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1) Messenger
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Trouble is brewing in Village. Once a utopian community that prided itself on welcoming strangers, Village will soon be cut off to all outsiders. As one of the few able to traverse the forbidding Forest, Matty must deliver the message of Village's closing and try to convince Seer's daughter Kira to return with him before it's too late. But Forest is now hostile to Matty as well. Now he must risk everything to fight his way through it, armed only...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Already well-versed in the natural healing properties of herbs and oils, Jennie Pickett longs to become a doctor. But the Oregon frontier of the 1870s doesn't approve of such innovations as women attending medical school. To leave grief and guilt behind, as well as support herself and her challenging young son, Jennie cares for an elderly woman using skills she's developed on her own. When her patient dies, Jennie discovers that her heart has become...
3) Thornyhold
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Language
English
Description
Gilly Ramsey inherits Thornyhold, the former home of her godmother, and discovers the arts of witchcraft still flourish even in the 20th century.
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An original tale, inspired by legends of Mulan Hua and popularized by Disney. When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life.