Washoe County Library System

Combines artwork with the original text of the classic song that celebrates the joy of the season and the warmth of family togetherness.

On Thanksgiving Day 1962, the shooting of a young woman sets off a chain of unsettling events in Willow Falls, Minnesota, all revolving around Matthew Garth, who becomes obsessed with the shooting victim and with the lavish lifestyle of a local doctor's family.

Describes in rhyme the activities of a young boy and his extended family as they share a special Thanksgiving.

A thirteen-year-old boy and his mother move to a farm in rural Virginia, where he and his grandfather try to hunt a wild turkey.

It's Thanksgiving, and there's a lot to be done before turkeytime! A young boy runs in the turkey trot and helps his family bake pies. But when it's time for the annual family football game, it starts raining! Luckily, the jam-packed day proves there's always something to be thankful for. In this installment of the Positive Power series, kids will learn the affirmation "I am thankful" through a delightful story of food, family, and fun.

The author describes some childhood memories: Valentine's Day at school, fishing with his father, building a fort, letting frogs loose in his class, and Thanksgiving with his grandmother.

"Appetites, [Anthony Bourdain's] first cookbook in more than ten years, boils down forty-plus years of professional cooking and globe-trotting to a tight repertoire of personal favorites — dishes that everyone should (at least in Mr. Bourdain's opinion) know how to cook. Once the supposed 'bad boy' of cooking, Mr. Bourdain has, in recent years, become the father of a little girl — a role he has embraced with enthusiasm. After years of traveling...

A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad. Featuring a powerful introduction by Ta-Nehisi Coates. As a conductor for the Underground Railroadthe covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedomWilliam Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. He also meticulously collected...