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
Language
English
Description
In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas. Jennifer and Ryan are both single parents, struggling with their own heartache as they attempt to move forward in the present while still holding onto the memories, joy, and heartache of the past. Sixteen-year-old Kaylee is faced with a life-changing situation. Stephen and Lily are happily married and ready to start a family. All of them facing their own...
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 9
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly...