Donna VanLiere
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
ou might think that what you're about to read has a great deal to do with my father and growing up poor in east Tennessee, but there is so much more--what captured my heart was the hope of belonging and the dream of family. The woman I am has a great deal to do with that ninth year of my life. It started out as any other year, nothing extraordinary, but as each day unfolded it became remarkable in every way. There are times when I'm still amazed...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In June 1972, John Creighton determines to build his wife Joan a kitchen table. His largest project to date had been picture frames but he promises to have the table ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Inspired to put something delicious on the table, Joan turns to her mother's recipes she had given to Joan when she and John married. In June 2012, Lauren Mabrey discovers she's pregnant. Gloria, Miriam, and the rest of her friends at Glory's Place begin...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas. Jennifer and Ryan are both single parents, struggling with their own losses and heartache. Sixteen-year-old Kaylee is faced with a life-changing situation that has affected her whole family. Stephen and Lily are happily married and ready to start a family. All of them are facing their own struggles, and all are finding their way through the dark. When...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling author of The Christmas Shoes now explores a future world facing its final days in The Time of Jacob's Trouble, weaving end-times prophecies into the lives of Emma and her friends as they struggle to survive and come face-to-face with the chilling truth about the disappearances"--
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly...