Susan Hanfield
Author
Series
Orphan train volume 1
Language
English
Description
When a financial crisis in 1850s New York leaves three orphaned sisters nearly destitute, the oldest, Elise Neumann, knows she must take action. She's had experience as a seamstress, and the New York Children's Aid Society has established a special service: placing out seamstresses and trade girls. Even though Elise doesn't want to leave her sisters for a job in Illinois, she realizes this may be their last chance. The son of one of New York City's...
Author
Series
Orphan train volume 2
Language
English
Description
Marianne Neumann takes a job as a placing agent with the Children's Aid Society in hopes of finding her younger sister. In 1858 New York, she finds it's not always easy to offer children a better life. Former schoolteacher Andrew Brady suffers from a grief that won't go away--and keeps hidden a secret from his past. As the two team up to place orphans across Illinois, a shocking tragedy threatens their work--and changes one of their lives forever....
Author
Language
English
Description
Sophie Newmann has been taking care of two children, trying to keep them away from the orphanages of 1850s New York City. After witnessing a crime, Sophie flees the state, taking her two young charges and joining an orphan train heading west. But now she faces the agonizing possibility that the orphans will be placed in new homes. Sophie finds unexpected help in the form of Reinhold Weiss, who now owns a farm. Reinhold has mounting debts, a harvest...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Priscilla knew God wanted her to be a missionary, not a wife. The missionary board declares the only way she can serve is to be married, and so she embarks on a marriage in name only... a marriage that will test her spirit... and the new longings of her heart...
Author
Series
Colorado cowboys volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Greta Nilsson heads west to save her ailing sister, bandits hold up her stagecoach. Upon arrival, she learns that the man who ordered her as a mail order bride has died. Wyatt McQuaid is struggling with his new ranch and agrees to marry Greta after a bargain with the mayor. Can this union born of desperation survive?
Author
Series
Colorado cowboys volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Savannah's family and the resentments of the area cattleman catch up with them both, Brody and Savannah will have to tame their fears if they've any hope to let love run free" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Colorado cowboys volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publisher Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
359 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Traveling the Santa Fe Trail on a botanical exploration, Linnea Newberry longs to be taken seriously by the other members of the expedition. When she is rescued from an accident by Flynn McQuaid, her grandfather hires him to act as Linnea's bodyguard, and Flynn soon finds himself in the greatest danger of all--falling for a woman he's determined not to love" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Tyme volume 1
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
374 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Rapunzel believes she is the luckiest person in Tyme, because Witch tells her so, but when Jack climbs into her tower to steal an enchanted rose, he hints that Witch is not telling the whole truth, and Rapunzel, driven by her anger and fear, descends to the ground for the first time." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Antony and Cleopatra. Helen of Troy and Paris. Romeo and Juliet. And now... Henry and Flora. For centuries Love and Death have chosen their players. They have set the rules, rolled the dice, and kept close, ready to influence, angling for supremacy. And Death has always won. Always. Could there ever be one time, one place, one pair whose love would truly tip the balance? Meet Flora Saudade, an African-American girl who dreams of becoming the next...
Author
Series
Prairie winds volume 1
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jesse King doesn't want to go west, but her husband has never been all that concerned with what his wife wants. When tragedy strikes, Jesse is rescued by the Lakota Sioux, among whom she finds unexpected peace, a sense of belonging, and the love of a lifetime. A compelling tale of one woman's extraordinary faith as God leads her from prairie schooner to tepee, from tepee to frontier fort and on to a growing state capitol.
11) Red bird
Author
Series
Prairie winds volume 3
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Carrie Brown was only a child when she first met Soaring Eagle, but she's never given up on the dream that one day, they will be together. Those closest to her consider that dream a childish fantasy. Soaring Eagle has spent the years since Carrie left Nebraska studying at Eastern colleges. Now he's a sought-after lecturer-and he's met beautiful, intelligent Julia Woodward. Is Carrie's dream stubborn imagination or God's will? To find out, she must...
Author
Series
Publisher
ChristianAudio
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
14 audio discs (approximately 15.2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looking for Home: "With his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-year-old Ethan Cooper knows it's his responsibility to keep him and his younger siblings together--even if that means going to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle into the Briarlane Christian Children's Home, where there's plenty to eat, plenty of work, and plenty of talk about a Father who never leaves. Even so, Ethan...
Author
Series
Colorado cowboys volume 5
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When midwife Catherine Remington is accused of a murder she didn't commit, she flees to Colorado to honor a patient's dying wish to deliver a newborn to his father. But what she doesn't bargain for is how easily she'll fall for the charming sheriff, or how quickly her past will catch up with her and put their love and lives in danger." -- Provided by publisher.
14) Looking for home
Author
Series
Orphans' journey volume 1
Language
English
Description
"With his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-year-old Ethan Cooper knows it's his responsibility to keep his younger siblings together--even if that means going to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle into the Briarlane Christian Children's Home, where there's plenty to eat, plenty of work, and plenty of talk about a Father who never leaves. Even so, Ethan fears losing the only family...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets Elihu Hoopes: the "man without a shadow," who will be known, in time, as the most-studied and most famous amnesiac in history. A vicious infection has clouded anything beyond the last seventy seconds just beyond the fog of memory. Over the course of thirty years, the two embark on mirrored journeys of self-discovery: Margot, enthralled by her charming, mysterious, and deeply lonely patient, as well as her...
Author
Series
Colorado cowboys volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
347 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ivy McQuaid has been saving up for a home of her own with the winnings from the cowhand competitions she sneaks into--but everything changes when a man from her past returns. Undercover Pinkerton agent Jericho Bliss is on the hunt for a war criminal, but when Ivy becomes involved in his dangerous life, his worst fears come true." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Updated and expanded [ed.].
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth George's Loving God with All Your Mind (more than 200,000 copies sold) has been revised and expanded. Elizabeth lets women know that loving the Lord involves action! Focusing on six main scripture passages, she helps readers understand what it means to truly-
• let your mind think on what is true about God and about life
• grasp and move toward God's purpose for life
• trust the Lord in all things
Drawing on biblical wisdom as well...
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
142 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can't help but worry: Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska have agreed to adopt all four Cooper children, but what if they change their minds?
In the meantime, Ethan and his siblings encounter their first dust storm, explore train cars, and watch friend after friend leave with new parents....
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
198 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Leading our kids to life through Scripture is not only doable, but it's an essential part of parenting kids for Jesus-and it doesn't have to be hard or overly time-consuming! This encouraging guide will give you the tools and confidence to study the Bible as a family, providing the techniques to set up a family Bible-study habit"--
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Since their mama died and their pa left, Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will Cooper have not known much of a home. But now that the orphan train has taken them to Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska, their dreams of home may become a reality.
The kids discover that life on a farm is full of challenges. Ethan learns how to drive a plow, watch for snakes, and deal with bullies at the country school. Alice learns to slop the hogs and live with a big sister who...