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82) Body of evidence
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Triple threat series (Irene Hannon) volume 3
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English
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Forensic pathologist Grace Reilly has seen her share of unusual deaths in rural Missouri. But when she begins to notice a curious pattern in autopsies of elderly residents whose demise appears to be natural, she takes her concerns to Sheriff Nate Cox. Nate is skeptical about the link Grace is seeing between the deaths--and her suspicions of foul play. But her persistence is compelling. Once she finally convinces him her theory is credible and they...
83) The coaster
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English
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Bob Patterson considers himself an Everyman--albeit an Everyman with a rich, beautiful wife, two good kids, and a mail-it-in job that ignores his law degree. Despite his good fortune, Bob is idling through life, bored at work and at home. In short, he is the proverbial Coaster. Bob's wife, Sarah, is the anointed heir to the empire built by her father, Sam, a kind of Kansas City, Missouri, Warren Buffet. Fine by Bob, the family soccer mom. But early...
85) Chasing dreams
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Chandler sisters volume 2
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English
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"Joanna Chandler always dreamed of becoming an attorney. But when she left law school to help care for her dying mother, stepping away from her single-minded pursuit gave her space to reconsider. The only question is, if not law, what should she do with her life? To keep her mind off an uncertain future, Joanna helps her older sister, Phylicia, throw an amazing outdoor wedding on the charming Missouri property the three Chandler sisters own together....
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English
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"Young Emma Wagner chafes at the constraints of Bethel colony, an 1850s religious community in Missouri that is determined to remain untainted by the concerns of the world. A passionate and independent thinker, she resents the limitations placed on women, who are expected to serve in quiet submission. In a community where dissent of any form is discouraged, Emma finds it difficult to rein in her tongue and often doesn't even try to do so, fueling...
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Every Amish Season Novel volume Book 4
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English
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Since her husband of forty-five years passed away on Christmas Eve, Laura Kauffman tries to keep herself busy with her nine children, fifty-two grandchildren, and twenty-eight great-grandchildren. But what does God expect her to do with her days now? Why leave her to carry on alone? When a friend suffers complications during childbirth and needs someone to help care for her newborn twins and three older children, their great-grandfather, Zechariah...
88) Marry me, Millie
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English
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"Amy Lillard's uplifting new series unites a "Widows Club" of women who share solace, friendship, and faith in the Amish community of Paradise Valley, Missouri . . . When her young husband died unexpectedly, Millie Bauman thought her life was over too--until she learned she was carrying his child. Now, as she awaits the baby's arrival, Millie's sure her future will revolve around motherhood, the B&B she runs with her Aunt Sylvie, and the beloved Whoopie...
90) Finding wings
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English
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"Being the youngest of three sisters isn't always easy for Britt Chandler, especially when her older sisters have successful lives and hers is still on hold. She put everything aside to care for her dying mother, but now their mother is gone. Just as her life finally has a chance to blossom, her sister is ordered on bed rest during a difficult pregnancy, and it looks like God is again calling Britt to be a family caregiver--and nothing more. Rafe...
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A year after moving to their farm in the Ozarks, Laura and Almanzo Wilder and their young daughter, Rose, have settled into their new home with a successful vegetable harvest and the beginnings of an apple orchard.
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English
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A novel on 1855 Bloody Kansas, an armed clash between slaveholders and abolitionists, often referred to as a prologue to the Civil War. The heroine is Lidie Newton, the wife of a slain abolitionist. Dressed as a boy, she embarks on a mission of revenge against his killer. By the author of Moo.
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Tending roses volume 3
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English
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After Karen Sommerfield is suddenly forced to deal with the threat of cancer at the same time her company downsizes her, she returns to the rural Missouri Ozarks and her grandmother's old farm on an odyssey to find herself.
95) Good neighbors
Author
Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In Mansfield, Missouri, during the harsh winter of 1905, Laura, her family, and her neighbors help each other survive and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
96) Reaching Dustin
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Carly's assignment to interview a reclusive, brooding classmate leads her to discover some of the events that have caused his antisocial and abusive family's negative impact on their Missouri farming community, and Carly's family in particular.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In 1937 in southeastern Missouri, eleven-year-old Rass, son of a proud sharecropper, proves his worth when a flood destroys his family's home and forces his best friend, an elderly black man, into hiding from the Ku Klux Klan.
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Elmwood Springs volume 3
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English
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Back in Elmwood Springs, Missouri, the experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ask the question "Why are we here"?
Author
Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 2
Publisher
T. Nelson Publishers
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In 1905, Laura's assignment to write an article for the Mansfield, Missouri, newspaper about the new school teacher leads her to start an unpopular crusade to get the farm children into school.
100) Missouri homestead
Author
Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 1
Publisher
T. Nelson
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1884, when Laura, Manly, and their daughter Rose come from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, looking for a better life, Laura's outspoken articles against a local timberman cause some problems.
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