Burnett – Secret Garden

CELC

JFIC B

Burnett

Personal Author:

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924.

Title:

The secret garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett

Publication info:

New York: Dell Publishing,  c1938.

Physical description:

298 p. : ill.

Summary:

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

Subject term:

Orphans–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Gardens–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

People with disabilities–Juvenile fiction.

Geographic term:

Yorkshire (England)–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0440477069

Tags:

20th century, British, children, children’s, children’s books, children’s fiction, children’s literature, England, friendship, gardens, juvenile, orphans, secrets, young adult

Lewis – Covenant : Arbam’s Daughters

CELC

FIC L

Lewis

Personal Author:

Lewis, Beverly, 1949-

Title:

The covenant / Beverly Lewis.

Publication info:

Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House Publishers, c2002.

Physical description:

318 p. ; 22 cm.

Summary:

Book 1 of Abram’s Daughters series from bestselling author Beverly Lewis. Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler’s Knob together more than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy locals. So when Sadie is beguiled by a dark-haired English boy, it is Sadie’s younger sister, Leah, who suffers from her sister’s shameful loss of innocence. And what of Leah’s sweetheart, Jonas Mast, sent to Ohio under the Bishop’s command? Drawn into an incomprehensible pact with her older sister, Leah finds her dreams spinning out of control, even as she clings desperately to the promises of God. The Covenant begins a powerful Lancaster portrait of the power of family and the miracle of hope.

Subject term:

Sisters–Fiction.

Subject term:

Amish–Fiction.

Geographic term:

Lancaster County (Pa.)–Fiction.

ISBN:

0764223305

Tags:

adult, Amish, Amish fiction, Christian, Christian Fiction, family, historical fiction, Pennsylvania, religion, religious, religious fiction, romance, secrets, sisters

Rivers – Atonement child

CELC

FIC R

Rivers

1997

Personal Author:

Rivers, Francine

Title:

The Atonement Child

Publication info:

Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c1997.

Physical description:

376 p. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

Francine Rivers’s classic novel breaks through the many taboos surrounding abortion. In one terrifying moment, Dynah Carey’s perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, and her doting family torn apart. Her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous choice of her life—to embrace or to end the untimely life within her.  The story addresses the tremendous inner struggles of those who have had abortions and those who are facing them. It is a story of how the victims are often forgotten in the fight to save the child. It is a story of women in crisis and the realities of what it means to face abortion.

Subject term:

Single mothers–Fiction.

Subject term:

Rape–Fiction.

Subject term:

Women–Crimes against–Fiction.

ISBN:

0842300414

Tags:

abortion, adoption, atonement, California, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christian Literature, family, pregnancy, rape, rape victims, religion, secrets, single mothers, teen pregnancy

McDaniel – Now I lay me down to sleep

CELC

YA FIC McD

McDaniel

1991

Personal Author:

McDaniel, Lurlene.

Title:

Breathless / Lurlene McDaniel.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.

Physical description:

165 p. ; 18 cm.

Summary:  Sometimes Carrie Blake feels she just can’t stand life’s problems or pain. At fifteen, she’s had leukemia for three years, and although the disease is in remission, she’s never sure when things might change. Her parents, whose bitter divoce has left Carrie feeling torn between them, don’t seem to understand how much harder they make her daily life.

When Carrie meets Keith Gardner at a cancer support group, everything seems brighter. Keith and his loving supportive family are wonderful to Carrie. Then Keith’s illness worsens and he knows he can no longer fight off dying. Armed with love of family and friends, Keith chooses to participate in a hospice program, which allows him to remain at home instead of in the hospital. Carrie feels helpless as she watches Keith slip away. Will Keith’s courage help Carrie to face her own uncertain future?

Subject term:

Divorce–Fiction

Subject term:

Cancer–Fiction.

Subject term:

Assisted suicide–Fiction.

Subject term:

Friendship–Fiction.

Subject term:

Brothers and sisters–Fiction.

Subject term:

Assisted suicide.

ISBN:

             0553288970