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When the Game Stands Tall
by Neil Hayes - Nonfiction, Sports

As the story opens, the 2002 team, guardians of The Streak, is shaping up to be the most vulnerable in years. How the coaches and the players pull together throughout a difficult and challenging season to ultimately triumph is the thread of the book, with alternating chapters providing historical background on the school, past teams, stand-out players, and the dedicated coaching staff.

The Hundred Foot Journey
by Richard C. Morais - Culture, Fiction, Food
Child of God
by Cormac McCarthy - Fiction, Noir

In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail.  While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance.

Since You've Been Gone
by Anouska Knight - Fiction
In one tragic moment, Holly Jefferson's life as she knew it changed forever. Now --- to the external world, at least --- she's finally getting back on her feet, running her bakery, Cake. But inside, she's still going through the motions befitting a twenty-seven-year-old widow. Then she meets Ciaran Argyll. Will Holly find the missing ingredient that allows her to live again --- and embrace an unknown and unexpected tomorrow? 
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1: Cosmic Avengers
written by Brian Michael Bendis, illustrated by Steve McNiven and Sara Pichelli - Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult 12+

There's a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! No one! But why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? That's what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out! Join Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and --- wait for it --- the invincible Iron Man, as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW! 

Finding the Peace God Promises
by Ann Spangler - Christian, Nonfiction

Exploring the stories that shape us, the memories that define us, and the relationships that connect us, Ann Spangler looks for ways to help us become more peaceful. What can we learn from Scripture, from Jewish tradition, from the Amish and others about rest, simplicity, healing and peace? The stories she shares and the answers she discovers may surprise you, enabling you to experience the transformative peace God wants you to have.

The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity of the Child in the Manger
by Lee Strobel - Christian, Christian Living, Christianity, Holiday, Nonfiction, Religion, Religious Studies

By focusing on the “hows” and whys” of Christmas, this warm yet journalistic book will help believers reaffirm their faith while guiding seekers as they pursue solid answers about this miraculous occurrence. With material from THE CASE FOR CHRIST as well as new ideas from author Lee Strobel, this book is designed to be an tool to give away to family, friends, neighbors, and others who want to understand what happened at Christmas 2,000 years ago.

Tables in the Wilderness: A Memoir of God Found, Lost, and Found Again
by Preston Yancey - Christian, Nonfiction

Preston Yancey arrived at Baylor University in the autumn of 2008 with his life figured out. Then slowly each piece of his secure world fell apart: his church, his life of study, his politics, his girlfriend, his best friend, his God. It was the loss of God in the midst of all the godly things that would change him forever. Journey with Preston as he navigates becoming a patchwork of Anglican spirituality and Baptist sensibility, of reckoning with a God who is bigger than the one he thought he was worshiping.

A Very Fine House: A Mother's Story of Love, Faith, and Crystal Meth
by Barbara Cofer Stoefen - Christian, Nonfiction, Parenting

A VERY FINE HOUSE is an intimate memoir of a mother’s Norman Rockwell family turned upside down by her daughter’s descent into meth addiction and crime. The author chronicles her child’s addiction in a way that other writers have not written about addiction. What begins as an obsession to save her daughter, and a rage against God for allowing drugs to devour her college-age girl, transforms into release in a life changing letting-go-and-letting-God moment. 

Finding Faith in the Dark: When the Story of Your Life Takes a Turn You Didn't Plan
by Laurie Short - Christian, Nonfiction

Can we trust a God who gives us different answers than we pray for? Who only fully reveals himself when we look back? Who lets us walk in darkness for months (and sometimes years) at a time? In FINDING FAITH IN THE DARK, Laurie Short says yes, and through her story and the stories of others, she reveals a God who is able to transform the dark chapters of our lives into opportunities of grace.