Catalog Search Results
Author
Description
Two natural enemies, one smart kid, and a horse named Tilly. Will they all get it together in time for the Father-Daughter Picnic? Visit Cardinal Point in this enemies to lovers sweet romance.
Caroline Bishop has a plan. She intends to find a father for her six-year-old daughter Ava, and she's going to use an online dating service to do it. Who needs romance when you have the internet? Only problem is, no one meets her requirements, and no one will...
Author
Description
Uproarious antics and surreal situations take center stage in six tales from the celebrated British naturalist and author of the Corfu Trilogy. The eccentric Durrell family sets off on an ill-fated excursion in 'The Picnic' and embarks on a Greek cruise in 'The Maiden Voyage.' Next, things take a turn for the diabolical when a solo Durrell runs into a former flame in 'The Public School Education'-and then finds trouble of a different sort in 'The...
Author
Description
Marc Gregor had spent ten years in the Middle East and Afghanistan fighting for America. He was tired of living off a reserve officer's pay and anxious to get back to civilian life so he chose nice steady Switzerland and went there to look for a job. He found the job but it was not what he had planned and resigning turned out to be a rather permanent option. His inclination to cut and run was canceled by his first sight of Cherie, the Sergeant's daughter....
Author
Description
Katie thought she had the perfect family life by the sea - until her husband left her for another woman, abandoning her and their two children! She knows it's finally time to move on but she's unsure where to begin...
Frankie is shocked when gorgeous dog-walker Alex asks her on a date! As a single mum with her own business she struggles to put herself first, but maybe she's ready to follow her heart?
George is used to raising her son on her own...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Jenna and her family are going for a picnic. The weather is perfect for an adventure to the city park. She helps her mother pack the picnic basket with sandwiches, potato salad, and lemonade. The family dog Charlie is going, too. The fun text and vivid illustrations provide perspective into an activity that many young children get to experience. This touching tale is perfect for young readers and children who have not yet begun reading on their own....
Author
Description
In 1941, after the German (Nazi) occupation of Yugoslavia, the Jewish population was persecuted and, very soon, deportation began. Following the deportation of her husband and son, and when she realized that women were also being deported, Relly's mother entrusted Relly to her sister, Relly's aunt, who was married to a Christian. A few days later, Relly's mother was also deported. Thinking that the end of the war was imminent, the aunt had undertaken...
Author
Description
This book is the second book of a five-book series about the adventures of a white Pomeranian named Popo, who is rescued from a shelter as a birthday present to a six year old girl named Rudy. The second book is the story of a family picnic on a beautiful spring day. Suddenly, something happens to Popo, leading the story to discuss the importance of recycling and keeping the nature and the Earth clean This series of books illustrates some very important...
Author
Description
From bestselling authors in the Amish genre come four sweet stories about picnics and romance.
Baskets of Sunshine by Amy Clipston.
Kevin Weaver has lived with his brother's family since his parents passed away when he was young, but he craves a home and family to call his own. Freeman Kurtz owns a successful brick mason business, and Kevin takes the job as Freeman's apprentice to pursue his own financial freedom. Phoebe Kurtz is helping her sister...
Author
Series
Formats
Description
Why are sheep in the remote Egyptian village of Mehenopolis cutting their own throats? That's the mystery Emperor Justinian inexplicably sends John, his Lord Chamberlain, to Egypt to solve. Mehenopolis is a pilgrim destination, thanks to its ancient shrine to a snake deity.
Among the characters John encounters are a pretentious local landowner battling a self-styled magician for control of the lucrative shrine, an exiled heretical cleric, an itinerant...