When Harry Met Sally

February 17th, 2025 by Goshen Public Library No comments »

Year of Release: 2001

A summary from DVD cover: 

Will sex ruin a perfect relationship between a man and a woman? That’s what Harry (Crystal) and Sally (Ryan) debate during their trip from Chicago to New York. And eleven years later, they’re still no closer to finding the answer. Will these two best friends ever accept that they’re meant for each other…or will they continue to deny the attraction that’s existed since the first moment When Harry Met Sally?

Goshen Public Library call number: DVD-A (VISUAL MATERIAL)

The Thirteenth Circle

February 15th, 2025 by Goshen Public Library No comments »

By Marcykate Connolly

Year of Publication: 2024

A summary from Goodreads: 

The X-Files meets Scooby-Doo in THE THIRTEENTH CIRCLE, a middle-grade mystery from MarcyKate Connolly and Kathryn Holmes, featuring two unexpected friends, crop circles, science fairs, and Men in Black, perfect for both the highly scientific and cryptid enthusiasts alike.

Cat knows aliens are real, and she’s determined to prove it. By studying the Weston Farm Circles, her town’s legendary crop circle phenomenon, she’ll not only demonstrate the existence of extraterrestrial life, but also win the grand prize in the McMurray Youth Science Competition—a feat she’s sure will impress her distant NASA scientist father.

Dani most certainly does not believe in aliens. How can she, when they go against every scientific principle she’s been taught? So when Dani is paired with Cat to enter the McMurray Youth Science Competition—which she has to win to avoid going to her parents’ artsy summer camp—she knows she’s at a disadvantage. Her solution? Disprove Cat’s theory, of course . . . without telling her partner her true intentions.

But as the girls bond over science, it becomes clear that there is something strange about the Weston Farm Circles. And when Dani and Cat’s project is threatened by suspicious forces, they’ll have to work together to expose the truth, once and for all.

Goshen Public Library call number: JF CONNOLLY (BOOK-J)

The Faint of Heart

February 14th, 2025 by Goshen Public Library No comments »

By Kerilynn Wilson

Year of Publication: 2023

A summary from Goodreads: 

What would you do if you were the only person left with a heart? The only person left who felt anything at all? Would you give in to the pressure to conform? Or would you protect your heart at all costs? Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and part Severance, this debut teen graphic novel is a vivid and haunting read for fans of Nimona and This One Summer.

Not that long ago, the Scientist discovered that all sadness, anxiety, and anger disappeared when you removed your heart. And that’s all it took. Soon enough, the hospital had lines out the door—even though the procedure numbed the good feelings, too.

Everyone did it. Everyone except high school student June. But now the pressure, loneliness, and heartache are mounting, and it’s becoming harder and harder to be the only one with a heart.

One day, June comes across an abandoned heart in a jar. The heart in the jar intrigues her, it baffles her, and it brings her hope. But the heart also brings her Max, a classmate with a secret of his own.

And it may rip June’s own heart in two.

Part speculative fiction and part cautionary tale, The Faint of Heart is a moving and ethereal debut that questions morality and the feelings that seem too big to contain. 

Goshen Public Library call number: YF WILSON (PBK) (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

Valentine’s Day

February 13th, 2025 by Goshen Public Library No comments »

By Alice K. Flanagan

Year of Publication: 2002

A summary from Goodreads: 

Explains the origins and meaning of Valentine’s Day, describes the development of holiday customs around the world, and suggests thing to do on Valentine’s Day.

Goshen Public Library call number: J394.261 FLANAGAN c.1 (BOOK-J)

Literary Wonderlands

February 12th, 2025 by Goshen Public Library No comments »

By Laura Miller

Year of Publication: 2016

A summary from Goodreads: 

A glorious, full-illustrated collection that delves deep into the inception, influences, and literary and historical underpinnings of nearly 100 of our most beloved fictional realms.

Literary Wonderlands is a thoroughly researched, wonderfully written, and beautifully produced book that spans two thousand years of creative endeavor. From Spenser’s The Fairie Queene to Wells’s The Time Machine to Murakami’s 1Q84 it explores the timeless and captivating features of fiction’s imagined worlds including the relevance of the writer’s own life to the creation of the story, influential contemporary events and philosophies, and the meaning that can be extracted from the details of the work. With hundreds of pieces of original artwork, illustration and cartography, as well as a detailed overview of the plot and a “Dramatis Personae” for each work, Literary Wonderlands is a fascinating read for lovers of literature, fantasy, and science fiction.

Goshen Public Library call number: 809.933 MILLER (BOOK)