Central Kansas Library System

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife's death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. And for Jack Adams, a carpenter who will repair Quinn's and Maggie's...

"Hidden behind the wall of their guest room, a mysterious journal leads the Aldens on a search for a valuable collection"--

An unexpected inheritance allows the Heffley family to make major improvements to their home, but construction causes so much trouble they consider just moving, instead.

A historical survey of the home and rooms found in it, from prehistoric times to today. Includes special activities and suggested projects.