Search Results: Returned 9 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 9
-
-
c1996., Adult, Nan A. Talese Call No: FIC ATW Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Fact-based story of Grace Marks, a sixteen-year-old girl who received a life sentence in 1843 for allegedly taking part in the murder of her employer and his lover, but whose case continued to stir debate throughout her prison stay, resulting in her release in 1872.
-
-
1989., 5-8, Bantam Call No: YA MON Edition: Bantam ed. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Twenty-nine-year-old Valancy, having never been in love, consoles herself with daydreams until she throws caution to the wind and finds her life fulfilled.
-
-
2007., Adult, Scribner Call No: FIC REI Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is called to Acadia when the body of a young girl is found, and as she investigates the case, Temperance uncovers a startling link between the victim and her childhood friend, Evangeline, who disappeared more than twenty years earlier.
-
-
2007., Adult, Scribner Call No: LP REI Edition: large print edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is called to Acadia when the body of a young girl is found, and as she investigates the case, Temperance uncovers a startling link between the victim and her childhood friend, Evangeline, who disappeared more than twenty years earlier.
-
-
c1992., Young Adult, Bethany House Publishers Call No: FIC OKE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Women of the WestSummary Note: Anna Trent, a shy, sensitive, self-conscious young woman who loves to learn, captures the attention of a young seminarian. Their relationship grows through the years, as they exchange books and correspondence.
-
-
c2001., Young Adult, Bethany House Publishers Call No: FIC OKE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Canadian West Volume: 6Summary Note: Christine, having almost made a mistake by marrying the wrong man, earnestly seeks God's direction for her life, but is not quite willing to give up her own hopes and dreams to follow his lead.
-
-
c2014., Adults, Bethany House Call No: FIC OKE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Return to the Canadian West Volume: #1Summary Note: "In the early 20th century, new schoolteacher Beth Thatcher is assigned a post in a remote mining community in Western Canada. There her courage--and her heart--will be tested in unexpected ways"--Publisher.
-
-
2016., Adults, Bethany House Publishers Call No: FIC OKE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Return to the Canadian West series Volume: # 3Summary Note: When Beth Thatcher returns to Coal Valley, she has much to be excited about. She anticipates Jarrick's proposal of marriage and perhaps a spring wedding. The mine is expanding, and there are more schoolchildren than ever. But the town's rapid growth brings many challenges. A second teacher is assigned, and Beth finds herself going head-to-head with a very different philosophy of education--one that dismisses religion and rejects God. Fearful for the children who sit under the influence of Robert Harris Hughes, Beth struggles to know how to respond. At the same time, Beth wonders if Jarrick is considering a position at her father's company simply for her sake. Should she admit her feelings on the matter? Or keep silent and allow Jarrick to make up his own mind?
-
-
[2015]., Adults, Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group Call No: FIC OKE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Return to the Canadian West Volume: # 2Summary Note: "After teaching in a 1920s mining town in western Canada, Beth Thatcher no longer feels at home among her wealthy family in the East, and her heart is torn between two very different worlds"--