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Christian Fiction September 2018
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Adult Games Night @ Cobourg Library
Wednesday, September 26, 6:00 p.m.
Be prepared for a fun night of games and laughter. This adult program is for people of all skill levels. Try one of the games provided or bring your own! Adults welcome. Refreshments will be available. Registration required.
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An Amish family : Building Trust / A Heart Full of Love / Surprised by Love / A Gift for Anne Marie
by Kathleen Fuller
"In An Amish Family, beloved author of Amish romance, Kathleen Fuller, invites readers into the lives of four Amish families.</strong> <strong>Building Trust</strong> Grace Miller and Joel King are in love. They've dated secretly for the past year and when he proposes marriage, Grace eagerly agrees. But when she tells her parents about the wedding, she's shocked when her father tells her she can't marry Joel. Can Grace get to the bottom of her father's animosity toward Joel so they can have the happily ever after she's always dreamed of? <strong>A Heart Full of Love</strong> (also in An Amish Cradle) Ellie's mother hasn't stopped meddling in her personal life since Ellie lost her sight--and she's taken it up a notch now that Ellie's pregnant. When Ellie gives birth to twins, her mother insists on moving in to care for them. But when her mother's behavior becomes unbearable, Ellie is forced to take a stand. and finally find out why Mamm can't let go. <strong>Surprised by Love</strong> In a desperate move to evade her match-making mother, Emily Shwartz announces that she's already seeing someone: Reuban Coblentz. The trouble is, Reuban is barely even a friend. Seeing how desperate she is, Reuban plays along. But when the past sneaks up on them, will this temporary arrangement turn into everlasting love? <strong>A Gift for Anne Marie</strong> (also in An Amish Second Christmas) Anne Marie and Nathaniel have been best friends since they were kids. Now things are evolving. in ways everyone else predicted longago. But when her mother suddenly decides to remarry in another state, Anne Marie's new chapter with Nathaniel looks doomed to end before it begins"
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| What Blooms from Dust by James MarkertWhat happens: During the 1930s Dust Bowl, "Coin-Flip Killer" Jeremiah Goodbye escapes death and prison after a devastating tornado damages the penitentiary while he's in the electric chair. Heading home to Nowhere, Oklahoma (where he plans to exact revenge on his twin brother), he meets an odd young boy and the two find Nowhere in need of help.
For fans of: author Billy Coffey, whose atmospheric novels also beautifully incorporate elements of magical realism. |
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Ella : an Amish retelling of Cinderella
by Sarah Price
In this enchanting Amish retelling of the classic fairytale, Ella Troyer, after her father’s death, falls victim to her cold stepmother and nasty stepsisters until one day, while running an errand, she meets a young Amish man from a nearby town who gives her hope that she will finally have the love, family and home for which she has been longing. Original.
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To the Moon and Back
by Karen Kingsbury
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a brand-new love story in the Baxter Family collection about two people who lost their parents in the same national tragedy--two people desperate to find each other and the connection they shared for a single day...a day that changed everything.
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The Forgotten Road
by Richard Paul Evans
The second novel in the bestselling trilogy from Richard Paul Evans about a man on an inspirational pilgrimage across Route 66 to find his way back to himself.
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Focus on: Speculative Fiction
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A canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller
First published in 1959 to critical acclaim and enduring popularity, the classic novel follows the struggle of the Monks of the Order of Saint Leibowitz to preserve the remnants of civilization after a nuclear war and wield them against tyranny. Reissue.
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| Dragonspell by Donita K. PaulIn a world where...there are seven high races, an evil wizard, dragons, ogres, and the beautiful city of Vendala, Kale, a 14-year-old slave girl from a small village, finds herself on a quest for a stolen dragon egg.
Who it's for: Like C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia books, this allegorical fantasy adventure novel, the 1st in a series, is good for all ages and makes a great family read-aloud. |
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| Illusion: A Novel by Frank PerettiWhat happens: Dane's wife and magic partner of 40 years, Mandy, has just died in an accident...and she's also just awoken as her 19-year-old self, only in 2010 instead of 1970. Dane and Mandy (now known as Eloise) meet -- but with strange forces at work, both may be in danger.
Who it's for: fans of suspenseful, lengthy books (it's around 500 pages!).
Read this next: James Rubart's The Five Times I Met Myself, which also has time travel elements. |
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Left behind : A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
by Tim F. LaHaye
After millions of people around the world vanish in one moment, in what many claim to be the Rapture, Rayford Steele begins a search for the truth amidst global chaos
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