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Lanie Freeman and her siblings have survived the Great Depression without their father. They are convinced that he has been unjustly imprisoned. Lanie’s strong-willed sister, Maeva, runs away to Los Angeles to find the one woman in a city of thousands who can prove their father’s innocence. Nothing Lanie says can deter Maeva from her mission. Even as her family seems to be unraveling, Lanie’s dream of writing becomes a reality.
...2) The miracle
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Raising four strong-willed younger siblings after her mother's death and her father's imprisonment, seventeen-year-old Lanie Freeman never knows what new adventure will roll into view-such as her brother's wild idea to turn the family's old truck into a traveling store. The Freeman Rolling Emporium could provide the financial security Lanie and her family so desperately need, or it could tear them apart. Yet it's only a prelude to other changes. Author...
3) The dream
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Lanie Freeman had to grow up fast. Her mother died when she was just fourteen and now her father is in prison. The oldest of five children, seventeen-year-old Lanie has transformed into a surrogate mother ... and a beautiful young woman. Not only must she keep her family together, but lately she has drawn the attention of Roger Langley, son of the richest man in town. Tensions run deep between the Freemans and the Langleys. And on top of it all, Louise...
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American century series volume 1
Publisher
F.H. Revell
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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Meet the Stuart family: eight children raised in the hills of Arkansas by their godly and determined mother, Marian, who does her best to lead her children to Christ. But as her three oldest, Lylah, Amos, and Owen, each decide to go their own ways, none seem to follow the path Marian has laid out for them. Set at the turn of the twentieth century, this first of the American Century series tells the story of a time of growth and opportunity. Filled...
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House of Winslow volume 24
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
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IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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When Leah Freeman attends the Fourth of July celebration, she falls in love with the dashing Stuart Winslow, a gifted musician. Despite warnings about his character--and her own misgivings--Leah accepts Stuart's proposal and marries him. Soon Stuart falls back into his old ways, and Leah's love for him is severely tested when he winds up in Tucker Penitentiary. The years in prison take their toll on Stuart until he finally faces up to the truth about...
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House of Winslow volume 34
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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When Phil and Cara Winslow learn that the daughter they thought had died in infancy is still alive, their life of status and ease is turned upside down. With the help of a private detective, they find the girl, now twenty years old, who turns out to be rough and vulgar. When they try to bring Grace into their family, their grown children are horrified, and only Kevin, a terribly scarred recluse, reaches out to her. When Grace bolts, Kevin leaves his...
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House of Winslow volume 15
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1994
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IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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House of Winslow Book 15- Betsy Winslow had always thought that she never measured up to her beautiful older sister, Lanie. So Betsy was deeply flattered when a handsome stranger began showering her with attention-for once she felt beautiful and desirable. Foolishly deciding to elope, Betsy and Vic leave for Indian Territory. Envisioning a life of grandeur as a rancher's wife, she is sorely disappointed when all her dreams come crashing down. When...
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House of Winslow volume 26
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Living in Africa is an adventure for Erin Winslow, yet she longs for even more excitement. She meets a pilot and persuades him to teach her to fly. Before she realizes it, she has fallen in love with him. But a devastating discovery leaves Erin deeply hurt, and she flees home to America. Erin hopes to find a job as a pilot and nurse her wounded heart. When no one will hire a woman, she finds work in a café. That's where Quaid Merritt, stunt flyer,...
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House of Winslow volume 32
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Wealthy Rena Matthews feels called to take the gospel to the South Sea islanders. She gathers volunteers to go with her--all from the upper strata of society. When rough-looking Travis Winslow volunteers, Rena wants to refuse him, but her father insists she take him along. They set out in her father's yacht, but a storm drives them hundreds of miles off course and into a reef on a deserted island. Will they ever make it to the mission &supl;eld? Or...
11) The Pilgrim song
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House of Winslow volume 29
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
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Like wayfarers before them in a foreign land, they learn to sing... Lewis Winslow has money, a large fancy house, and a bright future in business, but he's lost his beloved wife and now fears he is losing his children as well. Josh seeks one thrill after another, while Jenny finds her excitement at society parties. Kat, an all-out tomboy, is living in her own world, and Hannah has become a recluse. Their father isn't sure what to do about any of them....
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American century series volume 3
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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The war in Europe is over and a new feeling of freedom is sweeping across America. The skirts are getting shorter, the women are getting faster, and the Stuart family is caught up in a sea of changes. From the Arkansas hills to the streets of Chicago, with a stop off in Hollywood on the way, One Shining Moment will hold readers in its mesmerizing grip. From daring cross-country flights to seedy speakeasies to the Salvation Army headquarters, the Stuarts...
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House of Winslow volume 31
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Winslow had known only the finest life had to offer--until her family lost everything in the crash of '29. Moving from New York to a small farm in Georgia, Jenny struggles to adapt to her tough new life. Then, through a startling series of events, she finds herself running for County Sheriff. Jenny soon discovers she has fierce enemies among the local moonshiners, gangsters, and even the citizens themselves, who scoff at the idea of a female...
15) The Amazon quest
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House of Winslow volume 25
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Emily Winslow felt deeply indebted to James Parker when she learned that his wounds resulted from trying to save her brother's life in the trenches of World War I. But by the time she discovered what really happened on that battlefield in France, Emily had fallen for James's charm. Devastated by his betrayal and overwhelmed by feelings of bitterness, Emily throws herself into her writing career. She accepts an assignment to record the life of an isolated...
16) A time to die
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American odyssey volume no. 2
Publisher
F.H. Revell
Pub. Date
©1994
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English
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Gavin Stuart leaves the carnival to become an aviator in the French Foreign Legion during World War I, while Lylah Stuart is torn when the man she loves is pitted against her brother in aerial combat.
Author
Series
American odyssey volume no. 1
Publisher
F.H. Revell
Pub. Date
©1994
Language
English
Description
Yearning to escape the poverty of the Arkansas hills in the early 1900s, three of the Stuart children find their chances to escape into the worlds of the New York theater, international journalism, and a traveling carnival.
18) A time to laugh
Author
Series
American odyssey volume no. 3
Publisher
Fleming H. Revell
Pub. Date
©1995
Language
English
Description
Although actress Lylah Stuart has a signed contract with Cecil B. DeMille, she worries about being a single parent. Meanwhile, her younger sister must find a new direction when tragedy strikes on the farm in Arkansas, and the eldest Stuart grandson becomes a stunt pilot and encounters notorious gangster Al Capone.
19) A time to weep
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Series
American odyssey volume no. 4
Publisher
Fleming H. Revell
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Jerry Stuart, ever anxious for thrills, works as a stunt pilot until tragedy strikes, while his uncle, Pete Stuart, struggles with the greedy owner of the mighty Kingman Oil Company.
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