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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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"Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient...
2) The struggle
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Series
Language
English
Description
When Timothy Fisher decides to move his wife, Hannah, and daughter, Mindy, to Christian County, Kentucky, where two of his brothers now reside, Hannah is very reluctant to leave her Amish home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Author
Series
Kentucky volume 3
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
In this edge-of-the-seat finale to the trilogy that has reunited the Coleman and Thornton families, New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels sets our pulses pounding as horsewoman Nealy Coleman faces her greatest challenge--to produce another Derby winner and show the world that a determined woman never quits...
Kentucky Sunrise
When it comes to men, Nealy is very content with her new husband, lawyer Hatch Littletree. When it comes to horses,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
First in the Kentucky trilogy from the #1 bestselling author. "Prose so natural that it seems you are witnessing a story rather than reading about it." —Los Angeles Sunday Times
The Colemans and Thorntons, the unforgettable American families of Fern Michaels' Texas and Vegas series, are back in an exciting trilogy that combines the heady thrills of Kentucky horse racing with strong, accomplished women who fight for...
The Colemans and Thorntons, the unforgettable American families of Fern Michaels' Texas and Vegas series, are back in an exciting trilogy that combines the heady thrills of Kentucky horse racing with strong, accomplished women who fight for...
5) Missing
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
When Perry Borntrager, an inhabitant of the quiet Amish town of Crittenden, Kentucky, is found dead, Perry's former girlfriend and his best friend, suspects in the crime, are drawn together as they try to prove their innocence.
6) The seeker
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Language
English
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With the country--and her own household--on the brink of civil war, pampered gentlewoman Charlotte Vance hatches a plan to avoid her new stepmother and win back her man by joining the Shaker community at Harmony Hill. Little does she know that this decision will lead her down a road toward unforeseen peace--and a very unexpected love.
7) The journey
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Series
Language
English
Description
Titus Fisher, an Amish carpenter, journeys into a Kentucky Amish community where he seeks a new beginning and meets the beautiful and unique Suzanne Yoder. She can't cook but can do woodworking, and she painfully resembles Phoebe, Titus's ex-girlfriend.
8) The healing
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Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
Amish widower Samuel Fisher journeys from Lancaster County to Bluegrass Country seeking a balm for his grief after his wife's death. Esther Beiler, who helps watch his children there develops a crush on Samuel and a true affection for his kids. Can she win his heart, or has he already lost it to an English woman? How will God untangle these star-crossed lovers when jealousies and misconceptions threaten to tear them apart?
9) Horse
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A scientist from Australia and a Nigerian-American art historian become connected by their shared interest in a 19th century race horse, one studying its remains, the other uncovering the history of the Black horsemen who were critical to its success.
10) Kentucky
Author
Publisher
Weigl
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book explores the sports, tourism, industry, environment, history, and culture that make Kentucky unique.
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, social life and customs, state events and attractions, and notable people of Kentucky. Verdant pastures, the Kentucky Derby, banjo music, coalfields, and a powerful spirit all contribute to the image of the Bluegrass State. The character of Kentuckians is as diverse as the state's landscape of rugged mountains and rolling hills. Kentucky is the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln,...
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Language
English
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Gabrielle Hope has a special gift of "knowing" the future. When she and her mother join the Pleasant Hill Shaker community in 1807, the members embrace her ability, although it sometimes frightens quiet Gabrielle. But when one vision comes true, a chain of events and an unlikely love challenge her loyalty to this chaste community.
14) The search
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Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
When detective Luke Reynolds enters a Kentucky Amish community to investigate the mysterious death of Perry Borntrager, the case becomes complicated when he falls for the woman Perry had been courting before he disappeared.
16) Angel sister
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Series
Language
English
Description
It is 1936 and Kate Merritt works hard to keep her family together. Her father slowly slips into alcoholism and his business suffers during the Great Depression. As her mother tries to come to grips with their situation and her sisters seem to remain blissfully oblivious to it, it is Kate who must shoulder the emotional load. Who could imagine that a dirty, abandoned little girl named Lorena Birdsong would be just what the Merritts need?
17) The believer
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Series
Language
English
Description
When Elizabeth Duncan feels a strong attachment to a handsome young Believer named Ethan, life gets complicated. Will Elizabeth be forced to leave the Shaker community to keep Ethan from stumbling? Or will Ethan's love for her change their lives forever?
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Language
English
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"Kentucky packhorse librarian Tansy Calhoun doesn't mind the rough trails and long hours as she serves her Appalachian mountain community during the Great Depression. Yet she longs to find love like the heroines in the books she loves. When a charming writer comes to town, she thinks she might have found it-- or is the perfect man actually closer than she thinks? Perdita Sweet has called these mountains home for so long that she's nearly as rocky...
19) Kentucky
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
20) Kentucky
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents current state facts and statistical data, up-to-date details on cities, economics, geography and climate of Kentucky, the Bluegrass State.
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