Liz Tolsma
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English
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East Prussia, 1945. The fall of the Third Reich is imminent. American Gisela Cramer lives with her cousin Ella, who urges Gisela to escape to Berlin with Ella's two small daughters. On the journey, Gisela hears the British accent of a phony SS officer, and poses as his wife for his safety. With the world at its darkest, and two children's lives at stake, the counterfeit couple finds in each other a source of faith, hope, and the love they need to...
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English
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"The Nazis have forced Natia and Teodor from their Polish farm to a labor camp. Separated, Natia is chosen to be the housekeeper for the camp's overseer, and her husband Teodor is sent to work in the factory. Despite the strict camp rules--and the consequences for disobeying them--Natia finds a way to communicate with Teodor by sending messages through song as she passes Teodor's dormitory. But then Natia finds a Jewish orphan on the overseer's doorstep....
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Widowed in Memphis during 1932, Cecile Dowd is struggling to provide for her three-year-old daughter. Unwittingly trusting a neighbor puts little Millie Mae into the clutches of Georgia Tann, corrupt Memphis Tennessee Children's Home Society director suspected of the disappearance of hundreds of children. With the help of a sympathetic lawyer, the search for Millie uncovers a deep level of corruption that threatens their very lives."--Provided by...
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Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Experience Christmas through the eyes of adventuresome settlers who relied on log cabins built from trees on their own land to see them through the cruel forces of winter. Discover how rough-hewed shelters become a home in which faith, hope, and love can flourish. Marvel in the blessings of Christmas celebrations without the trappings of modern commercialism where the true meaning of the day shines through. And treasure this collection of nine Christmas...