Ruby Sisson Library

Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.

Nora Roberts flies us into Lunacy, Alaska, population 506, and into a colorful, compelling new novel about two lonely souls who find love--and redemption. Lunacy is Nate Burke's last chance. As a Baltimore cop, he watched his partner die--and the guilt still haunts him. Maybe serving as chief of police in this tiny, remote town, where darkness falls by midafernoon and temperatures plunge to zero and below, will bring some kind of solace. It isn't...

A Vietnam veteran and his brother vie for the same girl, a native of their dwindling Minnesota hometown. They take a disastrous road trip with the men skiing home through the wilderness.

"The bright, colorful northern lights are magnificent, but there's more to them than meets the eye! Simple text introduces readers to northern lights. Includes information about why they occur, where they can be seen, and how often they color the sky"--Publisher's website.

"Join Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and their friends as they embark on an adventure to find the magical Northern Lights!"--Back cover.

Rory, the little Orca, follows his big dream of seeing the beautiful northern lights and sets out on an adventure to find them. Along the way he meets a beautiful beluga, a sleepy polar bear and a fox who loves to dance.

Discusses the origins, characteristics, and lore of the Northern and Southern Lights known as auroras.

Raised by her father after the disappearance of her mother, twenty-eight-year-old Clarissa discovers upon her father's death that he was not her father at all, a finding that drives her to leave her fiancé and travel to the Arctic to discover the truth about her heritage

Rooted in the history of the only secessionist town north of the Mason Dixon Line, Daren Wang's The Hidden Light of Northern Fires tells a story of redemption amidst a war that tore families and the country apart.Mary Willis has always been an outcast, an abolitionist in a town of bounty hunters and anti-Union farmers. After college, she dreams of exploring the country, but is obligated to take over the household duties and management of her familys...

"This book looks at the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, exploring what they are, what they look like, where they can be seen, and how they are caused. Readers also learn about the significance of solar storms, the Southern Lights, what people thought about auroras in the past, and how they are explored today. A fun activity is provided along with advice on viewing auroras. Beautiful photographs and simple text help to engage readers and aid their...