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Shepherds abiding
Par Jan Karon. 2003
This sequel to In This Mountain (RC 54446, BR 14211) centers on Reverend Kavanagh's restoration of an old créche. He…
transforms himself as he renews the decrepit set and as he interacts with the community: Hope at the bookstore, Andrew at the antiques shop, and the owners of the Main Street Grill. Bestseller. 2003Lucca
Par Jens Christian Grøndahl. 2002
Thirty-two-year-old actress Lucca Montale loses her sight in a near-fatal car accident. Over time she becomes close to her recently…
divorced doctor, Robert. The two fall in love while reliving tense family relationships and troubled romances in the past. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998Holidays on ice
Par David Sedaris. 1997
Six short Christmas tales by humorist, playwright, and National Public Radio commentator. Sedaris relives his stint as a department store…
elf in "SantaLand Diaries." In "Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!," a housewife facing homicide charges updates loved ones in her annual holiday newsletter. Bestseller. 1997Christmas, present
Par Jacquelyn Mitchard. 2003
Elliott Banner and his wife, Laura, are driving home after celebrating their fourteenth wedding anniversary on December 23 when Laura…
experiences a painful headache. At the hospital, they learn Laura suffered a brain aneurysm and has only hours to live. Their family gathers around her bedside for a last Christmas Eve together. 2003Phantom waltz
Par Catherine Anderson. 2001
Rancher Ryan Kendrick of Oregon falls in love with paraplegic Bethany Coulter. Bethany was injured during a barrel-racing contest eight…
years ago and resists romance. But Ryan puts aside all of her obstacles and continues pursuing her. Sequel to Baby Love (DB 50821). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001The queene's Christmas
Par Karen Harper. 2003
London, England; 1564. Even as she feuds with her cousin Mary Stuart of Scotland, thirty-one-year-old Queen Elizabeth plans an old-fashioned…
Yuletide celebration. But when one of the kitchen help is murdered, court herb mistress Meg Milligrew and trusted companions join Elizabeth in hunting for the killer before he strikes again. 2003The rescuer
Par Dee Henderson. 2003
Following The Healer (BR 14407) paramedic Stephen O'Malley leaves his job due to burnout, grief from losing his sister, and…
loss of faith. But when his blind friend, Meghan, is threatened by a gang of jewel thieves he rescues her and rediscovers his roots. 2003Come home, my heart
Par Phyllis Campbell. 1988
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a poor,…
rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and falls in love. 1988The silent boy
Par Lois Lowry. 2003
America, early 1900s. Katy Thatcher recalls her early childhood as the daughter of a country doctor. She had befriended Jacob…
Stoltz, a teenager "touched in the head," who, though silent, cared for animals and seemed kind. But then Jacob was accused of a terrible crime. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2003Blind sighted
Par Peter Moore. 2001
Eleventh-grader Kirk Tobak is moody and bored with school, his alcoholic mother, and druggie friends. His job reading for an…
independent young blind woman, with whom he discusses his problems, gives Kirk new insights. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2002Esther's gift: a Mitford Christmas story
Par Jan Karon. 2002
Christmas Eve. Esther Bolick bakes special orange marmalade cakes for gifts but wonders what they really cost. When her husband…
calculates forty-three dollars per cake, Esther decides to shorten her list. But the words of a Christmas song change her mind. Includes recipe. Bestseller. 2002Scrooge wore spurs (Zebra books)
Par Janet Dailey. 2002
Indebted Arizona rancher Eben MacCallister expects to lose the family ranch in the new year. To make matters worse, his…
former fiancée Maddie Williams has returned to open a dude ranch on adjoining land and his estranged sister has passed away--leaving him with four orphans at Christmas time. Bestseller. 2002The art of seeing: a novel
Par Cammie McGovern. 2002
As a child, Jemma watched older sister Rozzie blossom into a teenage beauty and promising actress. But Rozzie kept her…
failing vision a secret. Now as adults they seek to reestablish their relationship against the backdrop of celebrity. 2002Stuck in neutral
Par Terry Trueman. 2000
Fourteen-year-old Shawn has a phenomenal memory for everything he's ever heard, but nobody knows it because his cerebral palsy has…
made him unable to communicate. Now Shawn suspects that his father, in a misguided plan to end the boy's pain, is planning to kill him. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. Printz Honor. 2000The fated sky
Par Henrietta Branford. 1999
Ran, a sixteen-year-old Viking girl, is blamed for her mother's death and selected for sacrifice to Odin. Toki, a blind…
musician, helps her escape and the two flee Norway for Iceland. Unfortunately, their enemy, Vigut, reappears. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. For senior high readers. 1996Hope Mountain
Par Jon Land. 1998
Jen feels guilty that a traffic accident led to the loss of her teenage brother's leg. At an adaptive ski…
school, they meet instructor Jamie Brooks, who was a champion until an injury sidelined his career. Matt learns quickly and challenges Jamie to ski a dangerous trail. Some strong languageThe Mitford snowmen: a Christmas story
Par Jan Karon. 2001
What child is this?: a Christmas story
Par Caroline Cooney. 1997
Sixteen-year-old Matt and eight-year-old Katie have both had enough of foster homes. Matt, however, dreads facing Katie's disappointment when her…
Christmas wish of being adopted doesn't come true. Meanwhile his classmate Liz, who appears to have the perfect family, is dismayed by her parents' hypocrisy during the holidays. For junior and senior high readersSkipping Christmas
Par John Grisham. 2001
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent…
celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther, however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Bad Girl Creek: a novel
Par Jo-Ann Mapson. 2001
After wheelchair-user Phoebe inherits a California flower farm from her aunt, she needs help running it. So she takes in…
three women housemates--Ness, Nance, and Beryl--who have each made bad decisions in the past and welcome a new start. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001