Augusta: 157 books

When Elderly Miss Allie sees her new great-grandbaby for the first time, she discovers a shocking truth about her own past, a truth that causes Miss Allie to sneak away into the woods with the baby -- who, in Miss Allie's memory-addled mind, is only a heavy doll, one she can carry no longer.

The end of segregation made little difference in the daily lives of old Miss Minnie and her day-helper, Lula. But when a figment of Miss Minnie's addled imagination threatens Lula's long-held job security, Lula uses the old, entrenched rules of segregation to dispel that figment -- with surprising results. A short story.

A wayward hurricane comes to an abrupt halt over South Georgia, pumping out a flood with gruesome results. At the same time, a young teen experiences such wanderlust that her own turbulent emotions reflect the storm and its terrible consequences. A short story.

An unforgettable story of an extraordinary love and a towns prejudice during World War II. Sophie and the Rising Sun suggests the small but heartwarming triumphs made possible by human dignity and courage. -Publishers Weekly. In sleepy Salty Creek, Georgia, strangers are rare. When a quiet, unassuming...

Ideal for beginning readers, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Wild West showman Buffalo Bill Cody: Pony Express rider, scout, showman, and buffalo hunter.

Around the world, indigenous peoples are returning to traditional foods produced by traditional methods of subsistence. The goal of controlling their own food systems, known as food sovereignty, is to reestablish healthy lifeways to combat contemporary diseases such as diabetes and obesity. This is...

For fans of fantasy and fairy tales. An evil empress. A hint of fairies. A handsome hero or two. And the fate of the realm rests in the hands of five young women from a Virginia college -- they just don't know it yet. Get to know the heroines in The Legacy Girls: A Prequel, available now. 

Five girls. One incredible secret.  The lives of five students at an elite college are forever altered when they are invited to join the secret society of Legacy, led by the mysterious Matron. It doesn't matter that no one on the rural campus has heard of Legacy House; the five young women are...

In the world of Hollister Bucksey-Breiten fame, money and power are as prevalent as plastic surgery.  Sixteen-year-old Hollister is heiress to the Bucksey real estate empire on her mother's side, as well as a bonafide princess thanks to her deceased royal father.  After her troubled mother...

Twelve-year-old Emily Timmons is tired of being upstaged by her confident and capable younger sister.  Charlotte Amelia, on the other hand, idolizes her big sister and follows her everywhere, including to Emily’s special treehouse.  When a freak earthquake transports the girls from the...

Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after Grandmother Clark. Even if she didn't care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her Texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in Paris Junction. Talk about troubled Willis DeLoach or gossipy Melinda Bowman....

Explore the childhood of legendary US President Abraham Lincoln, whose legacy as a Civil War leader and lover of freedom makes him an unforgettable all-star in American history. Abraham Lincoln received less than two years of formal education, but he had a passion for knowledge: he would walk...

It had been a magnificent afternoon, so wonderful that Leslie hated to break the spell. Reluctantly she unrolled herself from the Indian blanket, from which she emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, draped it over her arm, picked up the book she had not once opened, and turned for a last, lingering...