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Come Unto Me by Gerald N. Lund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the Galilee to Jerusalem to the great city of Rome, Come Unto Me continues the story of the people whose lives are forever changed by the teachings of a simple carpenter from Nazareth. Award-winning author Gerald N. Lund masterfully blends the biblical account of the greatest story ever told with unforgettable fictional characters in this dramatic epic...Categorized as:
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![Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall]()
Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like real glass on this lavish book’s cover, and explore the dollhouse-like world of a beloved farmhouse where twelve children were born and raised.Over a hill, at the end of a road, by a glittering stream that twists and turns stands a farmhouse...Categorized as:
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![Because by Mo Willems]()
Because by Mo Willems
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, composes a powerful symphony of chance, discovery, persistence, and magic in this moving tale of a young girl's journey to center stage. Illustrator Amber Ren brings Willems' music to life, conducting a stunning picture-book debut...Categorized as:
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![Africa's Child (Dancing Soul Trilogy) by Maria Nhambu]()
Africa's Child (Dancing Soul Trilogy) by Maria Nhambu
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman Africa’s Child is an unforgettable and searingly personal book….In the face of repeated obstacles and injustices, Nhambu continued to analyze the world around her with wit and a sharp sense of humor... -
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![A Widow's Hope by Mary Ellis]()
A Widow's Hope by Mary Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA bright new voice shares a tender love story set in the rolling green fields of Ohio Amish country. After the death of her husband, Hannah Brown is determined to make a new life with her sisterâ��s family. But when she sells her farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and moves with her sheep to Ohio, the wool unexpectedly starts to fly... -
![Gabrielle by Marie Laberge]()
Gabrielle by Marie Laberge
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQuébec, 1930. Gabrielle est mariée avec Edward depuis bientôt dix ans. Entre la maison de l’île d’Orléans et celle de la Grande-Allée, elle mène une vie bien remplie, entourée de ses cinq enfants. De toute évidence, il s’agit d’un mariage heureux. Mais cette chose qui devrait être si simple fait pourtant froncer bien des sourcils dans l’entourage de Gabrielle... -
![My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco]()
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin... -
![Christmas Oranges by Linda Bethers, Ben Sowards]()
Christmas Oranges by Linda Bethers, Ben Sowards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe illustrated edition of the timeless, classic...Categorized as:
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![Of Mice and Men by Kevin Hinkle, John Steinbeck]()
Of Mice and Men by Kevin Hinkle, John Steinbeck
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratings...Categorized as:
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![A Christmas Secret by Katherine Spencer, Thomas Kinkade]()
A Christmas Secret by Katherine Spencer, Thomas Kinkade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Christmas season brings the promise of new beginnings in this next novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Angel Island series.Before Christmas comes….Martin Nightingale was no stranger to Cape Light. He spent many happy summers there as a boy. Now, he’s returned to fulfill the unusual terms of his grandfather’s will... -
![Rahab's Courage by Naomi Craig]()
Rahab's Courage by Naomi Craig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA scarlet cord tethers one ruined woman to the salvation of mankind.Harboring two fugitives in a city slated for destruction, Rahab has one small chance of escape. In exchange for their safety, she bargains for her own. Their agreement rewards her courage, and she flees Jericho and a life of prostitution for a new life among the people of Israel...Categorized as:
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![A Season of Grace by Lauraine Snelling]()
A Season of Grace by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1910 Minnesota, Nilda Carlson's dreams are coming true. Though her first few months in America were difficult, her life now resembles the images that filled her daydreams in Norway. She and her younger brother Ivar live in their own house, just a short distance from her older brother and his family. Together they work the farm and fell trees for lumber... -
![Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi]()
Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElegant, surprising stories about Palestinian immigrants in Canada navigating their identities in circumstances that push them to the emotional brink.Saeed Teebi’s intense, engrossing stories plunge into the lives of characters grappling with their experiences as Palestinian immigrants to Canada...Categorized as:
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![An Untamed Heart by Lauraine Snelling]()
An Untamed Heart by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Long-Awaited Prequel to the RED RIVER OF THE NORTH Series Twenty-year-old Ingeborg Strand is certain she is destined to be an old maid. She's had several suitors but none she deemed worthy of spending her life with. That is, until she meets a university student from Oslo, and feelings stronger than friendship begin to develop between them... -
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![The Silent Lady by Catherine Cookson]()
The Silent Lady by Catherine Cookson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCatherine Cookson was one of the world's most beloved writers. Her books have sold millions of copies, and her characters and their stories have captured the imagination of readers around the globe. She passed away in 1998, but luckily for her fans, Cookson left behind several unpublished novels, among them the compelling Silent Lady... -
![The Cheerleader by Ruth Doan MacDougall]()
The Cheerleader by Ruth Doan MacDougall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst published in 1973 and 1974 by Putnam and Bantam, The Cheerleader was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, optioned by Twentieth Century-Fox, made into an NBC sitcom pilot, and became a best-seller beloved by generations of readers. p/pThe reprint of this classic coming-of-age novel features a foreword by English professor Ann V...Categorized as:
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![Collected Stories by Frank O'Connor]()
Collected Stories by Frank O'Connor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe definitive collection of short stories by a master of the form and one of Ireland's most celebrated authorsThis indispensable volume contains the best of Frank O’Connor's short fiction. From “Guests of the Nation” to “The Mad Lomasneys” to “First Confession” to “My Oedipus Complex,” these tales of Ireland have touched generations of readers the world over and placed O'Connor alongside W. B...Categorized as:
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![Captain Jack's Woman + A Gentleman's Honor by Stephanie Laurens]()
Captain Jack's Woman + A Gentleman's Honor by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne of the brightest stars of romantic fiction, the incomparable New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens flings wide the gates of the Bastion Club -- an elite society of unmarried London gentlemen dedicated to determining their own matrimonial futures...Categorized as:
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![Rebekah by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Rebekah by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen her father dies and she is left in the care of her conniving brother Laban, Rebekah knows her life has changed forever. Her hope for the future is restored when she falls in love with her cousin Isaac, and their relationship starts strong. But marital bliss cannot last forever, and the birth of their twin sons marks the beginning of years of misunderstanding, disagreement, and betrayal...Categorized as:
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![Girl Unmoored by Jennifer Gooch Hummer]()
Girl Unmoored by Jennifer Gooch Hummer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThirteen-year-old Apron Bramhall begins a summer job at her new friend Mike and his boyfriend Chad's flower shop, but she soon learns a secret about Chad that threatens to turn her peaceful world upside down...Categorized as:
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![Priceless: She's Worth Fighting For by Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone]()
Priceless: She's Worth Fighting For by Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe powerfully compelling novelization of the major motion picture by Joel and Luke Smallbone of the band for King & Country. James Stevens was, at one time, a good man with a great life. After the tragic death of his wife and losing custody of his little girl, James is at the darkest crossroad of his life...Categorized as:
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![A Delicate Marriage by Margarita Barresi]()
A Delicate Marriage by Margarita Barresi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom glittering ballrooms to verdant mountains to poverty-stricken slums, A Delicate Marriage takes the reader on a vivid tour of Puerto Rico forty years after becoming a U.S. colony, a time of great change and political turmoil on the island.Isabela, a wealthy woman, sacrifices her artistic aspirations to marry Marco, a penniless man dedicated to improving conditions on the island... -
![Mollie Peer: or, The Underground Adventure of the Moosepath League by Van Reid]()
Mollie Peer: or, The Underground Adventure of the Moosepath League by Van Reid
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the second hilarious adventure of the Moosepath League, Mollie Peer, the feisty society columnist for the Eastern Argus, follows up on a lead she hopes will win her that elusive promotion to reporter... -
![Striped Ice Cream by Joan M. Lexau, John Wilson]()
Striped Ice Cream by Joan M. Lexau, John Wilson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBecky is feeling miserable.Here it is, almost her birthday,but this year no one seems to care.Becky knows her family is too poor to buy presents... -
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![The Heart Listens by Helen Van Slyke]()
The Heart Listens by Helen Van Slyke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE HEART LISTENS is the rich, sweeping saga of a gallant and glamorous woman, whose joys, sorrows and crises you will soon be sharing. THE HEART LISTENS is the magnificent tale of one woman’s lifetime—ranging from Boston of the roaring 20’s through the deco-glamour of 30’s Manhattan to the glittering California of the 70’s—spanning decades of personal triumph and tragedy, crisis and ecstasy...Categorized as:
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![Nastjas Tränen by Natascha Wodin]()
Nastjas Tränen by Natascha Wodin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDas Pendant zum Bestseller «Sie kam aus Mariupol» - ein Frauenschicksal jetzt und hier.Als Natascha Wodin 1992 nach Berlin kommt, sucht sie jemanden, der ihr beim Putzen hilft. Sie gibt eine Annonce auf, und am Ende fällt die Wahl auf eine Frau aus der Ukraine, dem Herkunftsland ihrer Mutter, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg als Zwangsarbeiterin nach Deutschland verschleppt wurde...Categorized as:
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![Eclipsed - Acting Edition by Danai Gurira]()
Eclipsed - Acting Edition by Danai Gurira
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCivil war is raging in Liberia. Four young women – members of the rebel army – are struggling to survive. Yet sometimes, the greatest threat comes not from the enemy, but from the brutality of those on your own side. Winner of the NAACP, Helen Hayes, and Best New Play awards, Eclipsed is a funny, compassionate, and daring new work... -
![The End of the Road by Tom Bodett]()
The End of the Road by Tom Bodett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBodett captures the essence of life in America--especially Homer, Alaska, where the keys are left in the snowplow in case someone gets stuck after hours... -
![In Revere, In Those Days by Roland Merullo]()
In Revere, In Those Days by Roland Merullo
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this richly evocative novel--the moving story of one boy's coming of age--acclaimed author Roland Merullo will make you nostalgic for a small Massachusetts city called Revere even if you've never been there. Providing a window into an unspoiled America of forty years ago, In Revere welcomes you to the fiercely loyal and devoted Italian-American family of the Benedettos...Categorized as:
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![Christmas Wishes by Katie Flynn]()
Christmas Wishes by Katie Flynn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is the autumn of 1945 and identical twins Joy and Gillian Lawrence are on their way home to Liverpool, having been evacuated to Devonshire five years earlier.Their mother has been killed in the blitz but the girls hope that with their beloved father's help they will be able to manage without assistance. All goes well until there is a terrible accident and Joy loses her sight... -
![All My Sins remembered by Rosie Thomas]()
All My Sins remembered by Rosie Thomas
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperate to escape from under the shadow of her more glamorous, aristocratic cousin, Grace, Clio Hirsh chooses a bohemian life in London, where tragedy and heartbreak brings the two women together. Reprint... -
![Jantera Bianglala by Ahmad Tohari]()
Jantera Bianglala by Ahmad Tohari
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAtas kehendaknya sendiri kehidupan sering memanjakan seseorang dengan cara memberinya kecantikan. Srintil, ronggeng Dukuh Paruk dan sekaligus daya hidup pedukuhan yang melarat itu, adalah salah seorang di antara mereka yang mendapat hadiah kecantikan.Bagi Srintil, menjadi ronggeng adalah tugas hidup yang sudah ditentukan dalam cetak biru pakem hidupnya... -
![Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu]()
Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTink, tink, tink, tink, sang cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress.Jenna's heart beats to the brum, brum, brum, brum of the powwow drum as she daydreams about the clinking song of her grandma's jingle dancing.Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared by generations of women in her family, and she hopes to dance at the next powwow...Categorized as:
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![Master of Reality by John Darnielle]()
Master of Reality by John Darnielle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJohn Darnielle hears [Black Sabbath's Master of Reality] through the ears of Roger Painter, a young adult locked in a southern California adolescent psychiatric center in 1985; deprived of his Walkman and hungry for comfort, he explains Black Sabbath as one might describe air to a fish, or love to an android, hoping to convince his captors to give him back his tapes... -
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![The Truth About Grace by Cassie Dandridge Selleck]()
The Truth About Grace by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Truth About Grace is the long-awaited sequel to The Pecan Man. In 1976, six-year-old Grace Lowery was raped by the white son of the local police chief. Fearing retribution, Blanche Lowery refused to report the assault and told her daughter it was only a dream. Twenty-five years later, Grace is told the truth and must now reframe everything she thought she knew about her family and her life...Categorized as:
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![The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey]()
The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA NATIONAL BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of Under the Southern Sky and the Peachtree Bluff series brings “her signature wit, charm, and heart” (Woman’s World) to this sweeping new novel following four women across generations, bound by a beautiful wedding veil and a connection to the famous Vanderbilt family.Four women. One family heirloom... -
![Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons]()
Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDestined for bestseller lists, here is a multigenerational tale of three families and their entangled loves, dreams, and tragedies, set in a summer colony perched above the cold, rolling waters of the Maine coast. As 90-year-old Maude waits at the colony for her granddaughter to come and take her home, she looks back on her full life... -
![Oliver Twist by Marian Leighton, Charles Dickens]()
Oliver Twist by Marian Leighton, Charles Dickens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor generations, readers have enjoyed classic literature. They have delighted in the romance of Jane Austen, thrilled at the adventures of Jules Verne, and pondered the lessons of Aesop. Introduce young readers to these familiar volumes with Great Illustrated Classics. In this series, literary masterworks have been adapted for young scholars...Categorized as:
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![McKenna by Mary Casanova]()
McKenna by Mary Casanova
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTen-year-old McKenna has always been a good student-and great at gymnastics. So when her grades suddenly begin to fall, her teacher suggests a little extra help from a tutor. McKenna is horrified until she meets her tutor, Josie, a super-confident girl who also happens to be in a wheelchair. Josie encourages McKenna to focus on her strengths and work toward her goals one day at a time...Categorized as:
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![Mia by Laurence Yep]()
Mia by Laurence Yep
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMia St. Clair is a ten-year-old girl living in upstate New York. She has grown up playing ice hockey wit her three older brothers on the pond behind their house. Mia's got the skills and the scrappiness it takes to be a star hockey player, but she's tired of skating in her brothers' shadows and has decided to follow her heart and pursue figure skating instead... -
![Midnight Hour Encores by Bruce Brooks]()
Midnight Hour Encores by Bruce Brooks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the RoadSibilance T. Spooner thinks she's one of the world's more promising cellists. The world thinks so too. Given up by her mother on the day she was born, she believes she has almost raised herself--with just a bit of guidance from her unconventional father, Taxi...Categorized as:
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![Ludie's Life by Cynthia Rylant]()
Ludie's Life by Cynthia Rylant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCynthia Rylant returns to her home state of West Virginia with this powerful and evocative collection of poems. In a heartbreaking narrative that flows like a novel, we follow Ludie from childhood to falling in love and getting married, through the birth of her own children, and on into old age...Categorized as:
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![Jelly Belly by Robert Kimmel Smith, Bob Jones]()
Jelly Belly by Robert Kimmel Smith, Bob Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's tough for eleven-year-old Ned to stop eating. At four-feet-eight inches tall he weighs one hundred and nine pounds, and he keeps growingwider. When his pareents send him to a summer diet camp, he and his bunkmates can't quite give up their old habits. The joys of candy and doughnuts are so appealing that "cheating" adventures seems to be the only answer... -
![Rouge by Leigh Talbert Moore]()
Rouge by Leigh Talbert Moore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQUARTERFINALIST, 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel AwardsRomance, velvet, sequins, and murder... Hale Ferrer is the rising star of the hottest cabaret in New Orleans. And her one goal is escape. Escape from the lies, from the crime, and from her growing fear that one day she'll have to earn her living in the secret back rooms, where the dancers do more than dance... -
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![One Crazy Summer by Ines Bautista-Yao]()
One Crazy Summer by Ines Bautista-Yao
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Recipe for Disaster? Ingredients: 1 college junior, fired from summer internship 1 secret crush, the cute and flirty type 1 crush's best bud, with a secret of his own 1. In large bowl, mix together college junior and secret crush. 2. Gradually add in crush's best bud. 3. Stir until best bud’s secret is revealed. 4. Let mixture rest in a sleepy provincial town. 5...Categorized as:
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![Born in the Purple by Dora Ilieva]()
Born in the Purple by Dora Ilieva
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe year is 1095. Pope Urban II has announced the beginning of the First Crusade. Knights from all corners of the Holy Roman Empire ride towards the Queen of all Cities - the gem of Byzantium and the most magnificent and breathtaking metropolis in the world. Constantinople is the city of Emperor Alexios Komnenos and his daughter, Anna - a woman ahead of her time... -
![Victory for Victoria by Betty Neels]()
Victory for Victoria by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVictoria was a very pretty girl, but with three sisters even prettier than she was, Victoria had developed a bit of a complex about her looks. So when attractive Alexander van Schuylen made it clear he liked her, she really didn't expect much more from him... -
![The Pilgrim Song: 1929 by Gilbert Morris]()
The Pilgrim Song: 1929 by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike wayfarers before them in a foreign land, they learn to sing... Lewis Winslow has money, a large fancy house, and a bright future in business, but he's lost his beloved wife and now fears he is losing his children as well. Josh seeks one thrill after another, while Jenny finds her excitement at society parties... -
![A Gentleman's Bidding by Jean Wilde]()
A Gentleman's Bidding by Jean Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat can a desperate lady do to save her family from financial ruin? Auction her virginity. Emily Price is in desperate need of funds. With her family estate mortgaged and her brother not yet of age, it falls to her to save her family from financial ruin. What is a lady with no money or connections to do? Auction her virginity in London's most elite and notorious brothel...Categorized as:
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![My America: We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book Two by Kristiana Gregory]()
My America: We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book Two by Kristiana Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Ms. Gregory's sequel to Five Smooth Stones, Hope's brother returns, but she worries about her father's fate and that of Philadelphia. This book is part of the relaunch of the My America series.In this wonderful second book featuring Hope Penny Potter, the Revolutionary War wages on and Hope's daily life is much affected...Categorized as:
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