Helen Plum Library

Helping kids celebrate milestones and holidays throughout the year, this hilarious book channels childhood exuberance and explains why waiting can be wonderful - and why it can be worth it!

"Meet kids who share how they celebrate holidays all year long--perfect for discussions about de-centering winter holidays!"-- Who says the holidays only happen in the winter? Every day's a holiday when you live in a world as diverse as ours! From Juneteenth to Vesak, and Yom Kippur to Día de las Muertos, the festivities never end. Come and join us and learn about eighteen holidays celebrated by a diverse group of children in this inviting and joyful...

When a blizzard strands grinchy pararescueman, Jensen Hartley at the festive home of Holly Conroy. He isn't prepared for the overwhelming holiday spirit the Conroy family pours on him. He doesn't do holidays, but something about the Conroys make him long for things he vowed never to want again. Holly Conroy loves the holidays. Christmas, especially. This year, she gets more than she asked for when a handsome stranger shows up at her door in the middle...

Thirty miles northeast of Boston, Edward Marley meets a tragic demise on Christmas Eve that leaves his law firm partner, the miserly Henry Rutherford, seemingly untouched. Rutherford's cold existence, shrouded in bitterness and frugality, unfolds against the backdrop of a dilapidated mansion and Boston's lively taverns. Exactly seven years after Marley's death, Rutherford's icy exterior is put to the test. As festivities fill the city, Rutherford's...

In this happy, vibrant tribute to Rock Your Mocs Day, observed yearly on November 15, author Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Tsimshian) and artist Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) celebrate the joy and power of wearing moccasins--and the Native pride that comes with them. A perfect book for Native American Heritage Month, and all year round!

Rhyming text presents traditions used to celebrate the Day of the Dead. Graveyard skeletons shake, rattle, and roll in this spirited Day of the Dead celebration featuring bold and colorful cut-paper illustrations. A two-page illustrated afterword gives factual information about el Dia de los Muertos, the reverent but fun celebration honoring relatives who have passed on, and the special rituals, images, foods, and customs associated with this joyful...

$100,000 for her virginity. Going once, going twice... The money isn't an issue for Greek tycoon Dmitri Karegas. He has plenty of that. It's her. Jasmine Douglas, the only one who knows the depths of depravity Dmitri dragged himself up from. And now only Dmitri can help when she's forced to put her virginity up for sale. Sold to the highest bidder! Yet Jasmine is not the sweet girl he remembers. She's a wildcat who hates him with a vengeance....

Keep the cold at bay and cozy up with New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's Christmas Book Set, collecting two novels-Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop and Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery-a pair of sweet stories full of romance, cheer, and hope for this magical time of year. · Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop As England's first glorious snowfall of the season blankets Derbyshire hills, Rosie Hopkins is preparing...

A spoiled socialite uses a compromising situation to trap the wrong man into marriage in this Regency holiday romance. Wrong man . . . Lady Julia Whitney is at her wit's end. Her perfect beau just won't propose! But she's struck upon a plan to ensure her marriage by Christmas. Between masquerades and mistletoe, she finds herself fully compromised . . . by the wrong man! . . . Right husband? Captain Dunbar cannot believe he's fallen for...

When Shelby Collins left Sydney for LA eight years ago, she vowed never to return. But far from setting the world on fire, she's nearly broke and has been left alone by her wealthy boyfriend at Christmas. Suddenly homesick, she finds herself drawn back to the childhood home she thought she'd left behind . . .Her old family home now belongs to Dan Sayers, the boy from the wrong side of the tracks who found a new start in Kirribilli. When he spots Shelby...