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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
viii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 'Born Southern, ' V. Lynn Kennedy addresses the pivotal roles of birth and motherhood in slaveholding families and communities in the Old South. She assesses the power structures of race, gender, and class -- both in the household and in the public sphere -- and how they functioned to construct a distinct antebellum southern society"--Cover.
5062) A light last seen
Author
Publisher
Kersey Creek Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
408 pages (large print) : illustrations ; cm
Language
English
Description
Chasing happiness and finding joy are two very different thingsas Jaynie Highsmith has discovered. Can she give up searching for the one and reclaim the other? Or is she fated to repeat the mistakes her mother made? Jaynie Highsmith grows up in Cub Creek on Hope Road acutely aware of the irony of its name, Hope, because she wants nothing more than to escape from it and the chaos of her childhood. Desperate to leave her past behind and make a new life,...
5063) Out of the tunnel
Author
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
102 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Brian attains his goal of being a starter on the Troy, Ohio, Central High Trojan football team, as was his father, he enjoys new privileges but is exposed to terrible behavior that adults tolerate because "boys will be boys."
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiii, 168 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Too Strong to Be Broken follows Edward Driving Hawk's emotional, physical, and financial hardships between his military and home life, survival both in and out of war, and the people who have provided unwavering support through such trying times"--
Driving Hawks story begins with his childhood on the rural plains of South Dakota, then follows him as he travels back and forth to Asia for two wars and journeys across the Midwest and Southwest. In...
Author
Publisher
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
200 pages : charts ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Through storytelling and spirited dialogue, a father-daughter team shares the struggles and rewards of making intentional choices about technology use during the teen years, setting teens on a path toward the love, confidence, and joy that every kid is looking for" --
5067) How high is heaven?
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A young boy who wonders if it is possible to visit his grandmother in heaven by bouncing high on a trampoline or taking a flight on an airplane, learns that thanks to God's grace, heaven is a place we can look forward to while living our best life and finding moments of heaven here on earth.
Author
Publisher
Good Books, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
v, 106 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Each day of this family devotional includes not only a Scripture and short short reflection for the twenty-four days leading up to Christmas, but also inviting full-color images and simple Christmas crafts that can be done as you focus on the rich meaning of this season.
5069) Thornwood House
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
14 audio discs (16 hr., 30 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Audrey Kepler inherits an abandoned homestead in rural Queensland, she jumps at the chance to escape her loveless existence in the city and make a fresh start. In a dusty back room of the old house, she discovers the crumbling photo of a handsome World War Two medic--Samuel Riordan, the homestead's former occupant--and soon finds herself becoming obsessed with him. But as Audrey digs deeper into Samuel's story, she discovers he was accused of...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
271 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"The stars of the YouTube channel Kent Rollins Cowboy Cooking, authors of the hit cookbook A Taste of Cowboy, serve up spins on Southern and Western favorites, with a side of spiritual values"--
The world is a busy place, and many families rely on fast food. Kent and Shannon Rollins serve up spins on Southern and Western favorites, with a side of spiritual values. Their cookbook is an open invitation to spend time with them, praise the Lord, and...
5071) The winner's game
Author
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Large print edition ; Unabridged.
Physical Desc
491 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ever since seventeen-year-old Ann Bennett was diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition two years ago, her family has been pulling apart. Ann and her two younger siblings fight constantly, as do their parents. When the doctors announce that Ann's only hope of survival is a heart transplant by the end of the summer, the Bennetts decide to wait for news of a donor at a family vacation home on the Oregon coast near Haystack Rock. But rather than...
Author
Series
Hideaway Bay volume 5
Publisher
Michele Brouder
Pub. Date
℗2023
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
384 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The retired librarian from Hideaway Bay, Carol Rimmer, has been handed a terminal diagnosis. As she looks over the course of her life, she decides she must do one more thing before she goes. But she's going to need help and who better to ask than Thelma Schumacher. Despite their history, she puts aside any dislike she has for the woman and asks for help in her last task. Thelma is only too happy to help. She always felt bad that Stanley had chosen...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"An uproarious memoir chronicling the misadventures of a San Franciscan woman who leaves city life to become an artisan farmer in New Zealand"--
"Antonia Murphy, you might say, is an unlikely farmer. Born and bred in San Francisco, she spent much of her life as a liberal urban cliche, and her interactions with the animal kingdom rarely extended past dinner. But then she became a mother. And when her eldest son was born with a rare, mysterious genetic...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
495 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Cora Matthews returns to Moonberry Lake to settle her mother's affairs and then get on with her life. What she finds is a strangely enticing inheritance, including a dilapidated lodge, a lot of eccentric neighbors, a handsome stranger, and a whole lot of family secrets to unravel." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
5 books in a cloth bag ; 42 x 50 cm + 1 folder (30 x 25 cm)
Language
English
Description
A cloth bag containing 6 Colleen Hoover books.
Too Late. "Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does, every single day. After finding herself stuck in a relationship with the dangerous and morally corrupt Asa Jackson, Sloan will do whatever it takes to get by until she's able to find a way out. Nothing will get in her way. Nothing except Carter. Sloan is the best thing to ever happen to Asa. And if you ask Asa, he'd say...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications. Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
ix, 208 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this unique and engaging memoir, journalist and popular blogger Zoë Kessler shares her own story of being diagnosed with ADHD in her late 40s. Throughout the book she offers readers key coping skills based on her experience; skills that can help readers focus their energy, become more organized, and boost their self-esteem while tapping into creativity and humor"--
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
201 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
When "Baby" Lottie learns of the Suffragette movement from her friend, Sara Crewe, she and a new maid at Miss Minchin's school become involved in defiance of Lottie's cold, distant father.
5079) Play nice, Hercules!
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated, easy-to-read story about Hercules who, before becoming a legendary Roman hero, disobeys his father and then must set things right. Includes a retelling of the Roman myth of Hercules' twelve labors.