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Author
Language
English
Description
Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds that Amy's funeral has just ended. Luckily, the townspeople are happy to look after their bewildered tourist--even if they don't understand her peculiar need for books. Marooned in a farm town that's almost beyond repair, Sara starts a bookstore in honor of her friend's memory.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old Indian immigrant in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son become pen pals, and eventually best friends, through a series of revealing letters exploring such topics as environmental activism, immigration, and racism.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Ava writes a thank you to Santa in January, he writes back and sets off a year's worth of correspondence where they exchange information about their daily lives and discuss their shared love of Christmas"- -
Author
Series
Amish letters volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"When a postal error creates pen pals of two young Amish people, can they put behind their past mistakes to see the bright future God has written for them?"--
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A novel about teenager Emmie Blue, who releases a balloon with her email address and a big secret into the sky, only to fall head-over-heels for the boy who finds it; now, fourteen years later, the one thing Emmie has been counting on is gone for good, and everything she planned is up in the air"--
Author
Publisher
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Ryan dies in Afghanistan, he leaves a letter asking that his friend Beckett watch over his sister, Ella. Beckett has already been corresponding with her under his nickname, Chaos, and after leaving the service he goes to visit Ella, who is the motherof twins. One of the twins has been diagnosed with leukemia, and Ella is dealing with the illness while running a business-- singlehandedly. When Beckett becomes part of Ella's life, will his promise...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Fawn Birchill knows that her used bookstore is the heart of West Philadelphia, a cornerstone of culture for a community that for twenty years has found the quirkiness absolutely charming. When an amicable young indie bookseller invades her block, Fawn is convinced that his cushy couches, impressive selection, coffee bar, and knowledgeable staff are a neighborhood blight. As she wages her war, Fawn is forced to reflect on a few unavoidable truths:...
Author
Series
Surprised by love volume 3
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Recovering from a horse and buggy accident that took the lives of his family, Jeremiah Zook is struggling to regain both his spirit and his body. While his legs remain stubbornly opposed to moving, he exercises his hands by writing, and finds the perfect outlet for his grief in inspirational letters to the Amish newspaper. When Keturah Esch, a woman who works at the Green Valley Farmer's Market, responds with gratitude, Jeremiah has no idea that his...
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