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By Max Lucado. 2011
This Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends® best-selling story now available in easy-to-read format!Hermie and his friend Wormie have always felt…
common. They don't have stripes or dots, they aren't very strong, and they can't find anything special about themselves. But every time they pray, God tells them that He loves them all the time just as they are and that He isn't finished with them yet. When Hermie becomes a beautiful butterfly, he realizes just how special God's plan is for him!This classic story has been revised for kids to read and enjoy on their own as a Lever 2 Reader. With fresh new art and a story kids can read themselves, plus a new, low price--this classic story will find a whole new generation of kids who love Hermie and his garden friends!By Richard Lewis. 2004
Isaac Williams, twelve-year-old son of American doctors at a mission hospital in Java, Indonesia, is certain that his friendship with…
Ismail Sutanto is as solid and enduring as the majestic flame tree in the yard. But the haven of their small world is shattered when a fundamentalist Islamic organization begins to threaten the hospital. Terrorists infiltrate, the State Department orders an evacuation, bombs ex-plode, and Isaac is taken hostage. The experience embitters Isaac. He knows that he should forgive those who have hurt him, yet he doesn't think that he can. His life is changed forever, but will it be forever crippled by his bitterness? Set against the backdrop of September 11, 2001, The Flame Tree is a fierce novel of friendship, faith, and forgiveness. Richard Lewis tells a story that is at once timely and timeless, one that has the power to move hearts and open eyes.By Lois Richer, Brenda Minton, Missy Tippens. 2014
Love Inspired brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith,…
forgiveness and hope. This Love Inspired bundle includes His Montana Bride by Brenda Minton, North Country Dad by Lois Richer and The Guy Next Door by Missy Tippens. Look for 6 new inspirational stories every month from Love Inspired!By Tim Downs. 2006
July Fourth: New York City Hundreds of thousands line the banks of the East and Hudson Rivers awaiting the nation's…
largest fireworks display. Soon the sky will explode in cascading showers of silver and gold. Everywhere, faces will turn skyward in wide-eyed wonder. Then the sky will grow dark again--but it will not be empty. The air will be filled with clouds of smoke and specks of debris will rain down everywhere. Some will pick bits of paper from their children's hair. Some will brush away still-burning sparks or embers. And some will absentmindedly scratch at the tiny, biting specks that dot their necks and arms. Will the beginning of the show mark the beginning of the end? That's what FBI agent Nathan Donovan must decide. When he is forced to enlist the help of ex-wife Macy Monroe, and expert in the psychology of terrorism, the fireworks really begin--but she may be the only one who can help him stop the Plague maker in time. "Plague Maker is a novel that can proudly be shelved beside any [book] featuring Crichton or Clancy and hold its own." --www.infuzemag.comBy Johnny D. Boggs, Chris Abell. 2013
William Clarke Quantrill was a hated name during the War between the States by the Federals of the Union Army…
as well as by many non-combatants. Even the high command of the Confederacy distrusted him. But there were others who were passionate sympathizers. He was both friend and mentor‚ but also manipulator and opportunist.Alistair Durant was someone who came to know him in all these guises. Durant was a young Confederate soldier‚ captured by the Yankees‚ and released when he took an oath never again to bear arms against the Union. He had a long walk back to his home in Clay County, Missouri. It is on this trek that Alistair meets another youngster‚ Beans Kimbrough.The two become companions and then friends on the way to Clay County, and it is there that Beans will introduce Alistair to a man calling himself Charley Hart. Hart has a fantastic plan—to organize a militia to fight against the Federals.By Victoria Christopher Murray. 2009
By J. R. Roberts. 2013
PRECIOUS CARGOWhen gold-mining legend Ed O'Neil asks his longtime friend Clint Adams for a favor, the Gunsmith can't help but…
accept. Clint is charged with escorting Bride Shaughnessy--O'Neil's young intended--and her sister Bridget safely to O'Neil's gold mine in Shasta County, California. But this favor proves to be cursed by the luck of the Irish.As the trio departs from New York City, two mysterious men follow in their wake. Out to claim Clint's fiery-haired Shaughnessy cargo, the duo will stop at nothing to get what they want, even if it means taking on the legendary Gunsmith... MORE THAN 15 MILLION GUNSMITH BOOKS IN PRINT!By Thomas Mcguane. 1981
Patrick Fitzpatrick is a former soldier, a fourth-generation cowboy, and a whiskey addict. His grandfather wants to run away to…
act in movies, his sister wants to burn the house down, and his new stallion is bent on killing him: all of them urgently require attention. But increasingly Patrick himself is spiraling out of control, into that region of romantic misadventure and vanishing possibilities that is Thomas McGuane's Montana. Nowhere has McGuane mapped that territory more precisely -- or with such tenderhearted lunacy -- than in Nobody's Angel, a novel that places him in a genre of his own.By Kristiana Gregory. 1994
By Nancy N. Rue. 2015
Bullies aren't born mean--through the vicious cycle of mean, bullies are made. According to the Ambassadors 4 Kids Club, one…
out of every four students is bullied--and 85% of these situations never receive intervention. Parents, students, and teachers have amped up solving the bullying problem for a networked generation of kids. Written by bestselling author Nancy Rue, each book in the Mean Girl Makeover trilogy focuses on a different character's point of view: the bully, the victim, and the bystander. The books show solid biblical solutions to the bullying problem set in a story for tween girls. Sorry I'm Not Sorry tells the story of Kylie Steppe, former queen bee of Gold Country Middle School. After bullying a fellow GCMS student, Kylie has been expelled--and she has to attend mandatory counseling. Without her posse to aid her and other peers to torment, Kylie focuses on the person who stole her GVMS popularity crown: Tori Taylor. As Kylie plots revenge on Tori, she attends therapy sessions, where she reveals a few details that might explain why she finds power in preying on her middle school peers. After a rough year with bullying backfire, will Kylie decide to become more empathetic with her peers? It's hard for tweens to imagine why a bully acts the way she does. Sorry I'm Not Sorry shows girls that they hold the power to stop bullying through mutual understanding and acts of love.By Mary Ellis. 2013
Hope fears her past will continue to threaten her future.Hope Bowman believes God is punishing her for giving up her…
firstborn son when she was a teenager. She's hidden this past from her husband, who is thankful for their daughters but longs for a son. Hope prays desperately, but the son God sends isn't a new pregnancy. It's the fifteen-year-old boy she gave away years ago.By Linda J. White. 2013
Shaken by an unwanted divorce, FBI Special Agent Kit McGovern retreats to her grandmother's Virginia island home for a little…
R & R. But her vacation comes to an unexpected end when the body of a young Latino boy is found on the beach. Kit teams up with D.C. cop David O'Connor to investigate the murder with the smallest of clues--tomato seeds and acorns found in the boy's pockets. Using plant DNA evidence, Kit traces the young boy to a huge farm where more than a killer looms. With grit, determination, and a growing interest in David, Kit pursues her case and discovers that, to truly move forward in life, justice has to be tempered with mercy.By William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. 2016
THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYFor the sake of the son he never knew, Preacher goes on the…
warpath.Long ago, the legendary trapper known as Preacher took shelter with the Absaroka, and fell in love with a girl called Bird in the Tree. Twenty years later, he rescues a woman and her son from an ambush by the hated Blackfoot. The woman is Birdie, and the valiant young warrior is Hawk That Soars--Preacher's son. Now the greatest fighter on the frontier is about to go to war, to protect a family he never knew he had.Led by the vicious war chief Tall Bull, the Blackfoot are trying to wipe out the Absaroka. Hopelessly outnumbered by vicious warriors, Preacher and his son launch a war that will stain the Rocky Mountain snow with Blackfoot blood.Also Available in AudiobookBy Davis Bunn. 2008
Sometimes to find what matters, you have to back up and start again.He's a hotshot financial analyst who has lost…
it all. She's a brokenhearted world traveler forced to come home and beg for money. His job hangs by a thread. Her dreams of making a difference in Africa are circling the drain.It's a spectacularly bad time for romance, even on the charming stone streets of an English university town. But sparks fly--and danger threatens--when these two wounded souls must work together to solve a mystery and right a wrong.To find what they need, they may need to relearn everything they thought they knew about love.By Davalynn Spencer. 2014
ANNIE WHITAKER HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PLAIN JANE But in the bustling gold-rush town of Canon City, Colorado, she turns…
heads, especially that of cowboy Caleb Hutton. Annie's seen Caleb many times in her father's mercantile, and she's surprised and pleased when he takes a special interest in her. Caleb's faith was shattered when his fiancée jilted him for a wealthier man. But as he gets to know Annie, his view of women-and God-soon takes a turn for the better. Can Annie's steadfast faith help the former preacher find his way back to his calling and a second chance at love?By Kim Hee-Ju. 2014
St. Clare had everything a young girl could want: wealth, a loving family, and her faith. Clare’s father wanted her…
to marry a handsome young man, the son of a nobleman. She wanted to please her family, but her heart called her to a life of poverty, following St. Francis and eventually forming the Poor Clares! This vibrantly illustrated Shoujo-Manga style graphic novel tells her amazing story for children ages 9 to 12. Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.By Kristiana Gregory. 2003
It hasn't been easy for Nessa to find her place in Prairie River. She is having difficulty making friends, and…
her position as the local teacher is on shaky ground. Many townspeople still question whether she, a runaway orphan, can be trusted.By Dorothy Clark. 2015
Irresistible Adversary With her focus firmly on spreading her message of temperance, Marissa Bradley is taken by surprise when she…
meets Grant Winston. Still in mourning for her brother, whose tragic death due to strong drink drives her to speak out on the subject, Marissa cannot think of romance. Yet Grant's charm draws her in. Intrigued by the pensive young woman, Grant determines he must learn more about her. But he never expected to find her protesting his family's vineyard! When he learns her reasons, he's sympathetic, but Grant can't walk away from the business that supports his family and provides his mother a home. How can he choose between his and Marissa's growing love and his family's very livelihood?By Andrea Assenza, Kari Mackenzie. 2016
Può una giovane ereditiera gestire il ranch del suo defunto padre nonostante le obiezioni del suo vicino? Quando Clara Fuller…
eredita il ranch di suo padre, impara rapidamente che avere questa responsabilità non sarà così facile. Cresciuta circondata dal bestiame, conosce perfettamente il business, ma pochi uomini sono disposti a lavorare per un'allevatrice. Anche la natura stessa sembra avercela con lei, quando una siccità minaccia il bestiame. È lontana dall'immaginarsi che questa è l'ultima delle sue preoccupazioni. Una nube oscura è all'orizzonte. Una volta vagabondo, Jake Talley ha finalmente trovato un posto che può chiamare casa. Come capomastro del ranch Fuller, non gli importa prendere ordini da una donna. Anzi, si auto-nomina protettore di Clara e prende seriamente il suo lavoro. Lui è disposto a fare qualsiasi cosa per favorire il successo della sua signora. Quella devozione è messa alla prova quando arrivano i problemi. Edward Sinclair è un uomo di successo che vuole di più. È abituato a ottenere quello che vuole e pochi hanno avuto il coraggio di provare a ostacolarlo. Un pezzo di proprietà è tutto ciò che ha bisogno per avere il controllo completo della cosa che i suoi vicini necessitano di più: l'acqua. C'è solo un problema, la terra appartiene a Clara Fuller. Va tutto bene, non ha mai incontrato un problema che non sia riuscito a eliminare.By Allan Wolf. 2004
The letters of Thomas Jefferson, members of the Corps of Discovery, their guide Sacagawea, and Captain Lewis's Newfoundland dog all…
tell of the historic exploratory expedition to seek a water route to the Pacific Ocean.