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Sisters of Holmes County volume 2
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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The second oldest sister in the Hostettler family, Ruth's one desire is to marry and have children. Just as it seems her dream will come true, a tragedy puts her faith to the test.
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Hearts of Middlefield novels volume 1
Language
English
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When Amish wife Moriah Byler is abandoned by her husband, she fears that she'll never find a man of his word. What Moriah doesn't know is that Levi's twin, Gabriel, has loved her for years. Moriah must learn to accept his love so that she can be made whole again.
7) Blended
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English
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Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.
8) Betty
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A stunning, lyrical coming-of-age novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians in which a young girl, with only the compass of her father's imagination, must navigate racism, sexism, and the dark secrets that will haunt her for the rest of her life. "A girl comes of age against the knife." So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in Arkansas in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings....
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"In the 1950s, Ellie and Brick are teenagers in love. A basketball star, Brick could escape his abusive father and be the first person in his working-class family to go to college. But when Ellie becomes pregnant, they marry, she gives up her dream of nursing school, and Brick gets a union card instead. This riveting novel tells the story of three generations in a working-class family; especially Brick and Ellie's daughter Samantha. Illuminating issues...
11) Sworn to silence
Author
Series
Kate Burkholder thrillers volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie An Amish Murder A killer is preying on sacred ground... In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish...
13) Nuts
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Nell finds a tiny baby squirrel on the ground in her yard, she begs her parents to let her raise it as a pet, even after the research she does shows that this is not a good idea.
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English
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Without the means to support herself after her father dies, Carrington Brouwer receives the opportunity to use her artistic talent at her friend's father's carousel factory. But the men at the factory are not happy that a woman has been given the very desirable job of painting the elaborately carved horses. When mishaps occur at the factory and jewelry disappears from the home of the factory owner, accusations swirl. Is the handsome young factory...
17) Tempted again
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Series
West Investigations volume 3
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Marissa Bennett needs to start over, so she returns to her hometown of Hopeful, Ohio, and a new job at the library. After a painful divorce, she craves peace of mind and stability. ... The last thing Marissa needs is a new man in her life. Enter sexy lawman Connor Doyle--the bad boy who took her virginity back in high school. She knows she should turn the page on her past and get her life back on track, but Connor is irresistible. Has she come all...
18) Eclipse
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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In Cincinnati, Ohio, in the summer of 1952, eight-year-old Peti gives up his room to his Hungarian relatives, including a twelve-year-old cousin who bullies him, and worries about his grandfather who cannot escape from behind the Iron Curtain.
19) Watercress
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English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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Description
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
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