![]() ![]() ![]() The beach from Kinley’s memory winked out of existence as her nose filled with the bleak cologne of old wounds, bleached linen and hand sanitizer. ![]() “Captain,” a soft voice said, accompanied by a tentative touch on Kinley’s left forearm. Once it had annoyed her, but now it didn’t bother her at all. Atop the cliff in the distance, above a private beach, was the millionaire’s sprawling, fake Italian mansion. She’d never hiked the entire half-mile trail through the reserve. The rising sun felt good on her face as it heated the briny breeze of the San Diego coast.Īs she skirted a tidal pool, Kinley wondered why she hadn’t come here more often when she’d been stateside. They uttered scratchy, catlike calls whenever Kinley strayed too near. Manic, black-tailed gnat catchers flitted about in pursuit of their insect breakfasts. As dawn peeked over the horizon, the Pacific spread its endless indigo skirts to tease the shore with lacy white flounces. Gray-green sagebrush and bright bush sunflowers carpeted the bluffs above the golden sands where she walked. KINLEY CHANDLER HAD expected a perfect day. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In 2014, Sandra Dallas was chosen as the recipient of the annual Eleanor Gehres Award, for her contribution to the historical record. In 1999, the Denver Public Library Commission established the Eleanor Gehres Award in recognition of her longtime service and contributions to the Western History/Genealogy Department of the Denver Public Library. Among the many "documentary" shots of important historical locations around the state are lots of close ups of prosaic details: doorknobs, light fixtures, wallpaper, and fireplaces, that impart the often overlooked, less tangible parts of history that we miss in classically framed photographs. The 370 Sandra Dallas photographs in the Western History Digital Collection are mostly of architecture and architectural details in Denver, Colorado, and many smaller Colorado towns and Ghost Towns. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With Mama Letty's health dwindling every day, Avery must decide if digging for the truth is worth toppling the delicate relationships she's built in Bardell-or if some things are better left buried. The racist history of Bardell, Georgia is rooted in Avery’s family in ways she can’t even imagine. ![]() ![]() While tempers flare in her avoidant family, Avery finds friendship in unexpected places: in Simone Cole, her captivating next-door neighbor, and Jade Oliver, daughter of the town’s most prominent family-whose mother’s murder remains unsolved.Īs the three girls grow closer-Avery and Simone’s friendship blossoming into romance-the sharp-edged opinions of their small southern town begin to hint at something insidious underneath. Every time Avery tries to look deeper, she’s turned away, leaving her desperate to learn the secrets that split her family in two. The tension between Avery’s mom and Mama Letty makes for a frosty arrival and unearths past drama they refuse to talk about. Jas Hammonds We Deserve Monuments (298) Print copy Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in this YA debut from Jas Hammonds that explores how racial violence can ripple down through generations. Seventeen-year-old Avery Anderson is convinced her senior year is ruined when she's uprooted from her life in DC and forced into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in this YA debut from Jas Hammonds that explores how racial violence can ripple down through generations. ![]() ![]() ![]() These conniving hedonists use sex as a weapon and lack any consideration for other human beings. 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