Suzanne Toren
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A lively and provocative double biography of first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, two extraordinary women whose tangled lives provide a sweeping look at the twentieth century.
When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter was transformed into "Princess Alice," arguably the century's first global celebrity. Thirty-two years later, her first cousin Eleanor moved into the...
When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter was transformed into "Princess Alice," arguably the century's first global celebrity. Thirty-two years later, her first cousin Eleanor moved into the...
82) The birthright
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Thread Binding Them Together As Sisters Is All Too Fragile... The bittersweet reunion of the Robichaud family and the Harrows in the land of the Acadians has brought two mothers and two daughters full circle. They rekindle those early bonds and experience restoration of those lost years, but time and tragedy have left their indelible imprints on all who have endured the decades of separation and uncertainty. Moving forward with their lives now...
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Chance Encounter Forever Changed Their Lives--and Destinies. Crafted by two masters of inspirational fiction--Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn--and combining the engaging historical settings, rich characterization, and heartwarming messages quintessential to both authors, The Meeting Place is another timeless story for you to cherish. Set along the rugged coastline of 18th century Canada in what was then called Acadia (now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick),...
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a Time of Revolution, Even Hearts Can Be Overturned In England together at the Harrow estate, Anne and Nicole find themselves facing divergent futures. While Anne comfortably settles into British life, Nicole once again searches the far horizon. Despite the raging War of Independence, she sets sail for the American colonies to manage her uncle's landholdings. The gallant Captain Goodwind captures Nicole's attention, but not yet her heart. In the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
Becoming friends with Josef Weber, an old man who is particularly loved in her community, Sage Singer is shocked when one day he asks her to kill him and reveals why he deserves to die, causing her to question her beliefs.
86) The sacred shore
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
In This Intimate Historical Epic, the Heart-wrenching Dilemmas of The Meeting Place Come to Rest on...The Sacred Shore Oceans and circumstances have forced families apart. For the banished French Acadians drifting in exile, the shore means safety--though it is a safety at a terrible price. For the lonely British nobleman, the shore holds a single chance to secure his legacy. For Andrew and Catherine Harrow, the shore marks a tragic separation. An...
87) Astray
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories featuring a cross-section of society including runaways, drifters, gold miners, counterfeiters, attorneys, and slaves from Puritan Massachusetts and revolutionary New Jersey to antebellum Louisiana.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In their own voices--raw and uncensored--inmates sentenced to death as teenagers talk about their lives in prison, and share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up there. Susan Kuklin also gets inside the system, exploring capital punishment itself and the intricacies and inequities of criminal justice in the United States.
89) Dolphins
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the different types of dolphins, where they live, what they eat, etc
Author
Publisher
PICADOR
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This remarkable book presents a unique portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drawing on more than twenty years of conversations with Jeffrey Rosen, starting in the 1990s and continuing through the Trump era. Rosen, a veteran legal journalist, scholar, and president of the National Constitution Center, shares with us the justice's observations on a variety of topics, and her intellect, compassion, sense of humor, and humanity shine through. The...
91) The golden gate
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change. In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms upstairs....
92) All mortal flesh
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/Saint Martins Minotaur
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
One horrible murder. Two people destined for love or tragedy. Emotions explode in the novel Julia Spencer-Fleming's readers have been clamoring for. Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne's first encounter with Clare Fergusson was in the hospital emergency room on a freezing December night. A newborn infant had been abandoned on the town's Episcopal church steps. If Russ had known that the church had a new priest, he certainly would never have guessed that...