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Red gloves series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In this powerful holiday story, a man who lost everything has his whole life changed after a little girl’s letter reminds him of the true meaning of Christmas.
Ten years later Big Earl meets Gideon, a seven-year-old leukemia patient who believes with all her heart that "Christmas means never having to ask God how much he loves us." Gideon is determined to reach this lonely and hurting man who hates Christmas — and he...2) To know you
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English
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When Julia Whittacker's son requires a liver transplant, she must track down the two daughters she has not seen since she gave them up for adoption as infants in order to ask for their help in saving her son's life.
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Series
The mountain song legacy trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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In the first book of the Mountain Song Legacy series readers step into a small Kentucky coal mining town in the late 1800's where hope is found in the hearts of two young girls-the vibrant, red-headed Maggie MacAuley and her fragile friend Summer Rankin.
When Jonathan Stuart, the latest in a succession of educators, actually wants to continue teaching in the one-room schoolhouse, then Maggie and Summer know that he is special. So when Jonathan's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting...
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English
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"I'm a fabulist by trade," warns Gabriel Noone, a late-night radio storyteller, as he begins to untangle the skeins of his tumultuous life: his crumbling ten-year love affair, his disaffection from his Southern father, his longtime weakness for ignoring reality. Gabriel's most sympathetic listener is Pete Lomax, a thirteen-year-old fan in Wisconsin whose own horrific past has left him wise and generous beyond his years. But when this virtual father-son...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Ebenezer Scrooge is a penny-pinching, mean, old miser. He treats his family and employee poorly, and, in turn, is not a well-liked man. He especially does not like Christmas! But, one fateful Christmas Eve, he is visited by three ghosts that change his life forever!" -- Page [4] of cover.
10) December
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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English
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"Eve Lattimore's family is like every other on their suburban street, with one exception. Her son Tyler has a rare medical condition that makes him fatally sensitive to light, which means heavy curtains and deadlocked doors protect him during the day and he can never leave the house except at night. For Eve, only constant vigilance stands between an increasingly restless teenage son and the dangers of the outside world. Until the night the unthinkable...
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Series
Women of Pinecraft volume 3
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
After her husband's sudden death, Mennonite Rachel Kaufman has promised her son, Justin, a fresh start. Will Florida be the balm to heal their gaping wounds? Dr. Ben Booker stopped trusting God when his niece became ill. Is Rachel just what the Great Physician ordered to restore Ben's faith? As thirteen-year-old Justin struggles in his new environs, to what lengths will he go to reestablish a sense of control over his life? When a jealous coworker...
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Publisher
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Ryan dies in Afghanistan, he leaves a letter asking that his friend Beckett watch over his sister, Ella. Beckett has already been corresponding with her under his nickname, Chaos, and after leaving the service he goes to visit Ella, who is the mother of twins. One of the twins has been diagnosed with leukemia, and Ella is dealing with the illness while running a business-- singlehandedly. When Beckett becomes part of Ella's life, will his promise...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, who is said to be living without food, and a journalist is sent to cover the sensation. Lib Wright, a veteran of Florence Nightingale's Crimean campaign, is hired to keep watch over the girl. As Anna's life ebbs away, Lib finds herself responsible not just for the care of a child but for that child's very survival. Haunting and magnetic, The Wonder is a searing examination of doubt, faith,...
16) Cloud babies
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Returning to school after being in the hospital for a while, six-year-old Erin, whose favorite game is spotting animals in the clouds, finds things much different until she comes to see that by sharing her experience, she can find happiness again in just being herself.
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English
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Laughter in the rain. "Abby Carpenter longs for the type of romance she reads about in books. She cares for predictable, practical Logan Fletcher, but he doesn't seem overly interested in winning her heart. Are magic, fireworks, and passion too much to ask for? Then she meets Tate Harding, the handsome stranger who might just be the excitement she's been looking for"--Back cover.
Engaged to the single mom. "Single mom Angelica Camden is determined...
19) El prodigio
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Publisher
Ediciones B
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Irlanda, 1840. Anna O'Donnell, una niña de once años, lleva, supuestamente, cuatro meses sin comer. Todos la creen una santa, y recibe visitas a diario. Elizabeth Lib Wright, una joven enfermera, es contratada para vigilarla y otorgar credibilidad al prodigio. Convencida de que se trata de un engaño, Lib se econtrará con que la respuesta no es sencilla ni la que esperaba. La autora de "La habitación" vuelve a ofrecernos una novela brillante,...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Reunited in Walnut River-To snag a coveted promotion, financial whiz Anna Wilder has to close one last important deal: the takeover of her hometown hospital, Walnut River General. Black Sheep Anna never felt like she fit into the respected Wilder clan, and now her job is making the proposed merger personal-especially after she met her opponent in the boardroom! Richard Green was the savvy attorney-and ex-love-determined to foil her plans. After one...
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