Books from the Wolfner Library 

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Adult

 

“Up South in the Ozarks: Dispatches from the Margins” by Brooks Blevins (DBC24486)

Narrated by Mark Simmons (9 hours, 57 minutes)

Up South in the Ozarks: Dispatches from the Margins is a collection of essays from Brooks Blevins that explore southern history and culture using [the] author's native Ozarks region as a focus. From migrant cotton pickers and fireworks peddlers to country store proprietors and shape-note gospel singers, Blevins leaves few stones unturned in his insightful journeys through a landscape 'wedged betwixt and between the South and the Midwest - and grasping for the West to boot.

“Gangs of St. Louis: Men of Respect” by Daniel Waugh (DBC30991)

Narrated by Donna White (15 hours, 20 minutes)

St. Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, Gangs of St. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City's history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago. Some strong language. Some violence. 

“Missouri Back Road Restaurant Recipes Cookbook” by Anita Musgrove (DBC31028)

Narrated by Mary Schantz (7 hours, 1 minute)

From two-lane highways and interstates, to dirt roads and quaint downtowns, every road leads to delicious food when traveling across The Show Me State. This unique cookbook serves up a well-researched and charming guide to Missouri’s best back road restaurants plus favorite recipes from restaurant owners, chefs and the best cooks in the state.

“Dead Erratics” by M.K. Coker (DBC31099)

Narrated by Louise Eggen (13 hours, 8 minutes)

With the holidays just around the corner, the last thing Sheriff Karen Okerlund Mehaffey wants under her tree is a murder investigation. So, when she and her detective-uncle Marek Okerlund discover two bodies—one freshly dead and one a skeleton—in an abandoned insane asylum in Eda County, South Dakota, she hopes both were natural deaths. Some strong language. Some violence. Descriptions of sex.

“Pathway to Home” by Pat Wahler (DBC32944)

Narrated by Julie Harker (7 hours, 1 minute)

After her mother’s death, Mira Gordon learns a shocking secret. Could it be possible she has a family she never knew existed? Mira is compelled to put her sorrow, as well as her dream to start her own bakery, on hold in a trip that will take her from Key West to Kansas City. What Mira discovers will change her life forever.

“Gathering Shadows” by Nancy Mehl (DBC32948)

Narrated by Theresa Sullivan (8 hours, 35 minutes)

Wynter Evans is a promising young reporter for a television station in St. Louis, but even a bright future doesn't take away her pain over the disappearance of her brother nine years ago. So, when she stumbles across a photograph of a boy with an eerie resemblance to him, she can't pass up the chance to track him down. With research for work as her cover, she sets out with one of the station's photogs for the place where the picture was taken: the town of Sanctuary. Some violence.

“The Substance of Fear” by Richard F. McGonegal (DBC32951)

Narrated by Mary Beth Broughton (7 hours, 17 minutes)

Francis Hood, a sheriff in Central Missouri, steps into a quagmire of small-town secrets when he begins to look into these seemingly unrelated cases. He seeks assistance from Sandra Brondel, a crime lab analyst, who suffers from a severe form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She is aided by the missing man's brother, Brian Rakestraw, who battles his own debilitating social anxiety. As the investigation unfolds, the threesome form an unlikely alliance, confronting their individual fears while pursuing leads-sometimes together and sometimes at cross-purposes. Some strong language. Some violence.

“Hannibal's Invisibles” by G. Faye Dant (DBC32956)

Narrated by Loretta Broker (5 hours, 18 minutes)

In Hannibal’s Invisibles, G. Faye Dant tells the incredible story of the Black community in this small Missouri town, giving voice to a history that has been marginalized far too long. Some violence.

“Hidden History of Downtown St. Louis” by Maureen O'Connor Kavanaugh (DBC32981)

Narrated by John Wegman (4 hours, 10 minutes)

A reputation as the town of shoes, booze and blues persists in St. Louis. But a fascinating history waits just beneath the surface in the heart of the city, like the labyrinth of natural limestone caves where Anheuser-Busch got its start. Some violence.

“The Cape Girardeau 1941 UFO Incident” by George Dudding (DBC33008)

Narrated by Tim Emmel (1 hour, 5 minutes)

The Cape Girardeau 1941 UFO incident involves a Southern Baptist Minister who is drawn into a bizarre, strange, and intriguing mystery when he agrees to lend a hand at an airplane crash outside the city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri during the Spring of 1941.

 

Youth

“How This Book Got Red” by Margaret Chiu Greanias (DBC31056)

Narrated by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, CPA (9 minutes)

When Red discovers a new book about pandas, she can't wait to read it! Except it's about only one kind of panda, and red pandas are completely left out. Red never gets to read stories about pandas like herself! So, she decides to take matters into her own paws and write her own book. For preschool to grade 2.

“It Found Us” by Lindsay Currie (DBC31059)

Narrated by Jacqueline Goldammer (6 hours, 16 minutes)

Twelve-year-old Hazel Woods has always had an unusual knack for sleuthing. Some may call it snooping, but all she really wants is to solve mysteries around town. So, when she not-so-accidentally overhears her brother Den planning to sneak into the cemetery at night for an epic game of hide-and-seek, she decides to secretly tag along. For grades 5-8.

“The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry” by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown (DBC31080)

Narrated by Patty Lockenvitz (8 hours, 35 minutes)

Eleven-year-old Juniper Berry lives with her family deep in the wild woods. Living off the grid is pretty exciting, but her happy life in the wild ends abruptly when her younger brother gets sick, and they move to the city to be closer to the hospital. Juniper and her older sister end up living with cousins they hardly know and attending public school for the first time, which is harder to navigate than the wild woods ever were. For grades 5-8.

“Don't Ask If I'm Okay” by Jessica Kara (DBC31088)

Narrated by John. Wegman (10 hours, 20 minutes)

A year ago, Gage survived a car accident that killed his best friend, Hunter. Without the person who always brought out the best in him, Gage doesn't know who he is. He likes working as a fry cook and loves his small-town friends and family, but they weren't in the wreck and he can't tell them how much he's still hurting. He just wants to forget all his pain and move on. For junior and senior high readers.

“Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up” by Jenn Bishop (DBC31089)

Narrated by Shelley Swoyer (7 hours, 57 minutes)

Rory's dad just secured a new coaching gig at the University of Cincinnati, so it means yet another school and move for her, only this time to her dad's hometown. Rory's life revolves around basketball; she's never had a close friend outside of it. Could this be a chance for a fresh start? For grades 5-8.

“Do Hippos Brush Their Teeth?: How Animals Care for Their Bodies” by Etta Kaner (DBC31104)

Narrated by Griffin Lyskowski (11 minutes)

Do tortoises take vitamins? Do badgers wash their hands after using the toilet? This eagerly anticipated fourth and final installment of the Do Animals? series raises these questions and more about how animals take care of their bodies, much like the ways people maintain their hygiene! For grades K-3.

“Sophie the Chatterbox” by Lara Bergen (DBC32937)

Narrated by Lesley LePage (1 hour, 41 minutes)

When Sophie fessed up after putting a snake in Ms. Moffly's desk, she learned that being honest pays off! Now it's all truth, all the time for this third-grader. But sometimes the truth hurts. Sophie blabs so much that the other kids in class start calling her Sophie the Chatterbox. (Not exactly the title she had in mind.) Sophie cannot tell a lie . . . but she CAN cause tons of trouble! For grades 3-6.

“Crazy But True St. Louis History” by Dan O'Neill (DBC32958)

Narrated by Dennis Donley (2 hours, 10 minutes)

Unpredictable. Unbelievable. And downright bizarre. Everything you ever need to know about St. Louis - and frankly a lot of things you don t - are captured in this surprising, photo-rich and fun-filled extravaganza! For grades 4-7.

“Elsie the Outsider” by Breck Campbell (DBC32968)

Narrated by Ginger Fletcher (4 hours, 9 minutes)

The one thing ten-year-old Elsie wants more than anything is a friend who will accept her for who she is. But friends are tough to find when you are the only blind kid in your school. When Amy and Krista, the most popular girls in class, ask Elsie to sit with them at lunch, she wonders: am I finally going to fit in? For grades 5-8.

“Building A Beak: How A Toucan's Rescue Inspired the World” by Becca McMurdie (DBC32971)

Narrated by Ginger Fletcher (13 minutes)

In the wild, Grecia the toucan loved to soar from branch to branch and sing for all the creatures of the rainforest. Until one night, loud voices echoed through the trees, sticks and rocks flew, and Grecia fell from her favorite avocado tree, As news of her story spread, people of all ages around the world came together, finding their own ways to help Grecia sing again. For preschool to grade 2.