Orem Library

"Jacob and Megan Brandeis have gotten jobs with the mega-successful, ultra-secretive Store. Seems perfect. Seems safe. But their lives are about to become anything but perfect, anything but safe. Especially since Jacob and Megan have a dark secret of their own. They're writing a book that will expose the Store--a forbidden book, a dangerous book. And if the Store finds out, there's only one thing Jacob, Megan and their kids can do--run for their bloody...

Illustrations and rhyming text invite the reader to explore a store that provides everything a privateer, mutineer, or buccaneer might want in the way of high-quality pirate gear, from clothing to classes in smuggling molasses.

"A clever pup ends up in a cozy home, and she'll do anything to stay there. She impersonates everything the lonely homeowner needs--a pillow, a footstool, a jacket. But in the end, being herself works best"--

Attention all shoppers! Amy, Jonah, and the rest of the Cloud 9 employees are back for more retail adventures. Last season's whirlwind finale saw the aisles of Cloud 9 rocked by a massive tornado, leaving the fate of the store and the staff members hanging in the balance. The team must tackle getting back to the day-to-day grind while faced with attempted robberies, dead bodies on Halloween, and even an unexpected pregnancy.

"Superstore" centers around Amy, the store's most stalwart employee as well as the glue holding the place together, and newly hired Jonah, a dreamer determined to prove work doesn't have to be boring.

After recently moving to the United States, a young girl reminisces about her time spent helping her Lolo run his sari-sari store in the Philippines, and uses some of his wisdom to make herself feel more at home.

"This merry love-and-money plot involves a wheeler-dealer who convinces goofy millionaire to back chic dress shop run by two cuties, much to the chagrin of the millionaire's all-business nephew.

Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a shoe store chain from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her retire, and along the way Jenna gains the strength to confront her alcoholic father.

Tabi, the little mouse who lives in the general store and cares for the toys, wants his friend Max, the blue dog, to find a good home.

Episodic story, divided into five chapters, each bearing the name of a character. Most of the characters are connected by the fact that they hang out or work at the Brooklyn Cigar Store, where they tell stories and smoke a lot. Chapters explore the interpersonal relationships between this large and diverse group of people.