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Sam Gardner takes a leave of absence from his post as pastor of Harmony Friends Meeting in order to care for his ailing father, and begins to wonder whether he has lost the job for good when the Quaker congregation takes a shine to his spunky female replacement.
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
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A quintessential American heroine, Eliza Birdwell is a wonderful blend of would-be austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and caring for her family and community. Her husband, Jess, shares Eliza's love of people and peaceful ways but, unlike Eliza, also displays a fondness for a fast horse and a lively tune. With their children, they must negotiate their way through a world that constantly confronts them-sometimes...
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"So, when the residents of the town's most exclusive subdivision discover one of their own is missing, it sends a wave of panic and discord throughout the neighborhood. They are supposed to be safe. But they quickly realize not everything is as it once seemed in their idyllic world. Slowly, the cracks have begun to show, revealing the dark and devious truth behind their home, their neighbors, and the lengths some people will go to protect their secrets."...
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"A Woman of Courage Makes an Epic Journey Take a three-thousand mile journey with Amanda Pearson as she leaves the disgrace of a broken engagement and joins the work at a Quaker mission in the western wilds. The trip is fraught with danger, and Amanda is near death before reaching her destination. Among those she meets are an Indian woman who becomes her first convert and a half-Indian trapper who seems to be her biggest critic. But love follows her...
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It is 1845, and Hannah Gardner Price has lived all twenty-four years of her life according to the principles of the Nantucket Quaker community in which she was raised, where simplicity and restraint are valued above all, and a woman's path is expected to lead to marriage and motherhood. But up on the rooftop each night, Hannah pursues a very different -- and elusive -- goal: discovering a comet and thereby winning a gold medal awarded by the King...
13) Thee, Hannah!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
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Nine-year-old Hannah, a Quaker living in Philadelphia just before the Civil War, longs to have some fashionable dresses like other girls but comes to appreciate her heritage and its plain dressing when her family saves the life of a runaway slave.
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The further adventures of Jess and Eliza Birdwell, the beloved hero and heroine of The Friendly Persuaion. With family growing, the young Quakers go westward encountering the bitterness and savagery that explode into the Civil War, later guiding their children through the confusing aftermath.
16) Anthony Adverse
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Anthony Adverse volume 01
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Child of fortune. Conceived in France, born in an Alpine village, reared in a great house of Italy, Anthony never knew his parents, never had a name of his own. But he was born of passion and it filled his blood.Volume 1. The Roots of the TreeVolume 2. The Other Bronze BoyVolume 3. The Lonely Twin
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