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Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury is acclaimed for uplifting novels like Waiting for Morning. This compelling novel paints a moving portrait of a heartbroken widower and a jilted bride, thrust together by their Down syndrome siblings. It reveals that the brightest hopes often lie just beyond the clouds. "Kingsbury, the Danielle Steel of inspirational fiction, delivers another emotionally charged romantic tale."-Library Journal
Author
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
A city divided. When the Berlin Wall goes up, Karin is on the wrong side of the city. Overnight, she's trapped under Soviet rule in unforgiving East Berlin and separated from her twin sister, Jutta. Two sisters torn apart. Karin and Jutta lead parallel lives for years, cut off by the Wall. But Karin finds one reason to keep going: Otto, the man who gives her hope, even amidst the brutal East German regime. One impossible choice ... When Jutta finds...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Enter a world of subtle temptation, clever deception, and spiritual warfare.In this wickedly witty and profoundly insightful book, C.S. Lewis introduces us to Screwtape, a senior demon in the service of "Our Father Below." Through a series of letters to his nephew Wormwood, Screwtape offers devilishly clever advice on how to corrupt humans and lead them away from God.As you read these diabolical letters, you'll gain a unique perspective on the human...
Author
Language
English
Description
Lena Rose Schwartz hadn't planned to leave her Old Order community in Centerville, Michigan. But then, she could not have foreseen the accident that made her and her siblings orphans. After her parents' funeral, her younger brothers and sisters are farmed out to various nearby relatives. But when the deacon in charge of the arrangements tells her there aren't places enough for everyone, she agrees to go live with her father's second cousin and his...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Publication Date
2018.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this thrilling sequel to The Shroud Conspiracy, a child cloned from the blood on the Shroud of Turin has the potential to save the world--or destroy it for good. When a fallen angel is mistakenly resurrected from the blood of an evil "Watcher" taken from the Shroud of Turin, the fiend's first gift to the world is an unstoppable plague. Dr. Jon Bondurant, the forensic anthropologist and avowed atheist, joins with devout Domenika Josef to bring...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
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Description
"Follows three sisters who take weekly trips to the zoo with their father. Because the girls are so kind to the animals, a vendor gives them balloons that carry them off to magical adventures at night"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Publication Date
2016.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly...
Author
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third novel in an unforgettable series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends. Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since there will be no children of...
11) Love story: #2
Author
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
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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 history...
Author
Language
English
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Description
From their first meeting, to their stunning engagement and lavish wedding, to their happily-ever-after, Noah and Emily Carter were meant to be together. Theirs is a special kind of love and they want the world to know. More than a million adoring fans have followed their lives on Instagram since the day Noah publicly proposed to Emily. But behind the carefully staged photos and encouraging posts, their life is anything but a fairytale, and Noah's...
14) In my mosque
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A picture book featuring culturally rich artwork celebrates the joys, rituals, and traditions that are practiced in mosques throughout the world, and includes a glossary and information about many historical and significant mosques.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
333 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Will Wilder is back to protect the town of Perilous Falls from another ancient evil--the fearsome demon, Amon"-- Provided by publisher.
When the storied Staff of Moses responsible for summoning the plagues of ancient Egypt vanishes from the museum in Perilous Falls, Will Wilder is suspect number one. As the river runs with blood, sharp-toothed frogs surround his home, and clouds of swarming gnats choke the streets, Will must rely...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad.
Tareq lives with his big and loving family ... until the bombs strike. The city is in ruins, and in the wake of destruction, he's threatened by Daesh fighters and witnesses a public beheading. Tareq's family knows that to continue to stay alive, they must leave....
17) Castle of refuge
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Language
English
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Description
In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life.
18) The Easter chick
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Hilda is worried when her beautiful egg does not hatch, until she hears a voice from inside asking when Easter will arrive and sets out to find the answer.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2016.
Physical Desc
82 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together ... and learn they have more in common than they thought"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Ellie accidentally overhears that her family deli is most likely going to close, she does the only thing she can think of. She makes a wish on matzo ball soup. Eleven-year-old Ellie is feisty, determined, and a little bit anxious. She considers Lukshen Deli part of the family--after all, it's been around for four generations, ever since her great-grandmother opened it. Along with her BFF, Ava; her sisters, Anna and Mabel; her lunch buddies, Aanya,...

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