A Tangled Web (Classic Fiction)

The feuding Dark and Penhallow families, linked by sixty marriages, face a year of unexpected twists after eccentric Aunt Becky bequeaths a coveted heirloom jug. Gay Penhallow’s fiancé leaves her for Nan Penhallow, Peter Penhallow and Donna Dark are mysteriously drawn together, and separated couple Hugh and Joscelyn Dark get a second chance. All this unfolds under the watchful eye of the enigmatic Moon Man with second sight. As Aunt Becky’s long-awaited revelation night approaches, the family braces for a surprising twist that will change everything.

After Many Days: Tales of Time Passed (Teen & YA)

In this collection of eighteen rediscovered short stories, L.M. Montgomery explores the theme of postponement and the poignancy of “time passed.” Many characters in these fine stories at last have a chance “after many days,” to reconcile with an estranged relative, repay a kindness, or even wreak long-plotted revenge. Others discover how true love can survive great distances and long separation.

The Blue Castle (Classic Fiction)

An unforgettable story of courage and romance. Will Valancy Stirling ever escape her strict family and find true love? Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she finds her only consolation in the “forbidden” books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle–a place where all her dreams come true and she can be who she truly wants to be. After getting shocking news from the doctor, she rebels against her family and discovers a surprising new world, full of love and adventures far beyond her most secret dreams.

Under the Lilacs (Children’s Fiction)

Ben and his trained dog, Sancho, run away from the circus and soon find a warm welcome in a kind community where spirited games are played. Theatricals and imaginative pageantry are all part of the fun.

Jack and Jill (8 years and up)

When best friends, Jack and Jill, tumble off their sled, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months. Their parents fill their days with the joys of Christmas preparations, a theatrical production and many other imaginative events.

The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine (8 – 12 years, and up)

A never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children’s story is brought to life by Caldecott Medal winners Philip Stead and Erin Stead. Plucked from the Mark Twain archive at the University of California at Berkeley, Twain’s notes now form the foundation of a fairy tale picked up over a century later. With only Twain’s fragmentary script and a story that stops partway as his guide, author Philip Stead has written a tale that imagines what might have been if Twain had fully realized this work.

Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offences (Literary Criticism)

This is a satirical literary criticism of the writings of the novelist James Fenimore Cooper.