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The Sister's Tale

By Beth Powning. 2021

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fictionDeath and bereavement
Human-narrated audio

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A novel of orphans and widows, terror and hope, and the relationships that hold us together when things…

fall apart.With murder dominating the news, the respected wife of a New Brunswick sea captain is drawn into the case of a British home child whose bad luck has turned worse. Mortified that she must purchase the girl in a pauper auction to save her from the lechery of wealthy townsmen, Josephine Galloway finds herself suddenly the proprietor of a boarding house kept afloat by the sweat and tears of a curious and not completely compatible collection of women, including this English teenager, Flora Salford. Flora's place in her new "family" cannot be complete until she rescues the missing person in her life, the only one who understands the trials she has come through and fresh horrors met since they were separated years before.Reconnecting with characters of Beth Powning's beloved The Sea Captain's Wife, The Sister's Tale is a story of women finding their way, together, through terrible circumstances they could neither predict nor avoid, but will stop at nothing to overcome.

Hope on the plains: the Dakota series, Book 2 (Dakota Series #2)

By Linda Byler. 2017

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, Christian fiction, Romance, Historical romance, Gentle romanceChristianity
Human-narrated audio

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. 2017

The homestead: the Dakota series, book 1 (Dakota Series #1)

By Linda Byler. 2017

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Christian fiction, Gentle romance, Historical romance, Adventure stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Historical fictionChristianity
Human-narrated audio

Teenaged Hannah resents her parents when they leave Lancaster County after losing the farm during the Depression. Settling in North…

Dakota, the family struggles without the support of the Amish community. Hannah seeks help from ranch hand Clay Jenkins and wrestles with her feelings for him. 2017

My name is Truth: the life of Sojourner Truth

By Ann Turner, Ann Warren Turner, James Ransome. 2015

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fictionSocial issues, United States travel and geography, Politics and government, Biography, Women biography, United States history
Human-narrated audio
Fictionalized memoir of former slave Isabella Baumfree, later known as Sojourner Truth, who was a preacher, abolitionist, and women's rights activist. For grades K-3. 201

Mr. Lincoln's boys: being the mostly true adventures of Abraham Lincoln's trouble-making sons, Tad and Willie

By Staton Rabin, Bagram Ibatoulline. 2008

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, Family storiesHistory, Biography, Politics and government biography, Parenting
Human-narrated audio
Tad and Willie Lincoln are the sons of Abraham Lincoln who treat the White House like a playground, aggravating everyone except their indulgent father. For grades 2-4

Freedom in Congo Square

By Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie. 2016

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fictionHistory, United States travel and geography, Social issues, United States history, Poetry
Human-narrated audio

The story in rhyme of Congo Square--the one place that slaves could congregate in New Orleans on Sundays to celebrate…

their heritage by dancing and sharing music together. For grades K-3

Hannah's winter of hope (Pioneer Daughters #3)

By Jean Van Leeuwen, Harry Bliss, Donna Diamond. 2000

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, General fictionParenting
Human-narrated audio

Fairfield, Connecticut. In the winter of 1780, Hannah hopes for the safe return of her brother Ben, a colonial soldier…

imprisoned by the British, as she helps her family rebuild their home. Sequel to Hannah's Helping Hands (DB 55798). For grades 2-4. 2000

Hannah's helping hands (Pioneer Daughters #2)

By Jean Van Leeuwen, Donna Diamond, Phyllis Fogelman. 1999

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, General fiction, Family storiesParenting
Human-narrated audio

1779. In this sequel to Hannah of Fairfield (DB 55797), the Revolutionary War is drawing closer to the Perley's home…

in Connecticut. Hannah and her family keep busy with farm chores and try not to worry about Ben, a soldier in the colonial army. For grades 2-4. 1999. 24. 1999

The robe

By Lloyd C Douglas, Lloyd C. Douglas. 1999

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Christian fiction, Historical fictionChristianity
Human-narrated audio

With the Roman army, Marcellus Gallio is sent to Jerusalem, where he is ordered to put the Galilean Jesus to…

death. After he wins the martyr's robe in a gamble, it begins to have a powerful effect on him. 1969 introduction by Andrew M. Greeley. 1942

The day Christ was born (Harper jubilee books ; HJ37)

By Jim Bishop. 1977

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, Christian fictionReligion, Christianity
Human-narrated audio

A journalist's reverential re-creation of the people, places, institutions, and events associated with the first Christmas. Bishop's evocative retelling is…

based on historical knowledge of the marriage customs, taxation, clothing, food, and other aspects of life around the time of Jesus' birth

Miss Alcott's e-mail: yours for reforms of all kinds : a bio-memoir

By Kit Bakke. 2006

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Suspense and thrillers, General fiction, Historical fictionSocial issues, Biography, Women biography
Human-narrated audio

Kit Bakke imagines an exchange of emails with Louisa May Alcott that discuss life and society. She compares the radical…

politics of her youth and career as a nurse with Louisa's progressive beliefs and experiences as a Civil War nurse. Adult. Unrated

Mise en forme

By Nicol Mikella. 2023

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Historical fictionEssays, Social issues
Human-narrated audio

Après une rupture, la narratrice de Mise en forme voit ses repères lui échapper. Cloîtrée dans sa nouvelle chambre blanche,…

elle s'adonne à une pratique intensive du fitness, sculptant son corps pour reprendre le contrôle de sa vie. Mais les promesses des influenceuses ne l'aident pas à se sentir mieux. L'été suivant, en vacances à New York, elle accusera le choc de deux rencontres déterminantes : celles d'un inconnu hostile et d'un livre, The Red Parts de Maggie Nelson, qui lui feront mesurer ses forces et les dangers qui la guettent, elle et toutes les filles de la rue et du web

The day of the locust [excerpt: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers

By Sonia Maasik, Nathanael West, Jack Solomon, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. 2004

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Classic fiction, Historical fiction, Short stories, Adventure storiesSocial issues
Human-transcribed braille
In this excerpt from the great novel of the same name, author West portrays an image of Hollywood in the golden age of the movies

Show me a sign (Show Me a Sign)

By Ann Clare LeZotte. 2020

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Disabilities fiction, Historical fiction, General fiction, Indigenous peoples fictionGeneral non-fiction, Social issues, Travel and geography
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

1805. Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates…

in a shared sign language. But a scientist determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness decides that she makes the perfect live specimen--and kidnaps her. For grades 4-7. 2020

On the other side of the hill (Little House Sequel)

By David Gilleece, Roger Lea MacBride. 1995

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, General fiction, Family stories, Adventure storiesGeneral non-fiction, Parenting
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

In the early 1900s, young Rose Wilder and her pioneer family struggle with a series of natural disasters, including a…

cyclone, on their farm in Missouri. Sequel to In the Land of the Big Red Apple (DB 42000). For grades 4-7. 1995

Little town in the Ozarks (Little House Sequel)

By David Gilleece, Roger Lea MacBride. 1996

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, General fiction, Family storiesParenting, Lifestyle
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

After the disasters they experienced in On the Other Side of the Hill (RC 63178), eleven-year-old Rose Wilder and her…

family move from Rocky Ridge Farm into a house near the railroad tracks in Mansfield, Missouri. They have a hard time adjusting to town life. For grades 4-7. 1996

Little town at the crossroads (Little House Prequel)

By Maria D. Wilkes, Dan Andreasen. 1997

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Family stories, Historical fiction, General fictionParenting, Lifestyle
Human-transcribed braille

Young Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family have new adventures as…

the frontier outpost of Brookfield, Wisconsin, grows into a bustling town

New dawn on Rocky Ridge (Little House Sequel)

By Dan Andreasen, Roger Lea MacBride. 1997

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, Family stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionParenting
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Thirteen-year-old Rose Wilder welcomes the new century of the 1900s while living in Mansfield, Missouri. Her parents take in a…

boarder to earn money to save their farm. And Rose becomes interested in boys. Sequel to Little Town in the Ozarks (RC 63429). For grades 5-8. 1997

Like a love story

By Abdi Nazemian. 2019

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Romance, LGBTQ+ fiction, Historical fiction, General fiction, Friendship stories, Multi-cultural fictionSocial issues, General non-fiction
Human-transcribed braille

New York City, 1989. Three teens discover their sexuality, romance, AIDS activism, and the revolutionary act of living life to…

the fullest in the face of impossible odds. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019

Dread nation

By Justina Ireland. 2018

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Ghost and horror stories, Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Adventure storiesSocial issues, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille

After the dead rise on the battlefields of Gettysburg, America passes the Negro and Native Reeducation Act that requires children…

of color attend combat schools to battle the undead. Jane McKeene, trained to protect the elite, gets caught up in a conspiracy. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018

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