Del Norte Public Library

An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson,...

"How about four murders and a couple thefts? Can clues be pieced together to solve these puzzling crimes? Tabitha's first event at her new bed and breakfast is a jigsaw puzzle mystery weekend, and the hired cook is found dead. Cee Cee is hosting a 1950s themed jigsaw puzzle party where the Elvis impersonator is murdered. Mariah hopes to sell her valuable puzzle at a jigsaw puzzle swap, but it ends up missing when a vendor is stabbed to death. Jane...

The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world. This vivid new translation - the first by a woman - matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant...

"Percy Jackson, a modern-day demigod, tells the origin stories of the gods of Olympus and provides an insider's point of view - with plenty of attitude - in this illustrated collection"--

Three new stories of Eragon set a year after he left Alagas͡ia to find a home to train the newest generation of Dragon Riders.

Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy and enhanced with vibrant artwork by Caldecott honoree John Rocco. Covers larger-than-life personalities from the classic Greek stories...

Each myth is told in clear, vivid prose that retains the major plot, characterization and style of the original and preserves its appeal as fine literature. An introduction supplements each myth with historical background and literary analysis, while questions following each myth prompt response and analysis.

Linda Davis's local fabric shop is a place where women gather to share their creations: quilts commemorating important events in their lives. Now, as her only child readies for college, Linda is torn between excitement for Molly and heartache for herself. Who will Linda be when she is no longer needed in her role as mom? What will become of her days? Of her marriage? Mother and daughter decide to share one last adventure together, a cross-country...

Three St. Patrick's Day themed novellas set in Maine feature Lucy Stone, Hayley Powell, and Julia Snowden all trying to solve suspicious deaths in unexpected circumstances. Irish Coffee Murder: Part-time reporter Lucy Stone is writing a piece for the Courier about four Irish step dancing students from Tinkers Cove on the cusp of making it big. But the story becomes headline news for all the wrong reasons when one girls mother is found dead in her...

Present a collection of twenty stories featuring Miss Jane Marple, an amateur sleuth who bases her solutions to crimes on past experiences and on the belief that human nature is the same everywhere.