Karen Kingsbury
82) Finding home
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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For Ashley, moving to Bloomington, Indiana, is especially hard but with time, prayer, a few surprises, and especially the love of her family, she finally feels at home.
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English
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A New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter chronicles the marriage between a Christian woman and an ex-con that ends in murder. When Carol Montecalvo began writing to a man in prison through a program at her church, she considered it her Christian duty. But the letters soon became her lifeline, something she actually looked forward to sending and receiving. She fell in love with the man behind the letters and just...
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English
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delivers a collection of powerful stories which explore adoption from the perspectives of those who have experienced it from all sides. Inspiring and comforting, the greatest gift of these stories is in the encouragement they offer--through true accounts of adoption blessings--to anyone considering taking on the special role of an adoptive parent.
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English
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A New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter chronicles the murder and abduction of two teens during a dream spring break vacation. Best friends Daryl Barber and James Boucher were responsible, and their parents trusted them to spend Spring Break at Daytona Beach unchaperoned. When the boys missed their agreed-upon daily check-ins, their parents were disappointed. When they failed to come home on their planned return...
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A New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter's account of a con artist and bigamist who resorts to murder to hide his double life. David Miller had a dream job and a beautiful family. But one perfect life wasn't enough. So he pretended to be an attorney, then a CIA agent. And he secretly married another woman. He juggled it all quite well-until the day his two wives found out about each other. Miller groped for ways...
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English
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From a New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter, two teens kill their friend, then befriend the girl's family to avoid suspicion. On a beautiful October day in the San Fernando Valley, teenager Missy Avila was lured into the woods, beaten, tortured, and drowned. Missy's best friend, Karen Severson, publicly vowed to find the killer and even moved in with Missy's family to help. Three years later, a surprise witness...
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Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Howard Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
356 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
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English
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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a heart-wrenching and redemptive new story in the Baxter Family series about a couple desperately waiting to bring their adopted child home and a young mother about to make the biggest decision of her life. Cole Blake, son of Landon and Ashley Baxter Blake, is months away from going off to college and taking the first steps towards his dream--a career in medicine. But as he starts his...
89) Divine
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Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Over 200,000 copies sold!
With hallmark tenderness and power, #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of life, loss, love, faith—and the miracle of resurrection.
Mary Madison is educated and redeemed, a powerful voice in Washington, D.C. But she also has a past that shamed polite society. A survivor of unspeakable horror, Mary has battled paralyzing fear, faithlessness, addiction, and promiscuity....
With hallmark tenderness and power, #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of life, loss, love, faith—and the miracle of resurrection.
Mary Madison is educated and redeemed, a powerful voice in Washington, D.C. But she also has a past that shamed polite society. A survivor of unspeakable horror, Mary has battled paralyzing fear, faithlessness, addiction, and promiscuity....
90) Someone like you
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English
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"When Maddie West discovers that she was adopted as an embryo and may have a sister, she feels betrayed, angry, and confused. Maddie moves away, leaving her job, fiancé, and family. Dawson Gage is mourning the death of his best friend, London Quinn. Then London's mother reveals she and her husband donated a frozen embryo decades ago, meaning that London might have a sibling. When Dawson finds Maddie and takes her to the Quinns, they welcome her into...
91) Being Baxters
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
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Each of the Baxter children experiences trouble at school, and when Principal Bond announces a new Character Awards initiative competition breaks out between the siblings until they remember what being a Baxter really means.
92) Adventure awaits
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
Description
School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and Ashley prepare for wild experiments and the challenges of the great outdoors, and together they learn what it means to plan for an experience they wont forget. In the process, all five Baxter Children learn how to make new friends and that adventure awaits in the everyday. They just have to look for...
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
304 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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As the Baxters make plans to come together for a summer lakeside reunion, the unthinkable happens, the family rallies together, and memories come to light that bring healing and hope during a time when darkness might have the final word.
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Time to Dance volume 2
Publisher
W Pub. Group
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
iv, 315 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
95) Far Flutterby
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Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
Description
Cody the caterpillar is unhappy being stuck on the ground, but with encouragement from Beulah Lee Bird and Franny McFly he follows God's plan for him and strives to reach a place called Far Flutterby.
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Publisher
Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Howard Books hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Just as Zack Dylan on the verge of winning it all on the popular TV show Fifteen Minutes, his choices lead him to the brink of personal disaster. Meanwhile, a former Fifteen Minutes winner is searching for meaning amidst her own private losses. Can she warn Zack about the real price of fame? Or will Zack lose everything he loves for his fifteen minutes of glory?
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English
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The relationship I share with my sons-Tyler, Sean, Josh, EJ, and Austin-is a very special one. For every moment I spend cuddling with them and reading to them, playing with them and sharing closeness, I am always mindful of my calling to take a step back and let my little boys become young men. Boys are rough and tumble. They wrestle hard and play hard and often they are ready to suit up for a game or take the wheel of the car long before we're ready...
100) The Baxters Take One
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English
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Could they change the world-before the world changes them? Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison left the mission field of Indonesia for the mission field of Hollywood with a dream bigger than both of them. Now they have done the impossible: raised enough money to produce a feature film with a message that could change the world. But as Chase and Keith begin shooting, their well-laid plans begin to unravel. With millions of dollars on the line,...