Janette Oke
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Leaving her little prairie town, Belinda Davis never dreamed that the excitement of living in Boston would leave her restless and empty inside. Wealth, literature, travel, and romance touched her life with choices and decisions that brought dissatisfaction rather than joy. She discovered that only when God had first place in her life was her peace restored. Belinda once again faces decisions about her life that are no less difficult than before. A...
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Clark and Marty visit their daughter Missie and her husband Willie in the far West and meet their two little grandsons, but their faith is tested once again when the visit is marred by a tragic accident.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Belinda, Marty and Clark Davis's "surprise child," has always had a tender and compassionate heart toward anything hurt and broken. Her parents watch with both misgivings and genuine pride as Belinda's older brother, Doctor Luke, influences her toward nursing. Will she have the inward strength to face the "hurt and broken" people whose bodies, minds, and emotions need mending? Belinda's niece, who is also a teenager, comes to live with the Davis family...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
She ventured West with the man she loved, but in one day her world crumbled around her...First around in 1979, Love Come Softly has become a beloved classic with over one million copies sold. A generation of readers has laughed and wept and rejoiced with Marty and Clark Davis whose tragic circumstances threw them together on the frontier prairies of the 1800s.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
With schooling behind him, Josh wonders what else life holds. Should he continue his studies and become a pastor? Is he to help his aging grandpa and uncle on the farm? With his friends moving on, Josh feels like his life has drifted to a standstill.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Josh is in a quandry. Matilda is vivacious and lovely; Mary is sweet and supportive. And they won't remain single for very long. But how is he to go about courting someone he sees in his kitchen nearly every day? And, more importantly, whom does he truly love?
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 1
Kennebec Large Print superior collection
When calls the heart volume .01
Kennebec Large Print superior collection
When calls the heart volume .01
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Thatcher is young, pretty, cultured, and educated. But when she journeys west to teach school in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, she's completely unprepared for the conditions she encounters. Still, she's determined to succeed at the formidable task of fitting in with the locals and shaping the hearts and minds of the schoolchildren in her care. She's just as determined not to give her heart to any of the local frontiersmen. Until...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth and Wynn find that their commitment to God and to each other gives their life meaning. Can their love for each other sustain them through a harsh winter, loneliness, and rigors of life without any of the conveniences they're used to?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
"Having survived the harshness of their first year in the far Northwest, Elizabeth and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, are now challenged by a crushing disappointment. Will their love for each other, hope for the future, and their faith in God carry them through?"--Provided by publisher.
14) The birthright
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
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 means further farewells--not as devastating as the one long ago,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
On the brink of manhood, Josh's world is filled with studies and life with Aunt Lou and the menfolk, along with an occasional fishing trip thrown in. When a new teacher arrives, Josh thrives under his encouragement--as well as from the attentions of the theacher's pretty daughter. Josh faces important questions about life and love--and about himself.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
The captivating story of Cassandra Belle Winston, a young self-centered girl who takes great pride in being called a "socialite". When she falls in love with one of her doctor father's young interns, Cassandra finds that marriage takes her to a community in the uncultured western frontier-where she must adapt or return home alone.
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In this special collection featuring the first four books of the Love Comes Softly series, follow the Davis family in their journey through life's struggles and joys. The story begins with Clark and Marty, who are brought together by heartache. Then travel with Clark and Marty's daughter, Missie, as she finds love and then the courage to take a chance on homesteading in the remote West, where tragedy and triumph come knocking at every turn."--P....
19) The Damascus way
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Series
Language
English
Description
In this riveting drama of the early church, Jacob, a young caravan guard, delivers messages among the new followers as he learns what it means to be a Christian--and to love and trust the young Greek girl who is neither accepted by the Jews or the Gentiles.
Julia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class...