Janette Oke
Author
Series
Women of the West (Janette Oke) volume 9
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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Description
With her husband's death, Sarah is left to raise her baby, Rebecca, alone. She resolves to continue to run their freight business, and send her daughter to the best schools. When Rebecca finally returns home, mother and daughter find themselves viewing each other from two different worlds.
42) Roses for Mama
Author
Series
Women of the West (Janette Oke) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
A captivating story of a young girl who must assume responsibility for raising her younger siblings. As the challenges intensify, she is determined in her faith to raise them as her mother would have wanted.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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Description
Jodie Harland and Bethan Keane had little in common before the plight of a homeless dog brought them together, but from that day on the two young girls were bound together as best friends. As different as night and day in personality and interests, their friendship grows strong through shared joys, trials, and, finally, a devastating loss faced together.
Author
Series
Return to the Canadian West volume 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Description
When Beth Thatcher returns to Coal Valley, she has much to be excited about. She anticipates Jarrick's proposal of marriage and perhaps a spring wedding. The mine is expanding, and there are more schoolchildren than ever. But the town's rapid growth brings many challenges. A second teacher is assigned, and Beth finds herself going head-to-head with a very different philosophy of education--one that dismisses religion and rejects God. Fearful for the...
Author
Series
Women of the West (Janette Oke) volume 6
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Anna Trent, a shy, sensitive, self-conscious young woman who loves to learn, captures the attention of a young seminarian. Their relationship grows through the years, as they exchange books and correspondence.
46) Where trust lies
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Series
Formats
Description
"After teaching in a 1920s mining town in western Canada, Beth Thatcher no longer feels at home among her wealthy family in the East, and her heart is torn between two very different worlds"--
47) Sustaining faith
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 2
Formats
Description
So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. She and her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, have settled three children from England into new Canadian homes and are prepared to place two more just after the New Year, when it happens--another painful disruption. A white lie the sisters used to protect some orphans has resulted in an official complaint and a letter...
48) Dana's Valley
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
After her older sister, Dana, is diagnosed with cancer, Erin and her family must deal with the resulting anxiety, finding their relationships with each other and with God put to the test.
49) The matchmakers
Author
Description
In "The Matchmakers", a young woman makes an effort to encourage her widowed father to get on with his life. She has in mind an older widow at the church and enlists the help of the woman's grown son. Through scheming and friendly manipulation, they get the two "oldsters" together, but the results are hardly what they anticipated! A delightful story by one of the best-loved inspirational writers of our time.
52) Spunky's diary
Author
Series
Janette Oke's animal friends volume 5
Pub. Date
c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In Spunky, she has captured the essence of a perky little pup, whose delightfully funny escapades and deeply poignant experiences will endear him to your heart.
Author
Pub. Date
2011, c1997
Description
Women of all ages have come to know and love Janette Oke's sincere, warm-hearted writing. Nana's Gift (1996) is a thought-provoking story of a family treasure that becomes a legacy. When a great-granddaughter receives her Nana's heirloom pearls, she will find out their secret while readers will be reminded that some gifts in life are priceless. Also included is The Red Geranium (1995), another story about a memorable gift. A little boy, who sees the...
Author
Series
Janette Oke's animal friends volume 10
Pub. Date
c1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When their caretaker is hospitalized, Blue Boy and the other homing pigeons receive food, water, and excellent care from two young boys who love pets.