Donna VanLiere
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
From Donna VanLiere-the author of the beloved Christmas Hope series-comes a moving novel of faith, family, and destiny.
You might think that what you're about to read has a great deal to do with my father and growing up poor in east Tennessee, but there is so much more-what captured my heart was the hope of belonging and the dream of family. The woman I am has a great deal to do with that ninth year of my life. It started out as any other year, nothing...
Author
Series
Christmas hope series volume 4
Language
English
Description
Seven years after losing her husband and son, Gloria has built a new life for herself, caring for people in need, including a young mother, her cranky neighbor, and a single mother trying to protect herself and her son from an abusive boyfriend, and as the Christmas holiday approaches, Gloria wonders if she will have time to help herself heal the pains of her past.
Author
Series
Christmas hope series volume 11
Language
English
Description
From Donna VanLiere, the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Hope series comes another heartwarming, inspirational story for the holidays, The Christmas Table. In June 1972, John Creighton determines to build his wife Joan a kitchen table.His largest project to date had been picture frames but he promises to have the table ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Inspired to put something delicious on the table, Joan turns to her mother's recipes...
Author
Series
Christmas hope series volume 7
Language
English
Description
"Relocating to an apartment with her two children to be closer to her mother, Gretchen offers to help clear out the home of a reclusive neighbor's recently deceased mother and discovers that the neighbor, Melissa, has two siblings and an identity that she never suspected."--From Novelist.
Author
Series
Christmas hope series volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirty-two-year-old Amy Denison volunteers at Glory's Place, an after-school program where she meets seven-year-old Maddie, a precocious young girl who has spent her childhood in foster care. Unbeknownst to Amy, Maddie is a mini-matchmaker, with her eye on just the right man for Amy at Grandon Elementary School, where she is a student. Amy is hesitant-she's been hurt before and isn't sure she's ready to lose her heart again-but an unexpected surprise...
Author
Series
Christmas hope series volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
A beautifully illustrated, modern retelling of the Nativity Story.
Publisher
GT Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When a medical resident loses a patient, he moves back home with his father to rethink his career. His visit is a bittersweet one, overshadowed by memories of the mother he lost 18 years earlier on Christmas Eve. Nathan accepts a coaching position at
Publisher
Gaiam Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
When lives intertwine during Christmas, hope is the one unifying gift. Family comes in many forms. It's through the love of one little girl that the lives of many are brought together during what turns out to be a most joyful time of the year.