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Language
English
Description
After her farm for widows and orphans is devastated by fire in 1884, Christina Willems is determined to reopen it despite opposition. She finds an unlikely ally in local lumber mill owner Levi Johnson. Having been hurt by people in the past, Levi prefers solitude. But young Tommy Kilgore, one of Christina's residents, worms his way into Levi's affections. When Tommy and Christina are threatened, will Levi reach out and find healing from the scars...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive...
Author
Publisher
Cross Dove Pub
Pub. Date
�2010
Language
English
Description
Sarah Stone and Jared Roberts are both angry at the world. Sarah, though wealthy and seemingly lacking for nothing, is angry because her father is too busy for her. Jared who lives in an inner city and comes from a broken home is angry because life is unfair and hard. Jared determines to do something about it and decides to rob Sarah's house immediately before Christmas. Into the lives of these angry children comes Nicholas, a mysterious little man,...
Series
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Two animated films based on the novels The prince and the pauper by Mark Twain and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
In The prince and the pauper a prince and a peasant temporarily switch lives, only to find themselves in a race against the clock to return the rightful heir to the throne and save the kingdom from an evil plot. In Treasure Island, young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure. From dastardly pirates...