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Author
Series
Alvirah and Willy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters, Alvirah, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband, Willy, are caught up in a Christmas mystery calling on all of Alvirah's deductive powers and Willy's world-class common sense. Years earlier, a young unmarried woman left her newborn child on the rectory steps. At the same moment, inside the church, a young man was stealing a treasured artifact - a chalice adorned with a stunning diamond...
Author
Series
Yada Yada house of hope volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Just when Gabby gets an opportunity to make a fresh start and fulfill her dream of starting a shelter that caters to homeless women and children, her ex-husband shows up and involves her with his troublesome gambling debts.
Author
Series
Yada Yada brothers volume 2
Publisher
Castle Rock Creative
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Retired Chicago cop Harry Bentley was doing just fine. He had custody of his grandson, DaShawn, giving him a second chance at being a good parent. He was enjoying a second romance with the enchanting Estelle Williams. He had finally connected with God, thanks to the Yada Yada brothers. And he was even enjoying SouledOut Community Church and helping at Manna House shelter for women. Then a blind spot developed in the center of his vision.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
Description
Despite living in separate shelters, a little girl and her parents find time to be together, demonstrating that even in the most trying of times they are still a loving and committed family.
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Holiday Triple Feature from ABC Family.
The most wonderful time of the year: The story of what happens when you open your heart to the power of Christmas. Disenchanted single mom Jennifer Cullen is a Scroogette when it comes to anything Christmas. In fact, even her six-year-old son, Brian, is having trouble believing in Santa Claus. But when Uncle Ralph visits and brings a fellow passenger from his flight name Morgan Derby, Jennifer's dubious heart...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"It's June's first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren't enough, she also can't bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she's not about to give it up now. Tyrell has been at Huey House for three years and gives June a glimpse of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals, and a classical musician next door. Can he and June work together...
10) Tent City, U.S.A
Series
Publisher
Virgil Films & Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Due primarily to the economic recession, a growing number of people are finding themselves in a position they never imagined: homeless. Nashville, Tennessee is home to a fast rising tent city population. With a shelter system that cannot support even 1 out of 5 of the city's homeless population, most people have nowhere to go. Nearly 100 homeless individuals have come together to form Nashville's Tent City, which is located under a bridge close to...
13) Gracie's girl
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
As she starts middle school, Bess volunteers to work on the school musical in hopes of fitting in, but when she and a friend get to know an elderly homeless woman, Bess changes her mind about what is really important.
Author
Series
Publisher
Castle Rock Creative
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Retired Chicago cop Harry Bentley was lying low after blowing the whistle on a gang of rogue cops and was awaiting the day when Internal Affairs would call him to testify. His cover was working as a doorman in a Chicago lakefront luxury highrise. Through penthouse resident Gabby Fairbanks, Harry meets the Yada Yada brothers and a new circle of friends to replace his old police cohorts. When Harry discovers he has a grandson he didn't know about, will...
15) The double bind
Author
Language
English
Description
Laurel Estabrook life changes drastically after being attacked. She goes from being outgoing to withdraw, her photography and work at a homeless shelter are now her life. Laurel meets Bobby, a mentally ill man, at the shelter with a box of photos he won't let anyone see. When he dies she discovers that he photographed celebrities. Laurel becomes obsessed and searches for the truth of his former life.
Author
Series
Faith Fairchild mystery volume 14
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Faith Fairchild confronts old demons when someone from her past reappears and she discovers a shocking diary in her family's Cambridge home.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
In Silent Night, Brian, a seven-year-old boy, is in New York City at Christmas with his mother and ten-year-old brother to visit his father, critically ill in the hospital. They plan to give him a St. Christopher medal, in the belief that it will make him well. When Brian sees a woman steal his mother's wallet, with the medal in it, he embarks on a dangerous journey that changes the life of his mother and that of the thief.
With All Through the Night,...
20) Bird Springs
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
When drought and his father's absence force them to leave the Navajo reservation at Bird Springs, ten-year-old Gregory, his mother, and sister move to a motel in Tuscon, Arizona, where one of Gregory's teachers helps him confront his painful past.