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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting," Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and severely misguided family. The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors...
2) Hey, kiddo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1987]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The Captive Bride follows the Winslow family as they assist in the building of a great nation. With courage and spirit, Rachel Winslow stands up to the enemies of freedom. Can she face unjust imprisonment--even death--without retreat?
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 5
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
The Saintly Buccaneer spotlights Paul Winslow, a young man who is bitterly opposed to the American Revolution. His life is quickly changed when he is shanghaied and pressed into service aboard a navy frigate. And then he is struck with amnesia!
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 6
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1989]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
The Holy Warrior picks up the House of Winslow saga several years after the Revolutionary War. Two Winslow sons race west--one to embrace his dreams and the other to escape the future. Will either survive the dangers of the frontier?
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
The story of Nathan Winslow in The Gentle Rebel brings the saga of the Winslow family into the American Revolution. At first opposed to the idea of revolution, Nathan eventually becomes a Patriot. But his faith and courage are tested when he falls in love with beautiful Abigail Howland, a proud and spoiled Tory.
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 9
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
At the conclusion of The Last Confederate, almost twenty-four thousand Union and Confederate soldiers had fallen on the field of battle at Sharpsburg, making it the bloodiest day of American history. Among the casualties for the South was Captain Vance Wickham, husband of Belle Wickham. She was a daughter of Sky and Rebekah Winslow, and now the tragedy of war makes its dreaded call upon the Winslow family. In The Dixie Widow, Belle Wickham's sorrow...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 10
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Zack Winslow, The Wounded Yankee, had served the Union Army for exactly one year and been wounded twice, surviving the battles of Bull Run and Shiloh. But when he is sent home, Zack discovers some devastating news about his fiancée and his livelihood. Having seen the worst of war and tasted the disappointments of love and friendship gone sour, Zack decides he must get away from it all. Striking out for the wilds of Montana, Zack resolves to live...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 8
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
At the conclusion of The Reluctant Bridegroom, the marriage of Sky and Rebekah Winslow prefaces a new chapter for another generation. What had seemed an impossibility is now coming to pass: God's transformation of the Winslows into a warm and loving family. Making their way back from Oregon City, they now settle and prosper on a plantation in Virginia. Several years after their return from the West, a young Northerner named Thad Novak makes his way...
12) The Allies
Author
Series
American family portrait volume 6
Publisher
Chariot Victor Publishing
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
13) The victors
Author
Series
American family portrait volume 7
Publisher
Chariot Victor Pub
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
14) A time of war
Author
Series
American odyssey volume no. 5
Publisher
Fleming H. Revell
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
15) The adversaries
Author
Series
American family portrait volume 4
Publisher
Victor Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Maines were a middle-class, hard-working, politically conservative New England couple whose lives felt complete when they adopted identical twin sons. As toddlers, Jonas was the son Kelly and Wayne Maines expected, but Wyatt was only interested in girls' clothes and toys. By age five, this conflict was tearing Wyatt--and the family--apart. Today, Wyatt is Nicole. She and Jonas are now graduating from high school. This is the story of a journey...
Author
Publisher
Baker Audio
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Through the challenges of raising five young children, Susan Alexander Yates realized the need for an honest, practical book that helps parents. This bestselling book has helped thousands handle common struggles such as priorities, discipline, and fatigue. Yates is honest about parenting frustrations, yet encourages parents, offering a biblical perspective on shaping a Christian home.
19) A song of joy
Author
Series
Under Northern skies volume 4
Language
English
Description
Minnesota, 1911. Nilda Carlson is torn between life in the city of Blackduck and spending time with her family back home on the farm. Her employer, Mrs. Schoenleber, gives her more and more responsibility and experience. Still new to America herself, Nilda focuses on the area's immigrant community, but she'll have to fight to get her ideas accepted by the locals and donors alike. One of her greatest joys is her weekly piano lesson with Fritz Larsson....
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the ever looming absence of her incarcerated father and the path we must take to both honor and overcome our origins. For as long as she could remember, Ashley has put her father on a pedestal. Despite having only vague memories of seeing him face-to-face, she believes he's the only person in the entire world who...
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