Central Kansas Library System

San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his murder. In the course of the ensuing trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than a man's guilt. For on San Pedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries--memories...

"A reimagining of the Snow White story set in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s"--

After getting so bundled up that he can hardly move, Hubie tries to enjoy his snow day off from school.

From the snowcapped mountains of Asia to the deceptive glitter of Hollywood to the bloodstained canvas of the boxing ring, these are stories of mystery, romance, crime and punishment.

Retells the Grimm story in which a princess escapes her murderous stepmother by hiding out in the home of seven hospitable dwarfs.

"It's nighttime and snow is falling hard. Will the town be snowed in? Will there be a snow day? Odds are looking good as kids dream of snowball fights, sledding, and no school"--

Geraldine can't wait for the snow to come so that she can coast down the hill on her sled.

"Ending up snowbound with her ex for Christmas is a shock for Liv Butler--especially when she learns Zane Harris secretly adopted their child. While Liv longs to know the daughter she was forced to give up as a teen, Zane's girls are his priority, and the widower doesn't trust Liv to stay after the snow clears. But could she be just what his family needs?"--Back cover.