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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Jonathan Lyons, after discovering a letter that may have been written by Jesus, is found shot dead with his wife holding the murder weapon, and it is up to their daughter to clear her mother's name and prove that her father's death had something to do with the letter.
2) Home
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English
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Glory Boughton, aged thirty-eight, has returned to Gilead to care for her dying father. Soon her brother, Jack--the prodigal son of the family, gone for twenty years--comes home too, looking for refuge and trying to make peace with a past littered with tormenting trouble and pain.
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English
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An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. The anniversary edition includes original reviews of the novel, information about the author's life and work and the making of the story.
4) A new song
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Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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Episcopal priest Father Tim Kavanagh, recently retired from service at Lord's Chapel in Mitford, accepts a post as interim priest at a small parish on an island off the Atlantic Coast where he and his wife Cynthia quickly become involved in the lives of a whole new community of people.
5) Gilead
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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In 1956, toward the end of his life, Reverend John Ames begins a letter to his young son, sharing the story of his life and explaining how his faith influenced his choices and actions.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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A Long-Lost Postcard First Brought Them Together. Will Their Differences Keep Them Apart? After the dramatic conclusion to his discovery of a long-lost postcard, journalist Philip Bradley simply cannot forget the Amish people he met while on assignment in Pennsylvania--particularly Rachel Yoder and her young daughter, Annie. Rachel's cheerful outlook, in spite of her blindness, and her appealing, uncomplicated lifestyle beckon Philip amid the high-paced...
9) The thorn
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Rose trilogy volume 1
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English
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Rose Kauffman, a young Amish woman, falls in love with a hardworking man named Nick while her sister, Hen, warns her about becoming too involved and deals with a separation from her modern husband, with whom she has a young daughter.
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Pub. Date
1996
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English
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Father Tim, a bachelor rector in the small hill town of Mitford, North Carolina, gets more than he bargained for when he yearns for more excitement in his life and suddenly finds himself dealing with a large dog, a very attractive new neighbor, a jewel thief, and an unloved boy.
12) Rococo: a novel
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English
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Batholomeo di Crespi, a bachelor decorator in the New Jersey town of Our Lady of Fatima, must negotiate a host of eccentric characters and outlandish intrigues from New Jersey to Europe, to accomplish the renovation of the local church.
14) Home to harmony
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English
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A collection of stories that describe the everyday adventures of the residents of the small country town of Harmony.
15) The missing
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Seasons of grace volume 2
Language
English
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Twenty-one-year-old Grace Byler longs to find her missing mother and to uncover the secret that drove her to leave their Amish community, but she fears she will never know the truth, and while she struggles to accept her family's loss, she tries to make the community understand her decision to remain single.
17) The secret
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Seasons of grace volume 1
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English
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Twenty-year-old Grace Byler is curious about her mother's strange behavior at night, but when she sees her willingly disappear into a car and drive away, Grace is concerned that her mother has abandoned their Amish society.
18) Out to Canaan
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Viking
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
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It looks like change is coming to the little town of Mitford with Father Tim and his wife contemplating retirement, a pushy candidate challenging the long-time mayor, the Sweet Stuff Bakery on the verge of closing, and a real estate agent trying to open a spa.
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English
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When Russia's richest oil baron is killed, Moscow suddenly teeters on the verge of political chaos. Tehran races to complete its nuclear arsenal. Washington finds herself dangerously divided from her European allies. A new evil looms on the horizon. A dictator is rising in Russia. Iran is feverishly building nuclear weapons. A new axis of evil is emerging, led by Moscow and Tehran. And Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy, two senior White House advisors, find...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Molly Allen lives alone in Portland, but she left her heart in Tennessee with a man she walked away from five years ago. Ryan Kelly lives in Nashville after a broken engagement and several years on the road touring with a country music duo. He can still hear Molly encouraging him to follow his dreams. At least he can visit The Bridge -- the oldest bookstore in historic Franklin -- and remember the hours he and Molly once spent there. For thirty...
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