Nora Silk moves to a typical suburban community in the 1950s, determined to raise her two children without a husband and with a liberated spirit that foreshadows the decade ahead.

Olivia Lockhart-Griffin Cedar Cove, Washington Dear Reader, I'm pretty shocked by something I've just heard. Emily Flemming is afraid that her husband, Dave, might be having an affair. She apparently found an earring in his pocket-and it wasn't hers. And she says he's been coming home late and acting secretive. Not only that, some jewelry was recently stolen from an old woman, and Dave (in his capacity as pastor) used to visit her a lot.......

Twenty years ago, a terrible tragedy shattered the tranquility of the small Pennsylvania Dutch town of Reflection. The residents of the village have never forgiven the one woman they blamed for what happened-Rachel Huber. After the incident, Rachel left the town and cut off all ties there. But when Rachel receives the news that her estranged grandmother, Helen, is ill and needs her care, she returns to Reflection. On arrival she discovers that the...

Six-year-old Turtle Green witnesses a freak accident drawing her and her mother into a conflict of historic proportions.

During World War I, the influenza pandemic ultimately killed more people around the world than the war itself. The Last Town on Earth takes as its launching point a striking historical footnote: some uninfected towns were so terrified of the surrounding flu that they closed their entrances, posted signs warning strangers not to enter, and even stationed armed guards to make sure no outsiders brought infection into their communities. Mullen incisively...

A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.

A mouse upsets villagers just before Passover by stealing a crumb of bread from one house and running into another, then brings neighbors together to finish preparing for the holiday. Includes background information about the story and glossary.

"17-year-old Morgan is a black teen triumphantly figuring out her identity when her conservative town deems depression as a lack of faith, and blackness as something to be politely ignored"--

An ode to the essential workers keeping the country operating during the Covid-19 pandemic-- This is a story of when the city shut down. Well, almost shut down. Even when most people stayed in, there were still some people outside. Keeping our mail delivered, keeping our internet working, keeping our grocery stores stocked, and keeping us safe. This is the story of the people who kept the city going during the early days of COVID-19 pandemic, and...