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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
Recounts the experience of Baptist minister Don Piper, who was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident and experienced the glories of heaven for ninety minutes, but who miraculously came back to life, where he endured a long and painful recovery.
3) The letter
Author
Series
Christmas Box volume b.k. 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
David and MaryAnne Parkin find a mysterious letter at the base of their child Andrea's grave that eventually returns joy to their marriage, which had been strained in the nineteen years since her death
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Language
English
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Description
"Susie Mast's Amish life in Lancaster County has been shaped by events beyond her control, with the tragic deaths of her Dat and close-in-age brother casting long shadows. Now twenty-two, Susie remains unmarried despite her longtime affection for friend Obie Yoder. Unfortunately, her concerns are soon multiplied due to her mother's worsening health and her younger sister's urgent desire for answers about her adoption. Once again, Susie faces the possibility...
5) The ebb tide
Author
Language
English
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Description
When a well-to-do family asks Sallie Riehl to be their daughter's nanny for the summer at their Cape May, New Jersey, vacation home, she jumps at the chance to broaden her horizons beyond the Lancaster County Amish community where she grew up. Curious by nature, Sallie loves reading and learning, and she fears that her chances of making a good match with an Amish farmer will be hampered because of it. Though she loves taking care of nine-year-old...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back...
7) The orchard
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Language
English
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Description
"For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. But when Evan is drafted for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status. Can Ellie, with the support of a new beau, find the courage to face a future unlike the one she imagined?"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
B&H Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
217 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how the author and her family coped with the diagnosis of her unborn child as "incompatible with life," and how she used her faith in God to handle her grief when the baby died two hours after being born.
9) The locket
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Working at a rest home after caring for his mother during her terminal illness, Michael accepts the deathbed request of an elderly woman to return her cherished locket--given to her by a long-lost love--to her old hometown
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Series
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
142 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread; if they are thirsty, give them water to drink." Proverbs 24:17 (CEB)
There is nothing more crippling than holding on to anger. Anger, more than any other emotion, has the power to consume all aspects of our lives, distort our sense of purpose, and destroy our relationship with God.
In the passionate and life-changing book Forgiveness: Finding Peace Though Letting Go, bestselling author Adam Hamilton...
11) The timepiece
Author
Language
English
Description
Adeline Pelham drives up in a sleek, red sports car to an Amish farm and upends the family inside, claiming to be a long lost daughter from another mother.
Sylvia Miller's Old Order family is upended with the arrival of Adeline Pelham. It isn't that Adeline means to be a threat, but her very existence is a reminder of a painful secret. As Sylvia and her mother struggle to come to terms with the news, it is a challenging time to welcome an Englisher--...
12) The proving
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Language
English
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Description
After five years as an Englisher, Amanda Dienner is shocked to learn her mother has passed away and left her Lancaster County's most popular Amish bed-and-breakfast. What's more, the inn will only truly be hers if Mandy can successfully run it for twelve months. Reluctantly, Mandy accepts the challenge, no matter that it means facing the family she left behind--or that the inn's clientele expect an Amish hostess! Can Mandy fulfill the terms of her...
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xx, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Collects biographical studies of seven important women in history whose successes sprang from their pursuit of God's calling, and who exemplify Christian womanhood.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a new book featuring everyone's favorite family--the Baxters. Decades ago, John and Elizabeth Baxter lived a love story that is still playing out in the lives of their adult children and grandchildren. But few of them know the exact details of that story or the heartbreak that brought the two together. Now in high school, Ashley Baxter Blake's oldest son, Cole, must write a family...
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An account of twelve decisive events that the conservative-radio-host author believes suggest an "intelligent design" to America's story reveals providential aspects of well-known incidents and lesser-known events that had long-term impact.
Author
Publisher
David C. Cook
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
192 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
You can bring out the best in people!
In Be a People Person, America's leadership expert John Maxwell helps you
• Discover and develop the qualities of an effective "people person."
• Improve your relationships in every area of life.
• Understand and help difficult people.
• Overcome differences and personality traits that can cause friction.
• Inspire others to excellence and success.
Being a leader means working with people, and that's...
18) The stone wall
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Language
English
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Description
"Anna is eager to begin a new chapter in her life as a Lancaster County tour guide in the picturesque area where her Plain grandmother once stayed. Anna wishes she could talk with her grandmother about those long-ago days, but the elderly woman suffers from Alzheimer's, and beyond a vague hint about an old stone wall, much about that time is a mystery. Thankfully, Martin Nolt, a handsome Mennonite, takes the young Beachy Amish woman under his wing...
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Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xi, 285 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The ultimate guide to raising our daughters right-from parenting authority and trusted family counselor Dr. James Dobson.Peer pressure. Eating disorders. Decisions about love, romance, and sex. Academic demands. Life goals and how to achieve them. These are just some of the challenges that girls face today-and the age at which they encounter them is getting younger and younger. As a parent, how are you guiding your daughter on her journey to womanhood?...