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Ladies of liberty volume 1
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English
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Much to the horror of her aristocratic family, 19th-century socialite Mia Stanley is employed by Godey's Lady's Book magazine. Researching the miserable lives of seamen's wives in Philadelphia, she uncovers a scheme that puts her own life in danger. Will it also drive away the one man her heart desires?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
1150L
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English
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The narrative follows Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant, friends since their childhood in France, as they organize the new Roman Catholic diocese of Santa Fe subsequent to the Mexican War. While seeking to revive the church and build a cathedral in the desert, the clerics, like their historical prototypes, Bishop Jean Laury and Father Joseph Machebeuf, face religious corruption, natural adversity, and the loneliness of living in a strange...
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English
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The war is drawing to a close, but Nazis still occupy part of the Netherlands. Loss has left Cornelia a shadow of the woman she once was. The war widow now fights to protect her younger brother, Johan, who lives in hiding. Then Johan brings a wounded Dutch Resistance member to her doorstep. Cornelia's faith won't let her turn him out. And while nursing him back to health, she's drawn to his fierce passion and ideals.
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Secrets of the cross trilogy volume 2
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English
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"The slightest spark will ignite an explosion. And the tinderbox of broken political and racial relations in 1960s France and Algeria provides plenty of kindling. In the midst of the chaos, Gabriella Madison guards the orphans in her care while battling jealousy with Anne-Marie Duchemin, David's former flame who has recently arrived in Castelnau, France. Even more problems arise when the townspeople start expressing their discomfort with the multicultural...
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House of Winslow volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
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As a great new nation begins to take shape along the Atlantic seaboard, the Winslow family fortunes are dealt a savage blow in a maritime tragedy. Rachel Winslow alone reignites a spark of hope. As free-thinking and spirited as her celebrated forebears, Rachel must overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to keep the family's dreams alive. Threatened by those she wishes to help, pressured to conform, and confronted by a test of forgiveness beyond...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
840L
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English
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"Leaving behind their dear friends in Beaver Creek, Elizabeth and Wynn take over an even more primitive RCMP outpost in the Canadian Northwest. A frontier woman now, Elizabeth had triumphed over the worst life could offer, or had she?"--Provided by publisher.
10) Two Crosses
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Secrets of the cross trilogy volume 1
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English
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In 1960s France, Gabriella Madison stumbles into intrigue, danger, and secrets in the shadowy underground of war. Refugees, smugglers, and operatives together reveal powerful lessons in woundedness, forgiveness, and faith.
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Scottish crown series volume 4
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English
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Author Carol Umberger combines her love of history, romance, and God in a quartet of powerful stories set in 14th-century Scotland during the reign of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's great hero king.
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Although she's always longed to see the outside world, Johanna Ilg believes her future is rooted in the Amana community inhabited by devout Christians. But when she learns a troubling secret, the world she thought she knew is shattered and she is forced to make difficult choices about a new life and the man she left behind. Berta Schumacher has lived a privileged life in Chicago, and when her parents decide they want a simpler life in Amana, Iowa,...
13) Drums of change
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Lexile measure
810L
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English
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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.
14) Madman
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English
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Tallis, a philosopher's servant, is sent to a Greek academy in Palestine only to discover that it has silently, ominously disappeared. No one will tell him what happened, but he learns what has become of four of its scholars. One was murdered. One committed suicide. One worships in the temple of Dionysus. And one...one is a madman. From the author of The Brother's Keeper comes a tale of mystery, horrow, and hope in the midst of unimaginable darkness:...
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Olivia Mott wonders what will become of her and Fred DeVault's growing affection for each other when Fred becomes the local delegate to the national convention of the American Railway Union representing delegates who have voted for a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars.
16) Love comes home
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Rosey Corner novels volume 3
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English
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World War II is finally over and the people of Rosey Corner are busy welcoming the boys home. The Merritt sisters in particular are looking toward the future as they learn to hold their plans with a loose hand, trusting that God will guide and strengthen them.
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Ribbons of steel volume 3
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English
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When James Baldwin takes a new position with the B&O Railroad, he and Carolina decide to move their growing family from Baltimore to a small rural town in the Allegheny Mountains. Carolina's stepdaughter, Victoria, becomes enthralled with handsome Kiernan, an Irish railroad worker. But will the upper-class Baldwins even consider him as a suitor for their daughter? And when tensions rise among the workers, can James stop a destructive plan before it's...
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Scottish crown series volume 3
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English
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When an aristocratic Englishwoman is widowed and taken prisoner by the victorious Scottish king, she is watched over by a very unusual guardian.
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Scottish crown series volume 2
Language
English
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Author Carol Umberger combines her love of history, romance, and God in a quartet of powerful stories set in 14th-century Scotland during the reign of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's great hero king.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised in a culture that believes slavery is God-ordained and biblically acceptable. But upon awakening to the cruelty and injustice it encompasses, Caroline's eyes are opened for the first time to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her. Her journey of maturity and faith will draw her into the abolitionist movement, where she is confronted with...
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