The Bitter and the Sweet leads 15-year-old Almyra Alexander toward her dream career as a minister. But the national and New England controversies of 1854 challenge her to commit to the abolition movement and to the changing roles of women. What are the medicines being made down the road in North Upton, Vermont? How is counterfeit currency affecting the local bank, as well as anti-slavery actions? Can Almyra become involved in all the secrets around her? And, perhaps hardest of all, how quickly can she master both riding a horse and driving a carriage in order to take her own action? Discover details about the Canadian counterfeiting rings of those years, about the growth of the abolition movement in Vermont, and about gold and copper on both sides of the border. And yes, this is Book 3 of the Winds of Freedom series.
Angie Donatello is about to realize her dream of opening an Italian bakery in her quaint, Maine village of a hometown when her widowed father receives a life-altering diagnosis. She is determined to care for him and keep her opening on schedule, but there doesn’t seem to be enough time, wine, or cannoli to manage the competing demands and the emotional tsunamis threatening to pull her under. Equipment delays, a kitchen fire, and an over-the-top class mom all further complicate Angie’s life, but she still seems to be holding things together. When she hosts The Feast of the Seven Fishes, however (an Italian, Christmas Eve tradition), her father’s very new and much younger girlfriend makes a startling announcement. Now, Angie needs to help her dad cope with his declining health while finding a way to protect his heart—and his pockets—without losing her own shot at a lifelong dream.
When newspaper owner and editor Bernadette “Bernie” O’Dea’s house burns down on New Year’s Eve, leaving an unidentified body in the charred rubble who may or may not be her missing tenant, it’s clear the new year won’t be nice and quiet after all. Bernie is already navigating an increasingly challenging struggle with her boyfriend (and police chief) Pete Novotny’s PTSD. So when the arson and murder investigation narrows its focus on her, she plunges into work, trying to find an oasis of normalcy. Getting to the bottom of the local college’s plans for expansion is just the ticket. Or not. What Bernie thought would be a simple story isn’t simple at all, and she begins to uncover a dark conspiracy with tentacles that reach to every corner of Redimere, including into Pete’s troubled police department. The deeper Bernie digs, the more tragic, and ultimately deadly, the consequences.
Loving the North Woods: 25 Years of Historic Conservation in Maine
Karin R. Tilberg
Down East Books
Loving the North Woods chronicles the immense challenges leading to tremendous conservation successes in the state of Maine. Told by Karin Tilberg, an expert on Maine’s vast woodlands and the highly regarded president and CEO of the Forest Society of Maine, this work of history focuses on activity from 1990 to 2015. During this remarkable time, historic achievements in American conservation unfolded, and Tilberg explores how people who loved a unique place were able to bring that love into action. The heretofore untold stories of conserving Maine’s North Woods, hidden in files of land trusts, state archives, landowner records, and the memories of those who participated, will inspire and guide us now and far into the future. Those who own forestland, those who recreate in the woods, lakes, and rivers, those who participate in forest-related businesses or who study woodland ecology, and those who recognize the global importance of Maine forests for carbon sequestration and migratory birds will all find this conservation chronicle informative and inspirational.
Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts: Official Wizarding World Cookbook
Create a scrumptious feast inspired by the Wizarding World with more than 80 Harry Potter-and-Fantastic Beasts-themed recipes in Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts: Official Wizarding World Cookbook. Filled with stunning, full-color photography, as well as behind-the-scenes facts from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, this cookbook features classic British, English, and French-inspired recipes for magical, memorable meals.
Located 60 country miles from Interstate 95, Carrabassett Valley doesn’t look like a classic New England town. Only a handful of buildings pre-date 1950. Settlement is concentrated in “the valley,” with its 1960s A-frames and camps, and around “the mountain,” where Sugarloaf resort has built a maze of contemporary homes, hotels, restaurants, and boutiques. But with just 673 year-round residents, the town of Carrabassett Valley — not Sugarloaf — boasts a golf course, a 2,000-acre mountain-bike park, an airport, a riverside rail trail, and an advanced fitness center with an indoor climbing wall and skate park. Yet the town’s mill rate has never exceeded $8.40. That’s because Carrabassett Valley doesn’t just look different from other towns; it does things differently. The two dozen ski bums who founded the town in 1972 laid out a vision for an outdoor-recreation economy achieved through creative investment, and townspeople have focused on pursuing it ever since.
Ketchup In My Veins
Robert C. Devine
Maine Authors Publishing
Being in the right spot at the right time proved to be beneficial for Robert Devine. It was circumstance coupled with his desperate need of a job that brought him to the McDonalds workforce in March of 1967. For the next ten years, he witnessed and participated in the development of one of the greatest companies in the fast food industry, not only in America, but worldwide. In this memoir, Devine reflects on his privilege to have known and travelled with Ry A. Kroc, founder of McDonalds Corporation.
There’s a new bear in town—or should we say in the garden? Sunny Bear has come out of hiding in the sunflower garden to share his secrets with kids about the benefits and uses of growing sunflowers. Enchanting rhymes, challenging vocabulary, and reinforcing activities in the back of the book stretches kids’ thinking and imaginations!
Did you know the U.S. Capitol building features one hundred statues? Each state selects two prominent figures in their history to be included as statues to represent them in Washington, D.C. But who is chosen to represent this nation? Why are they chosen? And do they really represent this diverse and multifaceted country? This story examines some of the women and BIPOC figures included at the Capitol and featured in statues around the country, examining the timely question, Who Needs A Statue?
Hidden within a colorful rainbow of fruits and vegetables lies a powerful secret. Follow Juniper Berry and Blueberry Bunny as they stumble on obstacles to wellness, take a journey on the path to recovery, and discover the healing and restorative powers of consuming a healthy diet. Then, eat the rainbow provided in five, fun, plant-based recipes inspired by their adventure. Author Olive Olini has whipped up a fresh batch of zany illustrations and silly rhymes to tell a tasty tale about nature, nutrition, and plant-based cooking. Dig in and enjoy!
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