Christina Moore
Author
Series
An Elm Creek quilts novel volume 21
Language
English
Description
When severe winter weather damages a church hosting the annual Christmas boutique, Sylvia offers space at Elm Creek Manor, where fundraising efforts are complicated by the personal struggles of her fellow quilters.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and Mrs. Lincoln's Rival imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general's wife and the First Lady, yet who grappled with a profound and complex relationship with the slave who was her namesake-until she forged a proud identity of her own. In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman Lieutenant Ulysses S Grant. Four years passed before their parents...
3) Plain truth
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
The discovery of a dead baby under a pile of old blankets in Aaron Fisher's barn sets off a scandal in Amish country and an investigation that could implicate Fisher's eighteen-year-old daughter.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Luna, whose magical abilities are emerging, was raised in the forest by a witch, a swamp monster, and a dragon, but when a young man from the Protectorate is determined to kill the witch, Luna must use her magic to protect her family.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Number one New York Times best-selling author and Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark never falters to thrill her readers and keep them on the edge of their seats. The Washington Post calls her "a born storyteller." When they graduate from college, best friends Erin and Darcy move to New York to pursue their careers. But then Erin goes missing after placing a personal ad in a magazine. Now Darcy fears that she may be next.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winner of the 2017 Newbery Award
The New York Times Bestseller
An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016
An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016
Named to Kirkus  Reviews' Best Books of 2016
2017 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice
Every year, the people...
7) The River
Author
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
She looked once more at the dreaded river. Since Anna's death, it had been such a barrier...a place and a moment she could not seem to move past. A line I can't move beyond... The River Tilly and Ruth, two formerly Amish sisters, are plagued by unresolved relationships when they reluctantly return to Lancaster County for their parents' landmark wedding anniversary. Since departing their Plain upbringing, Tilly has married an Englisher, but Ruth remains...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
The New York Times bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series continues, with a novel that celebrates one of America's most romantic and enduring traditions.
Sarah McClure arrived at Elm Creek Manor as a newlywed, never suspecting that her quilting lessons with master quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson would inspire the successful and enduring business Elm Creek Quilts, whose members have nurtured a circle of friendship spanning generations.
The...
Sarah McClure arrived at Elm Creek Manor as a newlywed, never suspecting that her quilting lessons with master quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson would inspire the successful and enduring business Elm Creek Quilts, whose members have nurtured a circle of friendship spanning generations.
The...
Author
Series
Elm Creek quilts volume 2
Language
English
Description
The circle of women who work at Elm Creek Quilts in rural Waterford, Pennsylvania, share their troubles and find solace in their friendship while sewing a round robin hanging for the entrance wall.
Author
Series
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
New from #1 Bestselling Author Beverly Lewis Amelia "Amy" DeVries, a 24-year-old violinist, is disillusioned with life and love after the collapse of her long-running romance. Weary of endless rehearsals and performances, Amy sets out on a road trip through the Pennsylvania mountains. She leaves her cell phone behind so life's demands can't intrude on her solitude. She doesn't know, nor care, where she will end up. When her car breaks down deep in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Readers Eagerly Await the Latest from Beverly Lewis, the #1 Name in Amish Fiction With her love for all things old-fashioned, Jennifer Burns has often been told she's an "old soul," but no one is prepared for the young woman's decision to set aside her modern life in favor of the Old Order Amish world. Yet Jenny does exactly that, adopting Plain dress and settling in with Samuel and Rebecca Lapp while she works as a mother's helper for the bishop's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Must-Have Amish Fiction from #1 Bestselling Author Beverly Lewis When schoolteacher Jodi Winfield goes for a morning run, the last thing she expects is to find a disheveled little girl all alone on the side of the Pennsylvania road, clad only in her undergarments, her chubby cheeks streaked with tears. Jodi takes the preschooler home with her, intending to find out where she belongs. But Jodi is mystified when no one seems to know of a missing child,...
14) The Love Letters
Author
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marlena needed time to let things sink in. It was beyond her how all this could possibly work out--adding the care of an infant to her daily routine. Fortunately, it would just be until Luella returned home from the hospital and was stronger. No more than a couple weeks, surely. Marlena Wenger's life takes an unexpected turn on the day she learns she must care for her estranged sister's baby. Spending the summer in Brownstown, Pennsylvania, to assist...
15) The Road Home
Author
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lena Rose Schwartz hadn't planned to leave her Old Order community in Centerville, Michigan. But then, she could not have foreseen the accident that made her and her siblings orphans. After her parents' funeral, her younger brothers and sisters are farmed out to various nearby relatives. But when the deacon in charge of the arrangements tells her there aren't places enough for everyone, she agrees to go live with her father's second cousin and his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Latest in Chart-Topping Amish Fiction from Beverly Lewis Twenty-seven-year-old Joanna Kurtz has made several trips to the altar, but never as a bride. The single young Amishwoman is a closet writer with a longing to be published something practically unheard of in her Lancaster County community. Yet Joanna's stories aren't her only secret. She also has a beau who is courting her from afar, unbeknownst even to her sister, Cora, who, though younger,...
Author
Series
Leah's garden volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Larkspur Nielsen is ready for a change. Her parents have passed on, and her older brother is successfully running the family business. She bristles at the small-mindedness that permeates life in her small Ohio community, and she sees little chance of a satisfying future there. She has a little money saved, and after turning the tables on a crooked gambler who had fleeced several locals, including her younger brother, she can stake a new start for...
18) The proving
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Bequeathed her Amish family's bed and breakfast after her mother passes, Amanda Dienner, an Englisher, returns to Lancaster County to fulfill the terms of her inheritance, which stipulate that she must run the inn successfully for one year.
19) The ebb tide
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When Sallie Riehl is given an opportunity to nanny in Cape May for the summer, she befriends a Mennonite college student who shares her love of learning and worries what her parents would think.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Named a School Library Journal Best Book and a Eureka! Silver Honor Book, Treasury of Greek Mythology from award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli introduces a new generation to the enthralling tales of ancient Greece. From Zeus and Apollo to Perseus and Medusa, the mythical figures presented here are sure to capture the imagination of young listeners everywhere.