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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Lydian Cottrell, eldest of five Amish orphans, made a promise to her dying mother to "keep the family together." But soon she discovers that guardianship has been granted to a virtual stranger, a well-to-do aunt from Portland, Oregon, who cares little for Mamma;s last wish. Lydia's struggle to keep the promise may cost her the loss of "the sweetest, kindest, and most handsome Plain boy in all of Lancaster County, Levi King. A thorougly modern woman,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
870L
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English
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Twelve-year-old Josh was being raised by his eighteen-year-old Aunt Lou. When he overheard Grandpa and Uncle Charlie talking about finding a fella for her, he knew something had to be done so his special family would not be broken up. Then, when that poor preacher came along, it really got complicated!
3) The proposal
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William Jennings has never been interested in marriage and family. So when a relative dies and leaves Jennings three young children, his world turns upside down. Thrilled to have boys to carry on his name, William invests time in the two brothers, but the little girl is tended to by a negligent nanny. Finally, Jennings seeks help from his sister and soon becomes acquainted with her neighbor, Marianne Walker. Her strength and faith intrigues Jennings,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Although adjusting to African culture is difficult, Riley Mae grows physically stronger and connects with Christian women and children in Kenya, where she and her Swiftriver friends hope to escape their enemies, until a misstep leads to big trouble.
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"Brianna Kelly was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant. She has worked there since she was a wee girl and will likely die there. Despite a sense that she was made for something more, Brianna feels powerless to change her situation, so she consoles herself by exploring the Ballymacool grounds, looking for hidden treasures to add to the secret trove beneath the floorboards of her room.When Michael Wray, the son of local gentry,...
6) Radiant
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Color theory volume 2
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English
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After the introduction of Yellow magic in a society accustomed to only Red and Blue magic, the world inside the barrier has become more complicated than anyone imagined. Ava, Elm, and the former students of Prism navigate life in hiding. They face discord, secrets, betrayal, and danger that looms ever closer as the Benefactors narrow in on their hideaway.
7) Bad ground
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Prine honors his mother's dying wish to seek out his estranged uncle who was badly burned in an accident that killed Jeremy's father.
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Patchwork family volume 1
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English
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Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes--one bright blue, the other dark brown--Eva has fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the support of even one person can help overcome the world's judgments, and Eva has two--Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers. Seeking justice against the man who stole his birthright and destroyed his family,...
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Three Irish immigrant children, orphaned in a tenement fire, are sent on the orphan train to Missouri where they are adopted by different families, and although Maelle had vowed to one day reunite with her younger brother and sister, seventeen years later she is about to give up hope.
11) First date
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"The last things Addy Davidson wants is to be on a reality TV show where the prize is a prom date with the President's son. She's focused on her schoolwork so she can get a scholarship to an Ivy League college, uncomfortable in the spotlight, never been on a date, and didn't even audition for it. But she got selected anyway. So she does her best to get eliminated on the very first show. Right before she reailzes that the President's son is possibly...
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"Whispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush. Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents' tragic love story. Her beautiful dark skin is proof that her father was Cushite, but she knows nothing else. While visiting her grandfather before his retirement as the Roman official in the queen's...
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Orphaned in the cholera epidemic of 1883, Adria Starr was found by a slave named Louis, a man who passed up the opportunity to escape his bondage and instead tended to the sick and buried the dead. Adria needed a caring family, and Louis helped to bring her together with Aunt Ruth, a newly widowed schoolteacher. Twelve years later, Louis is being sold by his owners despite his heroic actions. Now nineteen, Adria has never forgotten what Louis did...
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"In 1873, after they're forced off their land by a ruthless cattle baron, Mitch Warden follows his family to the mountain, but he doesn't expect to fall smitten with a woman dressed like Robin Hood. To reclaim his land, he must journey to the city--and when Ilsa insists on joining, they embark on an adventure they'll never forget."--
15) Sustaining faith
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When hope calls volume 2
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English
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"So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. She and her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, have settled three children from England into new Canadian homes and are prepared to place two more just after the New Year, when it happens--another painful disruption. A white lie the sisters used to protect some orphans has resulted in an official complaint and a letter...
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Shepherd's heart volume 3
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English
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"Victoria Snyder, adopted when she was only days old, pastes on a smile for her mamas wedding day, but inside shes all atremble. Lawman Rocky Jordan is back home. And this time hes got a bullet hole in his shoulder and enough audacity to come calling. Since tragedy seems to strike those she cares for with uncanny frequency, she wants nothing to do with a man who could be killed in the line of duty like her father. But when an orphan-train arrives...
17) The inheritance
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Secrets of the Shetlands volume 1
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English
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The death of the clan patriarch has thrown the tiny Shetland Islands community of Whale's Reef into turmoil. Everyone assumed MacGregor Tulloch's heir to be his grand-nephew David, a local favorite, but when it is discovered that MacGregor left no will, David's grasping cousin Hardy submits his own claim to the inheritance, an estate that controls most of the island's land. And while Hardy doesn't enjoy much popular support, he has the backing of...
18) The maverick
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Six years ago, Susanne McCord tricked Cass Claxton into marrying her in a shotgun wedding. They haven't seen each other since that day, but when they cross paths again, everything has changed. Susanne has mended her ways, at least some of them, and she needs Cass to help her transport nine orphans crosscountry in a covered wagon. They drive each other crazy as they encounter challenges along the trail, but through it all they find themselves falling...
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"Seth--a small town journalist raised by foster parents--is assigned to write about a young boy found in a ditch after a car and train collision. As he works to discover the boy's identity, he also finds the story of his own history and the father who gave up everything to get him back."--
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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.
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