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Journey To Joy by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the country continues to change and shift, everyone finds themselves on a Journey to Joy.America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone…The discovery of a thief leads Anthony and Carrie down a road they never envisioned. Annie creates a miracle for children with no hope.Felicia goes on a journey that will challenge her beyond anything she could have imagined... -
![Silver Hammer, Golden Cross by Octavia Randolph]()
Silver Hammer, Golden Cross by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Peace which must be defended. A vow which must be broken. It is the final decade of the ninth century. The Peace between Wessex and the Danes long-settled in the Danelaw erodes. A new onslaught of Danes attacks Angle-land, trying once and for all to destroy Ælfred...Categorized as:
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![Silva Rerum by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė]()
Silva Rerum by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOpowieść o historii, która nie dzieli, lecz łączy.Ta powieść stała się już częścią światowej klasyki.Anno Domini 1666. Dwór w Milkontach na Litwie. Mijają lata, odkąd Jan Maciej Narwojsz schronił się tu z rodziną po najeździe kozackim na Wilno... -
![Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson]()
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids.I couldn't go to their schools.I couldn't drink from their water fountains.There were so many things I couldn't do. In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak...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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![Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco]()
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers' determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood... -
![The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco]()
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis 25th anniversary edition of a beloved and bestselling classic about family and tradition includes fifteen pages of bonus material.“We will make a quilt to help us always remember home,” Anna’s mother said. “It will be like having the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night.” And so it was... -
![Courage To Stand by Ginny Dye]()
Courage To Stand by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings#19 in The Bregdan Chronicles by Best-Selling Author, Ginny DyeReview: Best Historical Fiction series I have ever read! Keep them coming! ~ DottiAs the country continues to change and shift, everyone is challenged to find Courage to Stand.America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone…Carrie and Janie face the challenge of a horse plague that sweeps through America... -
![Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer]()
Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRaised among the Amish of Indiana, 18-year-old Marianna Sommer plans to get baptized into the church, marry Aaron Zook, and set up life in the only community she has ever known. But when her older brother chooses the world’s path following his rumschpringe, and a younger sibling begins showing interest in Englisch ways, Marianna’s parents move the family to Montana... -
![A Time to Rejoice by Anna Jacobs]()
A Time to Rejoice by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe heartwarming third instalment of the Rivenshaw series from bestselling saga writer Anna Jacobs... -
![New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer]()
New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsElla Mae is used to wearing her cousin's hand-me-down shoes—but when her latest pair is already too tight, she's thrilled at the chance to get new shoes.But at the shoe store, Ella Mae and her mother have to wait until there are no white customers to serve first...Categorized as:
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![The Forgotten by Irina Shapiro]()
The Forgotten by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings2014. Newly engaged, Dr. Quinn Allenby is called upon to examine the skeletal remains of a woman and child found buried naked and face down in non-consecrated ground on the fringes of a leper cemetery... -
![The Virgins of Venice by Gina Buonaguro]()
The Virgins of Venice by Gina Buonaguro
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn sixteenth-century Venice, one young noblewoman dares to resist the choices made for herVenice in 1509 is on the brink of war. The displeasure of Pope Julius II is a continuing threat to the republic, as is the barely contained fighting in the countryside. Amid this turmoil, noblewoman Justina Soranzo, just sixteen, hopes to make a rare love marriage with her sweetheart, Luca Cicogna... -
![A Breath of Hope by Lauraine Snelling]()
A Breath of Hope by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNilda Carlson has been trying to save enough money to go to America for months, so when a letter from Einar and Gerd Strand arrives, offering to pay her ticket, she jumps at the chance. Her younger brother Ivar accompanies her, and they can't wait to join their brother Rune and his family in the northern forests of Minnesota... -
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![Little Black Girl Lost 4: The Diary of Josephine Baptiste by Keith Lee Johnson]()
Little Black Girl Lost 4: The Diary of Josephine Baptiste by Keith Lee Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRevealing the roots of Johnnie Wise's family tree, the author takes readers to Nigeria where a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl, preparing to marry a much older man, escapes with her young lover on the night before the arranged marriage is to take place on a Dutch slave ship bound for America where she becomes Josephine Baptiste... -
![Return To Jarrow by Janet MacLeod Trotter]()
Return To Jarrow by Janet MacLeod Trotter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCatherine (Kitty) McMullen, is seventeen, restless and rebellious. Resentful of her mother Kate's new husband, she yearns for stories of the father she never knew and when her gossipy aunt divulges that he was a wealthy gentleman, Catherine's discontent with grimy, impoverished Jarrow grows... -
![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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![Orphan Train Girl by Christina Baker Kline]()
Orphan Train Girl by Christina Baker Kline
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a twelve-year-old foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author’s note and archival photos from the orphan train era... -
![Carved in Stone by Margaret Manchester]()
Carved in Stone by Margaret Manchester
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFROM AMAZON INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Northern England 1881. Sent away during her brother’s trial, Phyllis Forster returns home as mistress of Burnside Hall only to find that the Weardale people have turned against the Forster family, and she desperately wants to win back their respect... -
![Rose's Choice by Chrissie Bradshaw]()
Rose's Choice by Chrissie Bradshaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRationing, bombing, disease and pit disasters are part of Rose Kelly’s World War 2 childhood. When the spirited coalminer’s daughter discovers a family secret, she makes a choice that overshadows her teenage years. Rose tries to make the most of post-war opportunities but family tragedy pulls her back to a life in the colliery rows...Categorized as:
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![The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte]()
The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the small hours of Christmas morning, a shrouded figure moves quickly through the biting storm in the Old Nichol, a tiny bundle wrapped in tattered rags hidden beneath its coat. “I’m sorry” the figure whispers, as it places the bundle on the cold stone of the work-house steps, “There is no other way... -
![Tilly's Story by June Francis]()
Tilly's Story by June Francis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan she leave her troubles behind to find true happiness? In the aftermath of the Great War, many are searching for a new life. But has Tilly missed her only chance for love? Since the end of the First World War, the residents of Victoria Crescent have been slowly rebuilding their lives... -
![Ragged Girl of the Manor (Diary of Family Girls) (Victorian Saga Romance) by Rachel White]()
Ragged Girl of the Manor (Diary of Family Girls) (Victorian Saga Romance) by Rachel White
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOrphaned and illiterate, her baking skill is all she relies on to survive in a manor full of mistrust and jealousy. Mabel Elton loves the feeling of dough between her fingers and the smell of warm bread in the air. When a vicious banker takes her home and her bakery after Mabel’s father dies unexpectedly, Mabel’s livelihood is lost... -
![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... -
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![The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story by Brennan Manning, Greg Garrett]()
The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story by Brennan Manning, Greg Garrett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack Chisholm is on top of his game: lead pastor of a big church in a big city, thousands of members, a huge physical plant. His books sell millions of copies, and he is a public figure, sharing his life's philosophy: 'We have got to do better.' He is also living a lie---nobody could be as holy as his congregants think he is, and like all of us, he has his share of faults, flaws, sins... -
![Step by Step by June Francis]()
Step by Step by June Francis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill their friendship survive against all odds? In the early 1900s two girls see each other through good times and bad. But can their friendship endure when an dreadful act of violence sees their families turn against one another? Hannah Kirk and Alice Moran have been friends since childhood. Growing up in the back streets of Chester, they support each other through hard times... -
![A Family Scandal by Kitty Neale]()
A Family Scandal by Kitty Neale
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**A gritty and emotional family drama, from the Sunday Times bestseller. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn.**You can never leave a bad man behind…Mavis Pugh has had a hard life. Despised and abused throughout her teenage years, she turned to the first man who showed her kindness. But her new husband, Alec, quickly revealed himself to be a violent bully... -
![Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome]()
Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA window into a child's experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of Before She Was Harriet and Finding Langston . Climbing aboard the New York bound Silver Meteor train, Ruth Ellen embarks upon a journey toward a new life up North-- one she can't begin to imagine...Categorized as:
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![Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, Sophie Blackall]()
Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, Sophie Blackall
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRuby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family...Categorized as:
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![The Parting by Beverly Lewis]()
The Parting by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe People themselves dare to challenge the Old Ways of their heritage. . .and each patriarch must choose a side. Nearly one hundred days have passed since the untimely death of Nellie Mae Fisher's beloved younger sister, Suzy, and Nellie dares again to dream of a future with handsome Caleb Yoder...Categorized as:
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![Outbound Train by Renea Winchester]()
Outbound Train by Renea Winchester
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1976, memories from a night near the railroad tracks sixteen years earlier haunt Barbara Parker. She wrestles with past demons every night, then wakes to the train’s five-thirty whistle. Exhausted and dreading the day, she keeps her hands busy working in Bryson City’s textile plant, known as the “blue jean plant,” all the while worrying about her teenage daughter, Carole Anne... -
![Hannah's Choice by Jan Drexler]()
Hannah's Choice by Jan Drexler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHannah Yoder loves her quiet life on the banks of the Conestoga Creek. In 1842, this corner of Lancaster County is settled and peaceful--yet problems lurk beneath the placid faade. Hannah's father worries about the spread of liberal ideas from their Mennonite and Brethren neighbors. And Hannah blames herself for a tragedy that struck their home nine years ago... -
![45 Books Western Romance by Katie Wyatt, Kat Carson]()
45 Books Western Romance by Katie Wyatt, Kat Carson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s better than a book box set? 45-book box set Celebration 12 complete series! And when it’s 45 best-selling, clean western novels, ranging from mail order bride to historical and contemporary romance, you know you’ve found yourself a real treasure trove. Curl up with the Wild West Brides of Bodie as they courageously embark upon new lives and loves in California... -
![How to Claim a Governess’s Heart by Bridget Barton]()
How to Claim a Governess’s Heart by Bridget Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver since her parents died, Bridget Thatcher has been left destitute and determined that she will never find happiness in her life. Having been left with no choice, she becomes a governess to earn her living. Fortune smiles on her, though, when she is assigned to a little girl that quickly warms her broken heart...Categorized as:
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![A Captain's Heart by Aileen Adams]()
A Captain's Heart by Aileen Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome hearts are forever…Derek McInnis left the Highlands for a life on the sea. The sea has captured a heart that no woman could.Until now...Categorized as:
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![Manchester Moll by Emma Hornby]()
Manchester Moll by Emma Hornby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPowerful, absorbing storytelling that is perfect for fans of saga by Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Maggie Hope... -
![Millie's Courageous Days by Martha Finley]()
Millie's Courageous Days by Martha Finley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'If God is in control, why did He make Fan fall?' Millie asked desperately. 'I thought I was doing so well with the promise God gave me when we left Lansdale. And now it's all come to pieces! If He lets terrible things like this happen, how can anyone trust Him? What are we going to do if3/4' 'Oh, Millie,' said Aunt Wealthy, interrupting her. 'God didn't make Fan fall, although He did allow it...Categorized as:
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![Millie's Remarkable Journey by Martha Finley]()
Millie's Remarkable Journey by Martha Finley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'Slavery is a great evil and we must stand against it,' insisted Millie. 'But we've never seen it ourselves. How are we supposed to know for sure if the awful stories we hear are true?' Effie asked. 'Millie will find out,' Celestia Ann said with certainty. 'I...will?' Millie questioned as she looked from one to the other. 'Of course you will,' Celestia Ann said...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Shadows by T.A. Williams]()
Chasing Shadows by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmy had it all – money, brains and beauty. And then the accident happened. The Present Day: Left blind and without her family, Amy feels she needs to get away. On a trip along the Camino, she is accompanied by the mysterious and troubled Luke. Having been set up to help Amy by a mutual friend, Luke finds he is also running from his past…1314: A Templar Knight, Luc, is also running... -
![Hartford by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
Hartford by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwin sons of Fallon and Gilda vie for approval and their mother's love. The characters' interaction with each other--as well as their understanding of and interactions with God--are carefully woven into a tapestry made up of actual historical events and characters...Categorized as:
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![Elsie's True Love by Martha Finley]()
Elsie's True Love by Martha Finley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the saga of Elsie Dinsmore continues, Elsie is now twenty-one. Love and marriage are very much on her mind as she struggles with disillusionment from the past and the doubts that still trouble her heart... -
![The House at Old Vine by Norah Lofts]()
The House at Old Vine by Norah Lofts
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeginning in the fifteenth century and concluding at the time of the Restoration, this is the second volume in the 'House' trilogy. The House at Old Vine is a colourful account of a turbulent period in English history containing religious persecution, war, rebellion and social change... -
![Elsie's Impossible Choice by Martha Finley]()
Elsie's Impossible Choice by Martha Finley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow that nine-year-old Elsie Dinsmore's dream of being united with her papa has come true, happiness still seems elusive when she faces danger at the hands of a jealous family member...Categorized as:
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![An Auctioned Bride by Aileen Adams]()
An Auctioned Bride by Aileen Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome promises are forever…Hugh McInnis, trying to escape the past and the present finds himself at an auction, his attention fixed on a Norwegian beauty intended for the highest bidder. He wished he could say what possessed him to bid on Dalla.Dalla was intended for a convent—punishment for disobeying her father—until her uncle intercepted her journey and put her up for auction...Categorized as:
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![Songbird by Karen Heenan]()
Songbird by Karen Heenan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBess has the voice of an angel, or so Henry VIII declares when he buys her from her father. As a member of the Music, the royal company of minstrels, Bess grows up within the decadent Tudor court, navigating the ever-changing tide of royals and courtiers. Friends come and go as cracked voices, politics, heartbreak, and death loom over even the lowliest of musicians...Categorized as:
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![Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris]()
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground!This is the uplifting tale of how the author’s aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children’s ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood... -
![The Baron's Inconvenient Bride by Lauren Royal, Devon Royal]()
The Baron's Inconvenient Bride by Lauren Royal, Devon Royal
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlternate cover/title edition can be found hereEngland, 1677: Lady Lily Ashcroft is known for being kind to all creatures—even Rose, her flighty and frivolous older sister. But Lily’s sweet nature is put to the test when she unwittingly falls for the man her sister intends to marry... -
![The Last Jew by Noah Gordon]()
The Last Jew by Noah Gordon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. After centuries of pogrom-like riots encouraged by the Church, the Jews - who have been an important part of Spanish life since the days of the Romans - are expelled from the country by royal edict...Categorized as:
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![The Marriage Portrait: A novel by Maggie O'Farrell]()
The Marriage Portrait: A novel by Maggie O'Farrell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsREESE’S BOOK CLUB DECEMBER PICK • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The author of award-winning Hamnet brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court.“I could not stop reading this incredible true story...Categorized as:
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![Heart of Courage by Lois Walfrid Johnson]()
Heart of Courage by Lois Walfrid Johnson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSiblings Devin and Briana O'Toole are facing the biggest adventure of their lives. In exchange for Bree's freedom, they have agreed to make on voyage on the new Viking ship Conquest. With explorer Leif Erikson they travel from Norway to Iceland, then to Greenland and beyond, encountering the dangers of the northern waters and an unknown enemy within the ship's crew...Categorized as:
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