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Grandma's attic novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many of them reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of a contest for the best handiwork, a pig asleep in a baby carriage, and a visitor without a name.
2) Isle of fire
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
With eighteen-year-old Anne Ross at his side, Cat takes over as the captain of the monks' fleet while the search out a legendary villain, the Merchant, but when they--the pirate hunters, monks, and Commodore Blake--discover that have been betrayed by King George and a once-trusted advisor, Cat must make a grave choice.
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Series
Orphans' journey volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Life on the Rush farm in South Dakota is not easy. Even so, over the past four years, Ethan Cooper and his siblings have grown to feel they belong with their adoptive family. Then Chad Rush makes an unexpected announcement. The family is moving again--this time to Mexico! Ethan is scared. What dangers will they face in another country? What will it be like to live on an oil homestead instead of a farm? And what about his dreams of getting an education?...
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English
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"Women of Unfailing Conviction. Virginia, 1864: Therese Jennings cannot abide the thought of her family owning slaves. When her wealthy grandfather dies during the Civil War, leaving his slaves and estate to Therese's widowed mother, Therese flees to Richmond. There she works as a tutor by day and a nurse by night. But when trouble befalls her family, how can she reconcile her duty and beliefs? And where does James Talbot--a long-time family friend--fit...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Damaris runs away from an abusive father. With only the strength from her mother's love and two heirlooms, and her name, she must come to terms with her past, learn to live in her present circumstances, and trust her future to another Father.
Author
Series
Grandma's attic novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of pride in a new dress, a special apron for grandpa, and a little girl lost while asleep in her own bed.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Times are tough for Anna Harrington. But times are even tougher for some of her friends, who've been devastated by the Great Depression. Dot's family is hungry nad may lose its home, while Chet, riding the rails as a hobo in search of work, is in trouble with the law. Twelve-year-old Anna and her cousin, Fred, watch in sorrow as others suffer, wondering what they can do to show God's love to their friends. Soon, they come up with some clever ideas...
11) Drums of change
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Series
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
With the coming of the white man, an Indian girl and the son of the Blackfoot chief are selected to attend a mission boarding school in Calgary.
Author
Series
Prairie Legacy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
As graduation day approaches, eighteen-year-old Virginia Simpson is more than ready to head off to college, reunite with her childhood sweetheart, and finally be allowed to embrace the freeedom of adulthood. But when a family crisis forces her to abandon her carefully laid plans, Virginia learns the deeper meaning of "growing into adulthood." - Back cover.
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English
Description
"1788: In a tiny French village, during the waning days of peace, cousins Renee and Laurette live a peaceful, relatively contented life as the shepherdesses under the guardianship of the respectable Emile Gagnon. When Renee is given the chance to work as a seamstress at the Palace at Versailles, their lives take two very different paths straight into the heart of the Revolution. Based on a character who appears in the classic, A Tale of Two Cities"--...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
A doctor prescribes a winter's rest in the South for Chester so he can fully recover from the injuries he incurred while protecting Lucilla. After Max's graduation from the Naval Academy, Grandmother Elsie and the Raymonds travel on the Dolphin to Florida and on to Viamede, Elsie's beloved Louisiana home. Max and Evelyn become engaged, and Bob Johnson and Sydney Dinsmore wed. When Evelyn and Lulu catch the bridal bouquet together at the wedding, the...
15) Cloak of scarlet
Author
Series
Dericott tale volume 5
Language
English
Description
She was an orphan of no importance... He was an ordinary knight serving the baron...Suddenly the kingdom depends on both of them.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1939, in Seattle, Washington, as the Japanese invasion of China increases general hostility towards Japanese Americans, nine-year-old Mandy finds the adjustment to her new school as well as the prejudice against her Asian friends extremely difficult to bear.
19) Pie in the sky
Author
Series
Horses of Oak Valley Ranch volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky when his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California"--
20) Veil of winter
Author
Series
Dericott tale volume 3
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, Princess Elyce escapes unscrupulous King Conrad by taking a sleeping potion, and after Sir Gerard wakes her with a kiss they begin their journey to Prague in the dead of winter.
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