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1) O pioneers!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
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"Alexandra, daughter of a Swedish immigrant farmer in Nebraska, inherits the family farm and finds love with an old friend." "The heroic battle for survival of simple pioneer folk in the Nebraska country of the 1880s. John Bergson, a Swedish farmer, struggles desperately with the soil but dies unsatisfied. His daughter Alexandra resolves to vindicate his faith, and her strong character carries her weak older brothers and her mother alng to a new zest...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 25
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1110L
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Thomas Hardy's classic tale of a woman brave enough to defy convention: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Carey MulliganSpirited, impulsive, and beautiful, Bathsheba Everdene arrives in Wessex to live with her aunt. She strikes up a friendship with a neighbor, Gabriel Oak, and even saves the young shepherd's life. But when he responds by asking for her hand in marriage, she refuses. She cannot sacrifice her independence for a man she does...
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Plain protector.The father Darcy Simmons thought was dead is actually alive, but in a coma, and the men who attacked him are after her to produce what he was hiding. But she hasn't spoken to her father in twenty years, since he entered witness protection and became Amish, and has no clue what the criminals want. Now the only person she can depend on is Amish farmer Thomas Nolt, her father's neighbor and closest friend. Thomas knows nothing of his...
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"Off the New England coast, courageous Mehitabel Ampleford wields a rifle to protect her home from a brutish band of men who are after her land. She will not be intimidated, but their attacks are growing fiercer, and just as their latest confrontation threatens violence, a bold stranger appears out of the ocean mists to send the raiders packing. Geordie MacEnroy has seen the ravages of war in his mountain town-and in the injuries suffered by his youngest...
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"Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia colony who has no wish to wed. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family's shop. And now she is in charge of an incoming ship of tobacco brides who must be looked after as they sort through their many suitors. Xander Renick is perhaps the most eligible tobacco lord in the settlement. His lands...
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In the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains lies a small town with a big heart--and a chance to begin again . . . When Hannah Montgomery buys a lavender farm in Blue Hollow Falls with three friends, she's creating a life she never imagined--one she hopes will honor the memory of the sweet young son she tragically lost years ago. Standing on the porch of the sprawling farmhouse, looking out on row upon row of those lush purple plumes, Hannah is ready to...
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Blackmailed by her father-in-law, Brigitte Dubois must spy on the man who may have killed her husband. But the kind-hearted farmer Jean Paul Belanger is not what she expected. Everything he did was in the name of liberty, yet Jean Paul can never forgive himself for his actions during France's revolution. Now a proud woman has come to his home seeking work and found her way into his heart. When she uncovers the truth, will his past drive them apart?...
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Her Harvard-student son just eloped with the First Daughter. CNN is parked on the road to her apple orchards. Secret Service agents have commandeered her country kitchen. The irate First Parents are threatening to have her taxes audited. The President's handsome, tough, ex-military nephew is setting up camp in her guest room. Hush McGillan's quiet Appalachian world of heirloom apples, country festivals, and carefully guarded family secrets has just...
12) All I want
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After a layoff from his corporate world, Charlie Wainwright's chance encounter with goat farmer Meg Carmichael presents him with possibilities for a future.
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"Adrian Lapp had taken that vow after losing his wife and son. But the newest resident of the Amish community of Hope Springs captivates him from their first meeting. Widow Faith Martin is strong, courageous and determined to make her farmstead profitable. Her fight to raise her six-year-old orphaned nephew in the Amish community brings her closer to the members of Hope Springs?and Adrian. Now if only Adrian can open his heart to the possibility of...
14) Milky way
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WELCOME TO TYLER - TRY SOME CHEESECAKE! Britt Hansen's started a new line of dairy products and it's selling like crazy! Pull up a chair and savor the triumphs-and tragedies-of America's favorite hometown. A YOUNG WIDOW STRUGGLES TO SAVE FAMILY FARM… Britt is certain that her new venture will save her farm from bankruptcy-if she can convince the dairy, her biggest creditor, to give her the time she needs. WILL THE DAIRY REP STAND IN HER WAY? Jake...
15) Courting Cate
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Courtships of Lancaster County volume 1
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When Amish farmer Pete Treger moves to Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, seeking a better life, he meets sisters Cate and Betsy Miller. Both are beautiful, but older sister Cate is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking appearance. Betsy, on the other hand, is sweet and flirty--and seems to have attracted most of the bachelors in Lancaster County! However, the sisters' wealthy father has made one hard and fast rule: elder...
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Nanny To The Rescue!
Braden Rayburn takes his responsibilities seriously. So how's he supposed to run his newly inherited ranch while being an interim father to his orphaned half siblings, who don't speak a word of English? Especially since the onetime pro rodeo rider knows absolutely nada about raising a family. Lucky for him, he just met the beautiful answer to his prayers.
The high-energy boy and girl twins had Elena Ramirez at "hola." But...
17) In the weeds
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Lovelight novels volume 2
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"A grumpy farmer and a no-nonsense social media influencer have another chance at love in this charming romantic comedy. Evelyn St. James isn't the kind of woman you forget. Beckett Porter certainly hasn't. One incredible weekend in Maine, and he's officially a man distracted. He's not unfamiliar with hot and heavy flings, but Evie wove some sort of magic over him during their tumble in the sheets. He can't stop thinking about her laugh. Her hand...
18) A love for Leah
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"The Widow's Second Chance Widow Leah Yoder married for love once. Now that she's come home to Seven Poplars, she wants a marriage of convenience that will provide a longed-for family without dishonoring the memory of her late husband. A steady, serious older man would be ideal--someone completely unlike handsome, fun-loving Thomas Stutzman. She and the aspiring organic farmer agree to court to prove that this time, the matchmaker has made a mistake!...
19) Steadfast mercy
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Amish mercies novels volume 3
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"She's returning to her old Amish community with something to hide. Something big. He's just trying to make it through his first winter as a farmer. Together they will learn the meaning of steadfast mercy in this sweet Amish romance"--
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Poppy Creek volume 05
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"When event planner Olivia Parker heads home to help with her brother's wedding, she decides to keep her painful divorce a secret so she doesn't ruin his big day. Easier said than done when her feelings for a childhood friend start to blossom into something more...Flower farmer Reed Hollis has never forgotten the only woman who ever captured his heart. He also hasn't forgotten that she's very, very married. Burying his emotions along with his tulip...
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