Barbara Caruso
4) Little women
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
Little Women is an outstanding achievement of nineteenth-century American literature, and the first children's novel written in the United States to have become an enduring classic. The March girls are shown throughout as real people and not mere moral examples as we follow them from childhood through Little Women and Little Women Part Two (known in Europe as Good Wives). The portrayal of the strains and delights of family life is unsurpassed in literature...
Author
Series
Heritage of Lancaster County volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The Dramatic Sequel to The Shunning... Katie Lapp is torn from her close-knit Plain community in the painful ordeal called the shunning. But as she strikes out alone into the strange and sometimes dangerous "English" world, she is unaware that the man she loves is planning to return to his Amish family...and to her.
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Language
English
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Navigating fashionable society, wealthy heiress Rose and her closest friend Phebe find their new paths derailed when their loved ones are put in harm's way by illness and reckless decisions, forcing them both to rise to the occasion and show everyone what they're made of.
Author
Series
Candlewood trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
When tragedy befalls the village of Candlewood, Emma Garrett graciously opens the doors of her boardinghouse to those in need. But two guests prove so disagreeable, Emma wonders how she can turn the other cheek--and what will become of the rest of her guests. Adding to the turmoil are the legal problems threatening the title to her house. And when Zachary Breckenwith makes a most surprising--and troubling--announcement, Emma's once-sure foundation...
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Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Rosalind Anthony and her family moved to Mills River, Illinois, to escape an abusive situation. Days after settling in to their new home, they find the previous owner reading the newspaper on the front porch. Tillie Monroe is determined to die in the place she lived her life, not in a facility for the aged. As Roz finds her first friend in Mills River, her sympathetic mother allows Tillie to move back in. But danger has followed the...
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 5
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Henry--a Canadian Mountie like his father--struggles between the call of duty and the call of his heart. When he informs a young logger's wife of her husband's death, the memory of that loss haunts him for years. Assigned to a new beat five years later, he rediscovers Amber and gains her trust...and eventually her heart.
Author
Series
Candlewood trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Language
English
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Description
The engaging village of Candlewood in 1840s New York provides a glimpse into the past that will inspire and uplift today's readers. Fifty-one-year-old Emma Garrett runs Hill House, a boardinghouse on a hill at the edge of town. Emma ministers to her guests, both the transient and those who call Hill House home. Gifted with an uncanny ability to see the unique strengths of her guests, Emma serves and challenges them with homespun wisdom and absolute...
11) Sweet mercy
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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"When Eve discovers her uncle's bootlegging operation, she knows it's against Prohibition law. But can she really condemn the only thing supporting her family?"--Provided by publisher.
12) Whirlwind
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Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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As a nanny, Millicent Fairweather poured her energy and talents into the two young charges under her care--only to have them suddenly and without explanation sent to a boarding school. Bereft and unsure of where life will lead her, she agrees to accompany her sister and brother-in-law to America. They board the Opportunity, confident a better life awaits. Widower Daniel Clark determines to begin life anew in Gooding, Texas, operating a mercantile....
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English
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Description
With more than a score of heartwarming novels to her credit, Karen Kingsbury is a best-selling inspirational author who captivates fans with her tales of triumph over personal tragedy. Halfway to Forever continues the story of Hannah Ryan, the grieving widow who found her way back to God in Waiting for Morning. As Hannah and her new husband Matthew confront obstacles while waiting to adopt a child, their best friends must cope with a devastating illness....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
Karen Kingsbury's dozens of inspirational novels, with over two million copies in print, have touched hearts and souls across the country. A Moment of Weakness continues the saga of romance and faith begun in Waiting for Morning (K1135). After nearly a decade of separation, soulmates Jade Conner and Tanner Eastman are together once again-in the most perilous of circumstances.
Author
Series
Forever faithful series volume 1
Publisher
Alabaster Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
There are more than two million copies of her works in print. Waiting for Morning is the poignant tale of a woman who, in the face of tremendous personal tragedy, hardens her heart and turns from God. Now two kind people are struggling to rescue her faith.
16) Fancy pants
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Series
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Humorous Romance From a Bestselling Author When Britisher Lady Sydney Hathwell's father dies, the American who planned to wed her suddenly reneges. Stranded in America and penniless, Sydney contacts a relative in Texas who, mistaking her male-sounding name, invites his "nephew" to join him on his ranch. "Big Tim" Creighton, however, is appalled when this mincing fop arrives at Forsaken. He determines he'll turn Fancy Pants Hathwell into a man before...
17) Eight cousins
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Language
English
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After being recently orphaned Rose must live with her aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. She becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. Each chapter describes an adventure in Rose's life as she learns to help herself and others make good choices.
18) Dicey's song
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Series
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1982.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
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Series
Language
English
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Best-selling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter Karen Kingsbury has enriched the lives of countless readers with her spiritually uplifting tales. When Joy Came to Stay illustrates the miraculous power of faith to overcome even the most debilitating suffering. Maggie Stovall has a successful career and a happy marriage, but she also bears the crippling weight of a secret from her past. As she slips farther and farther into depression, her...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jenn Corbin appeared to have it all: two dear little boys, a posh home in an upscale suburb of Atlanta, expensive cars, a plush houseboat, and a husband--Dr. Bart Corbin, a successful dentist--who was tall, handsome, and brilliant. But gradually their life together began to crumble. There was talk of seeing a marriage counselor. Bart was distraught; Jenn seemed disenchanted. Then Jenn was found dead with a bullet in her head, a revolver beside her....