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Christian fiction City and town life Fiction City and town life Pennsylvania Fiction City and town life Pennsylvania History 19th century Fiction Coal mines and mining Fiction Pennsylvania Fiction Pennsylvania History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction Quilting Fiction Quiltmakers Fiction Sisters FictionO'Dell, Tawni.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shaye Areheart Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC O'DECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ODEBrunstetter, Wanda E.
Summary: Relive the glory of a Pennsylvania canal town through the eyes of those who ministered to the needs of the workers. Betsy Nelson reluctantly returns to her childhood home to care for her failing father, a faithful minister who served the town for years. William Covington, a confirmed bachelor, comes to town to become the new pastor and set aside the luxuries of his birth for service to God. Can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BRUBrunstetter, Wanda E.
Summary: Betsy Nelson reluctantly returns to her childhood home to care for her failing father, a faithful minister who served the town for years. William Covington, a confirmed bachelor, comes to town to become the new pastor and set aside the luxuries of his birth for service to God. Can Betsy and William find common ground on which to work together for the better of the townspeople?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Oasis Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BRUBrown, Rita Mae.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROBaer, Judy.
Summary: When an out-of-state developer wants to drain Fairy Pond--a beloved piece of Acorn Hill's past--a storm of protest rises up. While most residents are opposed to destroying the idyllic spot, some businesspeople are in favor of the added commerce it would bring. With the town divided, Mayor Lloyd Tynan is having a hard time keeping everyone happy, but when the stress begins to affect his health,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BAEBrunstetter, Wanda E.
Summary: Widowed Sarah Turner has her hands full, raising three young children, tending the lock on the canal, baking bread, and washing clothes for boatmen. Although she's not looking for love, she's vowed not to lose her heart to a boatman. Yet she didn't count on meeting Captain Elias Brooks. Will she follow her heart where it leads or accept the proposal of a handsome land-loving blacksmith?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barbour Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUHaigh, Jennifer
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HAIHaigh, Jennifer
Summary: A series of interconnected stories portrays the close-knit coal mining town of Bakerton, Pennsylvania, exploring themes of regret, redemption, and acceptance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction HaighBaer, Judy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BAEHaigh, Jennifer
Summary: A compelling story of love and loss in a western Pennsylvania mining town in the years after World War II.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HaighHaigh, Jennifer
Summary: For the people of Bakerton, and the five children of the Novak family, the years after World War II alter their lives in unforeseen and irrevocable ways. Dorothy is a fragile beauty hooked on romance. Brilliant Joyce, the family's keystone, is bitterly aware of the life she might have had elsewhere. Sandy, the youngest boy, sails through life on looks and charm. George, the veteran, is driven...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAIChiaverini, Jennifer.
Summary: In 1862 Water's Ford, Pennsylvania, abolitionism is prevalent, even passionate, so the local men rally to answer Mr. Lincoln's call to arms. Thus the women of Elm Creek Valley's quilting bee are propelled into the unknown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHICopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Chiaverini 2011Chiaverini, Jennifer.
Summary: Fervent abolitionism rules the day in 1862 Water's Ford, Pennsylvania. So when the local men answer Mr. Lincoln's call to arms, wives are left behind to keep the town functioning. Fortunately, the ladies of Elm Creek Valley have an ingenious plan.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011