Aimee Lilly
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 6
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IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
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Neither the return of Big Bob Till, Dragonfly's report that his mother saw a ghost, nor a mysterious note warning that a cave is haunted will keep the gang from spending a night alone there.
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Wyldhaven volume 1
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Schoolteacher Charlotte Brindle is relieved that her long journey from Boston to Wyldhaven is about to come to an end. And then the bullets start flying! As she sprawls on the floor of the coach and curls her arms around her head, she wonders whatever in the world possessed her to give up the civility of a Boston school for the promise of adventure on the wild frontier?!
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The Sugar Creek Gang enjoys a mid-winter vacation on the Rio Grande River. Their adventures include fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, meeting a boy evangelist in a tent meeting, and chasing a criminal through a grapefruit grove. Will the stowaway in their trunk make it safely across the border? And will the dangerous criminal make it across the Rio Grande in the boys' rubber raft? Learn with the Sugar Creek Gang how precious children of all colors are...
84) One Stormy Day
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 9
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The Sugar Creek Gang's school gets a new teacher-a man. And that spells trouble. When their old teacher shows up to surprise them with a midday sleigh ride, things start looking up for the boys. Until Bill Collins throws a snowball that accidently hits Mr. Black, the new teacher. Learn the importance of self-sacrifice as Little Jim offers to take Bill's punishment, even though he doesn't deserve it. The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building...
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Jessie files volume 3
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Jessie's next article is taking a dramatic turn.
When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, a talented performer who grew up in Greenfield and is making a big splash around the world. But when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes. If she wants to score a celebrity interview, she's going to...
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 13
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Camping in the north woods, fishing, boating and hiking all suddenly become commonplace experiences to the members of the Sugar Creek Gang as they learn about the rites of Chippewa burial ceremonies from a real live Indian. But that is not all that happens as they visit the Indian cemetery. The mysterious white man wandering among the Indian grave-houses, his hiding behind the medicine man's grave-house and sudden departure in a motorboat, the sound...
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Cora Harrison would like nothing more than to find a godly husband and enjoy the blessing of being a wife and mother. That's why she's happy when the new young doctor sets about to ask if he may escort her to dinner. However, the doctor is right in the middle of his request when who on earth should walk in but Kin Davis, Wyldhaven's rogue traveler. The man she's fought to forget with every ounce of her being for the past two years. Of course Kin would...
88) Teacher Trouble
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 11
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The Sugar Creek Gang continues to struggle with their new teacher, Mr. Black. They cause some of the trouble for themselves when they build a snowman that looks a lot like him and he stumbles across it. Then someone outside the gang tries to frame the Sugar Creek Gang by putting a board over the chimney at school. Learn important lessons about honesty and respect with the Sugar Creek Gang. The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building...
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Jacinda Holloway is so excited to get to the train station to take delivery of the Appaloosa colt that she's purchased for Zane's Christmas present. He admired the dam and sire while they were on their wedding tour, and she knows he's going to be thrilled. But when she arrives at the station, she's horrified to learn there has been an avalanche! The train can't get through. Kin Davis encourages her not to give up. But Jacinda fears that all her plans...
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Liora Rodante has Christmas perfectly planned. She's already bought Joe an intricately embossed saddle to replace his worn out one. It cost her a year's worth of saved egg and cream money, but she knows Joe will appreciate the comfortable ride during his long hours on the job. Then Ruby, a former prostitute Liora has been ministering to, runs away, taking the saddle with her. Liora is devastated, but she wants to keep the law out of it so Joe won't...
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"The Castlecourt Diamond Case" is a lighthearted novella that becomes almost a
comedy of manners, a glimpse into early 20th century high society. Its subtitle is
"BEING A COMPILATION OF THE STATEMENTS MADE BY THE VARIOUS
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS CURIOUS CASE NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC." The story's structure is simple: Six of the story's
characters give their statements about the theft of the diamonds, and in each
statement...
92) One More Sunrise
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Joe Daleys life is spiraling out of control. In more ways than oneHis dreams of WWII glory died along with his plans to serve his country. Fifteen years later, Joe Daley flies a crop duster and struggles through life, with his marriage to high-school-sweetheart Meg running on fumes. Until one morning when Joes daily routine turns into the ride of a lifetime as his beat-up biplane begins a heart-stopping spiral toward earth.What did he hit? An enormous...
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Way up on a hill on Old Man Paddler's property stands an old house that many people think is haunted. A late night raccoon hunt with dogs from Circus's dad helps the Gang get to the bottom of the mystery. What will the boys discover in the dark attic of the haunted house? Reflect with Bill on the meaning of the Bible verse "... absent from the body... at home with the Lord."
The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building adventures of...
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An incredible discovery in an icehouse leads to an encounter with a criminal. Will the police come quickly enough to catch the man the Gang trapped? Will the Gang be able to deliver an important letter from Little Tom Till's mom before it's too late? In this tale from northern Minnesota, the Gang learns about several kinds of fishing, the most important one being fishing for men.
The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building adventures...
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Kin Davis itches to leave Wyldhaven and experience life in the big city of Seattle. He only has one concern. Without Parson Clay's taming influence, will he degenerate into an abusive drunk like his pa was? The question haunts him. But there's no escaping his departure. Word has gone out and his tickets are purchased. He only has to make it through the shindig Zoe organized for the townsfolk to offer their farewells. If anybody else was putting it...
96) The Mystery Cave
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 7
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English
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A late night hunting trip for the Sugar Creek Gang leads to a surprising discovery. Later, Old Man Paddler invites them to his cabin for a sassafras tea party. An urgent knock on the door interrupts the party. Soon they find themselves knee-deep in a quicksand rescue. Explore with the gang the effects of sin in one's life and the benefits of following Jesus. The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building adventures of a group of fun-loving,...
97) Derwood Inc
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Pull on your boots! It's winter in Peabody, Wisconsin, and there is plenty of excitement afoot at the Derwood household. Wise-cracking siblings Jack and Penny become entangled in an international smuggling operation and the nonstop adventure of cracking a dangerous case. At times, however, it is hard to decide which is a greater threat: seasoned criminals or neighborhood bullies. Pull on your boots! It's winter in Peabody, Wisconsin, and there is...
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Charlotte Callahan doesn't know what to get her husband for Christmas! And then she stumbles over his shoddy boots in the half-light of morning. New boots would be the perfect gift! But she doesn't have enough money. Nor does she know the right size. Undaunted, she takes Kin Davis's advice and decides to use her cache of apples to make pies to sell in Dixie's Boardinghouse. Reagan is so busy tracking down the town's latest petty thief that he likely...
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Dixie Griffin had the perfect plan for Flynn's Christmas present-a sleigh to speed up his medical trips to the logging camps and allow him to carry more supplies. She'd even already ordered it from the Seattle sleigh maker, and scheduled the trip to pick it up. But then the early arrival of her infant daughter prevents her from being able to make the journey, and the sleigh maker has buyers waiting. What's worse, all her trips to the post office,...
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Jessie always manages to find a scoop―even when she's in the woods.
When Jessie and her friends decide to go camping as part of the Weekend in the Woods event, it doesn't take long for them to start discovering strange clues that could have something to do with a hiker who went missing years ago. Soon after they begin their investigation, they start receiving threatening messages from someone who wants them out of the woods―immediately. Could...