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By Jon Papernick. 2002
In a land where sudden death is an everyday fact of life, a boy dodges bullets and searches through rubble…
for news of his soldier father. An aging rabbi's faith is tested by a crippling, seemingly supernatural affliction. A middle-aged man comforts his Holocaust-survivor mother as she faces senility, convinced that Nazis are conspiring against her. And the mysterious biblical red heifer makes a startling appearance in the midst of a decidedly contemporary struggle. 2002.By Lisa Gabriele. 2002
Faith genuinely wants to be a good Catholic girl and she's pretty sure Jesus loves her, though the evidence is…
sometimes difficult to find. The trouble is, Faith's angry with everyone in her family. She breaks every commandment and finds herself torn between who she wants to be and who she is. 2002.By Sara Saedi. 2018
Television show writer and novelist recounts her teenage years in the 1990s, and reveals how she discovered that her family…
had entered the United States as undocumented immigrants. Provides a humorous account of balancing teen angst with trying to become an American citizen. For senior high and older readers. 2018By Linda Byler. 2017
Hannah and her family still struggle with the events of The Homestead (DB 88593), but they are settling into life…
in North Dakota when tragedy strikes. As other Amish families decide to return to Lancaster, Hannah and her family face the same decision, even as she is being courted. 2017By Linda Byler. 2018
Hannah and her husband Jerry remained in North Dakota when the rest of her family returned to Pennsylvania. However, when…
their ranch is decimated by locusts, Hannah relents and they follow. But tragedy strikes once again, leaving Hannah reeling and questioning her faith. 2018By Linda Byler. 2015
Collection of three novels following the travails of Sarah Beiler as an arsonist terrorizes her small Amish community. In Fire…
in the Night, her parents' barn is burned down and she becomes entranced with flirtatious Matthew Stoltzfus. Also includes Davey's Daughter and The Witnesses. Some violence. 2015By Monica Gunning. 2014
Since she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie has lived in a car with her mother while…
they both go to school and plan for a real home. For preschool-grade 2. 2004By Marta Perry. 2014
Reeling from the death of her mother, Susanna Bitler is discouraged to learn that her business partner plans to quit…
their gift shop. But when Lydia Beachy and Chloe Wentworth reveal themselves as her long-lost sisters, Susanna grapples with the knowledge that her life was a lie. 2014By Marta Perry. 2012
Thirty-year-old Amish beekeeper Naomi Esch has spent fifteen years raising her siblings, but now that her father is remarrying, she…
must move out. Naomi stays with her brother while watching widower Nathan King's children. After rumors spread, Nathan proposes marriage--but Naomi wants to marry for love. 2012By Etan Boritzer, Robbie Marantz. 1996
The second book in the series on character education and social values by Etan Boritzer. Explains love as an "inside…
rainbow feeling" experienced by all the different people "held together by love" in the same world. For grades 3-6By Curtiss Anderson. 2008
In this classic story of a midwestern boyhood, Curtiss Anderson takes readers into the colorful lives of his robust Norwegian…
family and their wonderfully familiar summerscape in northern Minnesota: the lake place. Sweet childhood reminiscences comprise this coming-of-age memoir set in the poignant summers of the 1930s and '40sBy Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe, Jason Wright. 2008
Twelve-year-old Eddie is mad that he didn't get a bike for Christmas--only a homemade sweater from his widowed mother. When…
Eddie's mom is killed on their way home from visiting his grandparents, his grandfather tries to teach the grieving boy about life, happiness, and faith. Bestseller. 2008By Rich Wallace. 2006
After his parents divorce, Jimmy Fleming moves with his father from Pennsylvania to Jersey City. Jimmy, a left-handed pitcher, makes…
the seventh-grade baseball team, but finding friends isn't as easy. Even with his team losing and his dad pressuring him, Jimmy doesn't give up. For grades 4-7. 2006By Desmond Morris, St. Martin`s Press. 2005
Zoologist presents the biological aspects of female anatomy--hair, eyes, mouth, breasts, legs, and feet. Discusses how human societies have sought…
to modify and embellish certain attributes using implants, tattoos, body piercing, cosmetics, false fingernails, and circumcision among other ways. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004By Maurice Sendak, Sesyle Joslin. 1989
A second handbook of good manners for young ladies and gentlemen. Offers advice on proper conduct and polite behavior in…
a variety of common and uncommon social situations. Sequel to What Do You Say, Dear? (DB 55946). For preschool-grade 2. 1961. P2. 1961By Maurice Sendak, Sesyle Joslin. 1986
A guide to good manners for all occasions for young ladies and gentlemen. Offers advice on how to cope correctly…
with a variety of common and uncommon social situations. For preschool-grade 2. 1958. For preschool-grade 2. 1958Perdido como niña en los tormentosos mares de Arabia, Shani crece a ser la favorita de la casa de Ahmad…
Khan. Ahora Shani ha de regresar a su nativa Inglaterra, y el Capitn Brandon Hawkesbury viene a embarcar a la joven mujer, observando que no sería fcil para que la inquieta muchacha acepte un nueva vida...una nueva familia...una nueva feBy Cheryl Anne Porter. 2000
In 1889, pregnant Kate Chandler flees from her abusive employer in New York City to join a land rush in…
Oklahoma. Once there she enlists the help of gunslinger Cole Youngblood, who needs a caretaker for his orphaned niece and nephews. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000By Elizabeth Goudge. 1992
In the 1930s, Damerosehay, a charming old house on the Hampshire coast, and a close-knit family are threatened when the…
grandson and daughter-in-law of the owner fall in love and plan to marry. Prequel to Pilgrim's Inn (DB 12807) and The Heart of the Family (DB 13768)By Alice Oseman. 2023
Cet Hiver « Je déteste Noël, lance Tori. - Non c'est faux, je réponds. - En tout cas, je déteste…
celui-ci. - Comme tout le monde. » Cet hiver a été difficile pour Tori, Charlie et Oliver Spring. Ils tentent tous les trois de traverser le jour de Noël sans heurts. Pour Oliver, cela revient à jouer à Mario Kart avec son frère et sa sœur. Mais, pour Tori et Charlie, cela implique d'oublier ces derniers mois. Ce Noël va-t-il séparer les membres de la famille Spring ou contribuer à les réunir ? Nick et Charlie L'absence rend le cœur plus tendre, pas vrai ? Charlie : « Je sors avec Nick Nelson depuis deux ans. Il aime le rugby, les chiens, le bruit des feutres sur le papier et dessiner sur les chaussures. Et il m'aime, moi. » Nick : « Ce que nous faisons avec Charlie à la maison : Regarder des films. Nous embrasser. Cuisiner. Discuter. Nous disputer. Rire. Nous sommes peut-être un peu ennuyeux. Mais ça nous va. » Tout le monde sait que Nick et Charlie forment le couple idéal. Qu'ils sont inséparables. Mais Nick s'apprête à partir pour l'université, et Charlie restera au lycée. Alors que l'heure des au revoir approche, les deux garçons commencent à s'interroger : leur amour est-il suffisamment fort pour supporter la distance ? Après tout, les premières amours durent rarement toujours