New Releases by Kate Becker

Corinne never expected to inherit a garden-or a ghost. When Nicola, her sharp-tongued, plant-obsessed best friend, insists that Corinne care for her prize-winning vegetable patch after her death, Corinne agrees... sort of. But gardening has never been her thing. And grief? She's winging it. As Corinne wrestles with trellises, tomatoes, and unexpected emotions, strange things start happening in the garden. Could Nicola really haunt her from beyond-or is Corinne just losing it? Enter Sammy: the once-awkward paperboy turned unexpectedly handsome pie-bearing neighbor, who might just have what it takes to melt Corinne's cynical heart (and help her stake a tomato or two). Equal parts funny, heartfelt, and a little bit ghostly. In the Vegetable Garden, is a story of love, loss, lasagna, and Jell-O. A novella filled with romance, romantic comedy, friendship, and magical realism.

The test to obtain certified sommelier status is anecdotally the most difficult test in the world; this is an understandable claim when the many different qualities, varieties, and countries of origin for wines are considered. With data science, it is possible to create a model that can predict the quality of wine similarly to a sommelier's review. In this paper, we use data scraped from a collection of online reviews and corresponding data about the wine's country of origin during its vintage year and machine learning techniques like neural networks and XGBoost modeling to predict the number of points a wine will be scored.-- Abstract.

'Tis only the rearrangement or subtraction of a few letters separating the vast meanings of ethereal and earthly. "The Chapel Ghost" A small child, dressed in white with a pale, yellow bow holding her blond hair in place at the nape, is nothing unusual, but Samuel and Tyler, experience otherwise. The young men share a brotherly bond formed during summers on the Maine coast and together discover a buried secret about their new acquaintance after spotting something near the back of the chapel one Sunday morning. Youthful curiosity overtakes them, and the two seek to learn the truth about a crime committed over a century before. "In the Vegetable Garden" Nicola and Corinne, lifelong friends, always have one's best interest in mind, but when illness causes one to cross into 'that world, ' their bond moves into new territory. Nicola's pride and joy is a large vegetable garden, and is not a hobby shared by both. When Nicola asks Corinne to keep it going, Corrine grapples with the dying words of her best friend and how to overcome her own inhibitions of having dirt under her fingernails. But grimy hands are not a deterrent for the persistent Nicola. The Chapel Ghost, by Kate Becker, is her second collection of short stories. Smile, cringe, and believe as each story seamlessly merges the ethereal and earthly worlds.

In this coming-of-age story, Comes a Still Voice -, Dr. Molly Marshall is a brilliant medical student struggling with the transition from academics into clinical medicine. For years, she has buried herself in her pursuit of excellence. To the exclusion of all else, it has become her singular existence. Before Molly can figure out her true path in life, she must first face her tragic past to figure out who she really is. As she opens herself to love, she discovers that life and death are to be experienced, not just studied in books. Her naivety also leaves her vulnerable to the manipulation of a trusted mentor who nearly costs her everything.

Dreaming of a day when there will be a real playground in her own neighborhood, a little girl is ecstatic when she learns that a local playground has been planned, in a story inspired by the construction of the first playground built by the KaBOOM! national nonprofit.