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61) The return
Author
Series
An Amish beginnings novel volume 3
Amish beginnings volume Book 3
Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction
Amish beginnings volume Book 3
Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction
Language
English
Formats
Description
Separated from her pious but rigid family in the wake of a raid, an Amish settler finds love with a Native American man who encourages her to express her faith in different ways, while the man who once courted her finds comfort with another woman.
62) 1776
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Draws on personal correspondence and period diaries to present a history of the American Revolution that ranges from the siege of Boston, to the American defeat at Brooklyn and retreat across New Jersey, to the American victory at Trenton.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
355 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mrs. Braithwaite, self-appointed queen of her English village, finds herself dethroned, despised, and dismissed following her husband's selfish divorce petition. Never deterred, the threat of a family secret being revealed sets her hot-foot to London to find the only person she has left--her clever daughter Betty, who took work there at the first rumbles of war. But when she arrives, Betty's landlord, the timid Mr. Norris, informs her that Betty...
Author
Series
Holocaust volume 1
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of Jewish people from Ancient times to 1935 when Hitler became Fuhrer.
Author
Publisher
I-5 Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the late nineteenth century, tractors began to change the way that farmers worked, increasing efficiency and productivity and reducing dependence an animal power and physical labor. From crude early prototypes to powerful modern machines with a bevy of amenities, tractors have evolved with the technology of the times."--Back cover.
67) Anna's crossing
Author
Series
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Language
English
Description
"A young Amish woman fends off the matchmaking efforts of her fellow passengers on the Charming Nancy--the ship that brought the first wave of Amish to America in 1737"--
Author
Series
A royal spyness mystery volume 12
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service. If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep...When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies...
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 34
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Guided by a magic rhyme, Jack and Annie travel to ancient Baghdad on a mission to help the Caliph disseminate wisdom to the world.
Author
Publisher
Duncan Baird
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this sumptuous volume, O'Kane combines an overview of Islamic art and architecture with a cursory history of Islam's empires and dynasties. Beginning with a brief discussion of the earliest mosque from the seventh century, and showing how Islamic architects created a distinctive artistic tradition, O'Kane (The Iconography of Islamic Art) follows architectural and artistic ideas to the 19th century. Major monuments, such as the Dome of the Rock...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
358 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Full-color illustrations tell the story of America through one hundred true tales of triumph and tragedy, from the Mayflower and Wright brothers' flight to the Watergate break-in and Salem witch trials.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Language
English
Description
"Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights. It's a delightful collection of mysteries. A mosaic. A memoir. A charming, surprising must-read."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Orphans Gig and Rye Dolan don't have a penny to their names. The brothers work grueling, odd jobs each day just to secure a meal, and spend nights sleeping wherever they can with other day laborers. Twenty-three-year-old Gig is a passionate union man, fighting for fair pay and calling out the corrupt employers who exploit the working class. Eager to emulate his older brother, Rye follows suit, though he can't quite muster Gig's passion for the cause....
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
469 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lush, sweeping debut novel in the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, about a Hindu perfumer and a Muslim calligrapher, who fall in love against the backdrop of Partition. On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perfume bottles in his family's ittar shop in Lahore. Over the years that follow, the perfumer's apprentice and calligrapher's apprentice fall in love with their ancient crafts and...
76) The homestead
Author
Series
The Dakota volume 1
Publisher
Good Books
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Hannah and her family move from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to North Dakota, where they face harsh realities far from any Amish communities, forcing her to work on a cattle ranch, where she meets a charismatic English boy named Clay Jenkins.
78) The Great Fire
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
79) The Great Wall
Author
Series
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
44 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Language
English
Description
"Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile...