Janette Oke
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Series
Love comes softly series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Love Comes Softly introduced the characters of Marty and Clark Davis, whose tragic circumstances brought them to a "marriage of convenience" on the frontier prairies during the mid 1800s. The story of how Clark's patient, caring love mirrored that of the heavenly Father, drawing Marty to faith and to love, has captured the hearts and imaginations of over one million readers on Book One alone!
Author
Series
Prairie Legacy volume 4
Publisher
Bethany
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Her Character Has Been Shaped and Tempered by Both Adversity and Triumph... If Virginia could have chosen to accept or discard all the changes that came her way, she gladly would have let most of them pass right by herself and her family. She loved her life--living on the farm with her beloved Jonathan and their children, not far from her parents and her grandparents. But a change that is tearing at her heart is the gradual but steady physical decline...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Josh Jones realizes his family isn't typical, but it's the only life he's ever known. Aunt Lou, Gramps, Uncle Charlie, Grandpa--they all have shaped the young man he has become. But as he grows into manhood, Josh begins to face important questions about life, love, and faith. Three million books sold in the series!
Author
Series
Prairie Legacy volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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A Tender Story of Faith and Love From Janette Oke... Countless fans of Christian fiction like you were thrilled when Janette Oke released her new series, A PRAIRIE LEGACY. Readers have been rewarded with a touching exploration of the feelings and thoughts of young Virginia Simpson as she grows to be a woman. With A Quiet Strength, bestselling author Janette Oke continues Virginia's tale with a heartwarming, romantic novel that mothers and daughters...
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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In a Time of Revolution, Even Hearts Can Be Overturned In England together at the Harrow estate, Anne and Nicole find themselves facing divergent futures. While Anne comfortably settles into British life, Nicole once again searches the far horizon. Despite the raging War of Independence, she sets sail for the American colonies to manage her uncle's landholdings. The gallant Captain Goodwind captures Nicole's attention, but not yet her heart. In the...
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 5
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Henry--a Canadian Mountie like his father--struggles between the call of duty and the call of his heart. When he informs a young logger's wife of her husband's death, the memory of that loss haunts him for years. Assigned to a new beat five years later, he rediscovers Amber and gains her trust...and eventually her heart.
Author
Series
Prairie Legacy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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The Yearning Deep Inside Her--to Go Somewhere, Discover Something, Be a Part of the World About Her in a New Way--Would Not Go Away. But What Would Satisfy It? In The Tender Years, Virginia Simpson managed to struggle through adolescence and was looking forward to stepping into adulthood. When her graduation day arrives, she walks to the podium as the class valedictorian to the proud grins of her grandparents, Marty and Clark Davis. College beckoned,...
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
In This Intimate Historical Epic, the Heart-wrenching Dilemmas of The Meeting Place Come to Rest on...The Sacred Shore Oceans and circumstances have forced families apart. For the banished French Acadians drifting in exile, the shore means safety--though it is a safety at a terrible price. For the lonely British nobleman, the shore holds a single chance to secure his legacy. For Andrew and Catherine Harrow, the shore marks a tragic separation. An...
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English
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Beth Thatcher has spent her entire life in the safe, comfortable world of her family, her friends, and the social outings her father's wealth provides. Now she is about to leave it all behind to accept a teaching position in the rugged foothills of western Canada, resolved to put her trust in God and bravely face any challenges that come her way. But the conditions in Coal Valley are even worse than Beth had feared. And as she works to make a difference...
10) Where trust lies
Author
Series
Return to the Canadian West volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Elizabeth, the cultured young schoolteacher from the East, has braved the western frontier and spent a year teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. How she and Wynn are planning their wedding and their new life together at his outpost in the far north. While Wynn is accustomed to life in the north, Elizabeth is not. Can their love for each other sustain them through a harsh winter, loneliness, and rigors of life without any of the conveniences they're...
Author
Series
Seasons of the heart (Janette Oke) volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Josh Jones realizes his family isn't typical, but it's the only life he's ever known. Aunt Lou, Gramps, Uncle Charlie, Grandpa--they all have shaped the young man he has become. But as he grows into manhood, Josh begins to face important questions about life, love, and faith. Three million books sold in the series!
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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In this sequel to "Love Comes Softly," Clark and Marty Davis preside over a growing family in their little prairie house, learning that love is not limited by the size of the dwelling.
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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"Having survived the harshness of their first year in the far Northwest, Elizabeth and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, are now challenged by a crushing disappointment. Will their love for each other, hope for the future, and their faith in God carry them through?"--
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English
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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...
16) The birthright
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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The Thread Binding Them Together As Sisters Is All Too Fragile... The bittersweet reunion of the Robichaud family and the Harrows in the land of the Acadians has brought two mothers and two daughters full circle. They rekindle those early bonds and experience restoration of those lost years, but time and tragedy have left their indelible imprints on all who have endured the decades of separation and uncertainty. Moving forward with their lives now...
17) Unyielding hope
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English
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"As a young girl, Lillian Walsh lost both her parents and a younger sister. Now in her twenties, after enduring the death of her adoptive mother, Lillian must find her place in the world. Just as her adoptive father is leaving for an extended trip to his native Wales, a lawyer appears at the door to inform Lillian that she has inherited a small estate from her birth parents--and that the sister she had long believed dead is likely alive. When she...
18) Unfailing love
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English
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"Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett have learned so much already about caring for children in distress. It hasn't been easy, but it becomes even more difficult when they suddenly discover that three children have run away. Concerned for the trio's safety, the sisters will do all they can to find the children. But the runaways are not the only thing putting the future of the children's home in question. Lillian is faced with choosing between her dreams...
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Christine is recovering from a broken heart and finds solace in helping her adored brother Henry settle into married life. The "call of the North" tugs at her, making one young man's interest in her doubly attractive--but also filling her with uncertainty. Is Christine willing to give up her dreams of living in the North and let God help her choose a lifelong love?
20) Sustaining faith
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English
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"So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. She and her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, have settled three children from England into new Canadian homes and are prepared to place two more just after the New Year, when it happens--another painful disruption. A white lie the sisters used to protect some orphans has resulted in an official complaint and a letter...