Benbrook Public Library

Grandma Mazur is a widow...again. This time her marriage lasted a whole 45 minutes. The unlucky groom was one Jimmy Rosolli, local gangster, lothario (senior division) and heart attack waiting to happen...well, the waiting's over. It's a sad day, but if she can't have Jimmy at least Grandma can have all the attention she wants as the dutiful widow. But some kinds of attention are not welcomed, particularly when Jimmy's former "business partners" are...

From the author of the engrossing (People) and poignant (Booklist) international bestseller The Room on Rue Amelie comes a remarkable and moving story of love, danger, and betrayal: two women in France in the darkest days of World War II and another in present-day America on a quest to uncover the secret that connects them. At the dawn of the Second World War, Ines is the young wife of Michel, owner of the House of Chauveau, a small champagne winery...

Robbie Darko is an old-school, pull-a-rabbit-out-of-your-hat-style magician, but despite his best efforts, something always goes wrong with his tricks until crotchety Grandma Melvyn moves in and teaches him something about the true meaning of magic.

At the start of this heart-pounding new installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey's friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren't Neferet's secrets any longer. But an unexpected danger has emerged. Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses. Kalona looks gorgeous, and he has the House of Night under his spell. A past life holds...

Regina Beswick never dreamed of faraway places. She's happy with her life as a classic car mechanic and owner of a restoration shop. But an unexpected visitor and the discovery of a fairytale drawn by her great-grandma causes Regina to wonder if she might be destined for something more... Tanner Burkhardt, Minister of Culture for the Grand Duchy of Hessenberg, must convince the strong-willed Southern belle that she is his country's long-lost princess....

Ten-year-old twins Jimmy and Stella start a campaign to save their dying small town (population 49) by restoring the amazing hippomobile, an old-fashioned vehicle made out of a horse wagon.

Make your holiday extra sweet this year with Grandma's Sugar Cookie! Celebrate the special bond between a Grandma and her grandchild with this sugary sweet rhyming story about a grandma's love! This board book makes the perfect Christmas treat, and includes a bonus cookie recipe in the back! You are Grandma's Chocolate Chip, my special little treat. I love to laugh and play with you and bake you something sweet! Perfect for grandmas and their...

Abby and her parents have moved to Israel, where they've always dreamed of living. Abby's excited about her new home, but she misses her grandma. As they exchange letters and emails, Abby tells about her new life-learning Hebrew, eating falafel, and floating in the Dead Sea. And, through the long dry summer, as she looks forward to the first rain of autumn, she misses how she and Grandma used to splash and play on rainy days. Finally, one morning,...

Seeing beauty in every skin color, valuing life, and appreciating the colorful world God created for us is something we can pass on to our future generations. In fact, there's no better time to pass that on to the precious children of the world than right now! On a gloomy, rainy day, there's still fun to be had at Grandma's house. It's Grandma to the rescue with a box of colors and a lesson about how God created the world using all His favorite colors....

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Verde, Courtney Sheinmel, and Heather Ross comes a warmhearted story about expressing gratitude, perfectly modeling how to write a great thank-you note! When a surprise comes in the mail from Grandma, Sallie wants to text her right away: Thanks, Grandma! But wait-how will Grandma know what Sallie is thanking her for and how it makes her feel? And every proper thank-you needs some swirlies, right?...