Central Kansas Library System

In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel. "There's nothing subtle about The Finest Hours, but much that is satisfying."--Globe...

"A rookie forester learns life lessons under the watchful eye of his superior"--Container. "Twenty years after skipping town, Jacob Hanson has returned to find his brother married to his once-love and running the farm he was supposed to inherit"--Container. "A father must decide between helpin his son or preserving the friendship between the boy and his dog"--Container. "A young boy journeys into a harsh, unforgiving land to save his kidnapped...