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Elizabeth says: A cozy fantasy about an orc named Viv that opens a coffee. This book is like a hug.

Call Number: SFF F BAL

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Christi says: Good things come in small packages. This little book is a gentle yet powerful reminder that reciprocity, gratitude, and connection can reshape the way we live. Five stars and a heartfelt recommendation for anyone in need of a thoughtful pause.

Call Number: 581.609 KIM

This richly imagined novel, set in Hawaii more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place - and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit. Rachel Kalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl, dreams of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant seaman. Then one day a rose-coloured mark appears on her skin, and those dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and family, Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined leprosy settlement on the island of Moloka'i. Here her life is supposed to end - but instead she discovers it is only just beginning. With a vibrant cast of vividly realised characters, Moloka'i is the true-to-life chronicle of a people who embraced life in the face of death. Such is the warmth, humour, and compassion of this novel that "few readers will remain unchanged by Rachel's story.

Call Number: F BRE

In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take much notice of the war raging overseas. She's dating Sam but in love with his younger brother, Hank--her longtime best friend--and Irvel has no idea how to break the news. Then the unthinkable happens--Pearl Harbor is attacked. With their lives turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted and convinces Hank to remain in Indiana, where he and Irvel take up the battle on the home front.

While Sam fights in Europe, an undeniable chemistry builds between Irvel and Hank but neither would dare cross that line. Then, two military leaders pay Irvel a visit at the classroom where she teaches. The men have plans for her, a proposition to join a new spy network. One catch: She can tell no one.

With Irvel caught between two brothers thousands of miles apart, can love find a way, even from the ashes of the greatest heartbreak?

Call Number: REL F KIN