freida McFadden. From Poisoned Pen Press.
 
 
There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security prison:

1) Treat all prisoners with respect.

2) Never reveal any personal information.

3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates.

But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates.
Good Burger 2 More Info  Borrow
From PARAMOUNT.
 
Your favorite fast food duo is back and serving up nostalgic laughs and new antics in Good Burger 2. Follow Dexter Reed (Kenan Thompson) and original cashier Ed (Kel Mitchell) as they reunite in the present day at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees. Dexter is down on his luck after another one of his inventions fails. Ed welcomes Dex back to Good Burger with open arms and gives him his old job back.
The Hunter More Info  Borrow
By Tana French. From Viking.
 
 
A spellbinding new novel from "one of the greatest crime novelists writing today." (Vox)

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.

Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace.
The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Electronic Format) More Info  Borrow
By Sarah McCammon. From St. Martin's Press.
 
 
In Electronic Format "An intimate window into the world of American evangelicalism. Fellow exvangelicals will find McCammon’s story both startlingly familiar and immensely clarifying, while those looking in from the outside can find no better introduction to the subculture that has shaped the hopes and fears of millions of Americans."
―Kristin Kobes Du Mez, New York Times bestselling author of Jesus and John Wayne

The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the church: the exvangelicals.
Wandering Stars More Info  Borrow
By Tommy Orange. From Knopf.
 
 
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There There—winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the John Leonard Prize, the American Book Award, and one of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year—Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather’s shooting in There There.
Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People More Info  Borrow
By Dan Pashman. From William Morrow Cookbooks.
 
 
The innovative James Beard Award–winning podcaster who changed the way you think about pasta shapes with his invention of the viral sensation cascatelli now does the same for pasta sauces in this fun and charmingly obsessive cookbook, which includes a foreword from bestselling author J. Kenji López-Alt.

When Sporkful podcast host Dan Pashman launched cascatelli, a new pasta shape he invented that he designed to hold tons of sauce, stay on the fork, and be incredibly satisfying to bite into, it went viral and was named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year.
Redeeming 6 More Info  Borrow
By Chloe Walsh. From Bloom Books.
 
 
An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.

I'm saving you, six.

Joey Lynch's life is falling apart. Obsessed with proving himself to the only person he's ever truly trusted, Joey fights to stay away from a world that could destroy his life. The odds are against him, but can he keep his head above water?
JoyFull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly More Info  Borrow
By Radhi Devlukia-Shetty. From S&S/Simon Element.
 
 
More than 125 plant-based recipes and a practical approach to making deeply flavorful food for feeling your best.

“What you eat—along with your daily habits and the thoughts you think—has the ability to completely transform every aspect of your health.”
—Radhi Devlukia-Shetty

A passionate self-taught cook and nutritionist, Radhi Devlukia-Shetty’s JoyFull is abundant and inviting. With more than 125 plant-based recipes, it is designed to balance health and satisfaction; her wide-ranging dishes bring vibrant flavors to every meal of the day and rely on accessible ingredients.
Anita de Monte Laughs Last More Info  Borrow
By Xochitl Gonzalez. From Flatiron Books.
 
 
New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death.

Who gets to leave a legacy?

1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name has been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis.
Never Too Late More Info  Borrow
By Danielle Steel. From Delacorte Press.
 
 
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life.

Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco. Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband’s venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company.
The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel More Info  Borrow
By Brandon Sanderson. From Tor Books.
 
 
Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself Nomad knows only a life on the run. Forced to hop from world to world in the Cosmere whenever the relentless Night Brigade gets too close, Nomad lands on a new planet and is instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels who want only to escape being turned into mindless slaves—all under the constant threat of a sunrise whose heat will melt the very stones.
My Hero Academia 37 More Info  Borrow
By Kohei Horikoshi. From VIZ Media LLC.
 
 
Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world’s greatest hero, but greatness won’t come easy.

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks”? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?

The terrifying fusion of Tomura and All For One now seems unstoppable.
The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War More Info  Borrow
By Jim Sciutto. From Dutton.
 
 
The essential new book by CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, reporting from the front lines of political hotspots and warzones across the globe.

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama called “The End of History.” Three decades later, Jim Sciutto said on CNN’s air as the Ukraine war began, that we are living in a “1939 moment.” History never ended—it barely paused—and the global order as we have known it is now gone. Great powers are reinvigorated and determined to assert dominance on the world stage.
Coyote Lost and Found More Info  Borrow
By Dan Gemeinhart. From Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).
 
 
From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critically-acclaimed The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise about a father and daughter who venture on a moving, uplifting, and rollicking cross-country road trip.

It's been almost a year since Coyote and her dad left the road behind and settled down in a small Oregon town. . . time spent grieving the loss of her mom and sisters and trying to fit in at school. But just as life is becoming a new version of normal, Coyote discovers a box containing her mom’s ashes.
Wind More Info  Borrow
By Erin Hunter. From HarperCollins.
 
 
Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues! Discover more epic adventure in this fifth book in the Starless Clan arc.

Frostpaw has returned to the lake just in time to reveal all she knows at the Gathering—but the Clans are reluctant to believe an apprentice who’s already admitted to lying about her visions in the past, and she is forced to take refuge in ShadowClan as Splashtail seizes control of her home.
Grief Is for People More Info  Borrow
By Sloane Crosley. From MCD.
 
 
Disarmingly witty and poignant, Sloane Crosley’s memoir explores multiple kinds of loss following the death of her closest friend.

Grief Is for People is a deeply moving and surprisingly suspenseful portrait of friendship, and a book about loss packed with verve for life. Sloane Crosley is one of our most renowned observers of contemporary behavior, and now the pathos that has been ever present in her trademark wit is on full display.
The Official Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook: An AFK Book More Info  Borrow
By Scott Cawthon and Rob Morris. From Scholastic Inc..
 
 
The one and only OFFICIAL Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook, with over 40 recipes inspired by the hit games.

Delight in over forty tasty recipes inspired by the Five Nights at Freddy's games, with gorgeous, eye-popping photography! From Freddy Fazbear's Pepperoni X-Press and Chica's Ultimate Thai Chicken Burger, to Foxy's Fruity Cove Coolor and El Chip's Fully Loaded Tortillas, the official Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook is packed with mouthwatering recipes that are hauntingly delicious.
Evil Spy School More Info  Borrow
By Stuart Gibbs. From Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
 
 
The New York Times bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form with the third book as Ben gets kicked out of the CIA’s spy school and enrolls with the enemy.

During a spy school game of Capture the Flag, twelve-year-old Ben Ripley accidentally shoots a live mortar into the principal’s office—and immediately gets himself expelled. Not long after going back to the boring real world, Ben gets an offer to join evil crime organization SPYDER. And he accepts.
Never Too Late More Info  Borrow
By Danielle Steel. From Random House Large Print.
 
 
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life.

Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco. Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband’s venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company.
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