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By 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 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 William Shakespeare. 2005
Classic sixteenth-century romantic tragedy about Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. Romeo's sentence of…
exile and Juliet's impending arranged marriage separate the couple. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but a miscommunication has dire consequences. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2007By A. C. Ross, John Beheler. 1989
By Francine Pascal, Kate William. 2008
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins at Sweet Valley High. They're both popular, smart, gorgeous and they both have…
a crush on Todd Wilkins. Meet the Wakefield twins, their guys, and the rest of the gang at Sweet Valley High in this book that started the Sweet Valley phenomenon. For junior and senior high readersBy 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 R. Gerald Alvey. 1992
Discusses all the ingredients of folklife in Central Kentucky: horse breeding; tobacco and bourbon; gambling and dueling; the code of…
the hunt; architecture; and food and celebrations. From its famous stone fences to the invention of burgoo, the unique culture of Kentucky's Bluegrass region is explored in detail. Foreward by Thomas D. Clark. 1992By Bruce David Forbes. 2007
By Francois Thisdale, Marlee Pinsker. 2006
Ten stories based on women from the Bible: Eve Naamah, Sarai, Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, Rachel, Dina, and Yocheved. In "Rebecca…
Comes Home," a compassionate young woman's trip to the community well leads her to a husband. For grades 5-8. 2006By Ace Collins. 2007
Award-winning author explores historical and religious origins of customs associated with the Christian holiday of Easter. Discusses the roots of…
Lent, passion plays, sunrise services, Easter parades, Easter eggs, and the Easter bunny as well as the inspiration for such hymns as "He Lives!" and "The Old Rugged Cross." 2007By Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld. 2005
Budding playwright Kate, a high school junior, resents moving from New Jersey to Tennessee. She fights to eliminate her new…
school's Confederate flag and rebel mascot, and falls in love with local boy Jack. When tragedy strikes, Kate writes a play describing the events. For senior high readers. 2004By 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 Eliot Wigginton. 1996
Appalachian high school students of the Foxfire learning tradition assemble holiday memories from the mountains of northeast Georgia. Based on…
interviews with neighbors and family members. Includes instructions for recreating simple ornaments, gifts and toys, and recipes and menus. 1996 preface. 1989By E. M. Hull, E. M Hull. 1990
In this sequel to The Sheik (RC 54081) Ahmed Ben Hassan and his wife, Diana, eagerly await the arrival of…
their English-reared son, Caryll. Meanwhile son Ahmed falls in love with a young Moorish girl. Cultural differences divide the family. Some violence and some strong language. 1925Perdido 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)