Janette Oke
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Love Comes Softly introduces the characters of Marty and Clark Davis, whose tragic circumstances brought them to a "marriage of convenience" on the frontier prairies during the mid 1800s. Clark's patient, caring love mirrored that of the heavenly Father, drawing Marty to faith and to love.
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Elizabeth Thatcher is young, pretty, cultured, and educated. But when she journeys west to teach school in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, she's completely unprepared for the conditions she encounters. Still, she's determined to succeed at the formidable task of fitting in with the locals and shaping the hearts and minds of the schoolchildren in her care. She's just as determined not to give her heart to any of the local frontiersmen. Until...
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Elizabeth and Wynn find that their commitment to God and to each other gives their life meaning. Can their love for each other sustain them through a harsh winter, loneliness, and rigors of life without any of the conveniences they're used to?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 5
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Description
Henry--a Canadian Mountie like his father--struggles between the call of duty and the call of his heart. When he informs a young logger's wife of her husband's death, the memory of that loss haunts him for years. Assigned to a new beat five years later, he rediscovers Amber and gains her trust...and eventually her heart.
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 3
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
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Description
After all their dreaming and planning, Missie and her beloved Willie are actually on the trail west in a covered wagon, leaving behind her also-beloved family. Her memories are bittersweet as she faces the hardships of the westward trek--the rain, the mud, the impassable rivers, and even death. Will their love for each other and faith in God survive the bewildering surprise at journey's end?
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 6
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Belinda, Marty and Clark Davis's "surprise child," has always had a tender and compassionate heart toward anything hurt and broken. Her parents watch with both misgivings and genuine pride as Belinda's older brother, Doctor Luke, influences her toward nursing. Will she have the inward strength to face the "hurt and broken" people whose bodies, minds, and emotions need mending? Belinda's niece, who is also a teenager, comes to live with the Davis family...
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 5
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
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Description
Sequel to "Love's Abiding Joy."
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 7
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
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Description
Belinda Davis is restless. As her friends get married and have children of their own, she wonders what God has in store for her. Her life as a nurse seems dull and routine. She craves excitement and adventure. When she meets an elderly woman who needs nursing care, Belinda jumps at the invitation to travel to Boston, a large, vibrant city so unlike the little prairie town where she was raised. Opportunities for books, theatre and the luxuries of life...
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Series
Language
English
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"Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett have learned so much already about caring for children in distress. It hasn't been easy, but it becomes even more difficult when they suddenly discover that three children have run away. Concerned for the trio's safety, the sisters will do all they can to find the children. But the runaways are not the only thing putting the future of the children's home in question. Lillian is faced with choosing between her dreams...
10) Sustaining faith
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"With more children on their way from England who need caring homes, Lillian and Grace Walsh must use every ounce of gumption to keep their mission alive. But when startling information about the past surfaces and a new arrival comes via suspicious circumstances, they'll have to decided what is worth fighting for and what is better left in God's hands"--
11) Unyielding hope
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In the early twentieth century, Lillian Walsh rushes to a reunion after discovering the sister she believed dead is likely alive. But Grace has dreams beyond anything Lillian imagines. Can Lillian set aside her own plans and join her sister in an adventure that will surely change them both?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 3
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having survived the harshness of their first year in the far Northwest, Elizabeth and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, now face new challenges. Just when they've made new friends and started a new school, they are presented with a new posting. It seems Elizabeth's dreams for a family and home of her own are not to be. Will their love for each other, hope for the future, and their faith in God carry them through the crushing disappointments? Book...
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 2
Language
English
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Description
In This Intimate Historical Epic, the Heart-wrenching Dilemmas of The Meeting Place Come to Rest on...The Sacred Shore Oceans and circumstances have forced families apart. For the banished French Acadians drifting in exile, the shore means safety--though it is a safety at a terrible price. For the lonely British nobleman, the shore holds a single chance to secure his legacy. For Andrew and Catherine Harrow, the shore marks a tragic separation. An...
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 6
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Description
Christine is recovering from a broken heart and finds solace in helping her adored brother Henry settle into married life. The "call of the North" tugs at her, making one young man's interest in her doubly attractive--but also filling her with uncertainty. Is Christine willing to give up her dreams of living in the North and let God help her choose a lifelong love?
Author
Series
Canadian West series volume 4
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Description
Leaving behind their dear friends in Beaver Creek, Elizabeth and Wynn take over an even more primitive RCMP outpost in the Canadian Northwest. Elizabeth finds herself totally isolated when the local Indian women are afraid to even communicate with her. The Delaney's thought they had already faced the most crushing disappointment of their lives when they saw little Sammy disappear from view in the arms of his father. Would they be able to survive the...
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 2
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Their family growing, Clark and Marty look to bind each other together with love and faith. Over 800,000 sold!
Author
Series
Acts of faith volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage, is secretly commissioned to discover the truth behind the death of an obscure rabbi in the Roman backwater of first-century Palestine while also being engulfed in her own turmoil--facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a Roman soldier, Alban, who seems to care for nothing but his own ambitions as leader of the Roman garrison near Galilee.
Author
Series
Seasons of the heart (Janette Oke) volume 4
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Pub. Date
℗2000, ©1989
Language
English
Description
Josh Jones realizes his family isn't typical, but it's the only life he's ever known. Aunt Lou, Gramps, Uncle Charlie, Grandpa--they all have shaped the young man he has become. But as he grows into manhood, Josh begins to face important questions about life, love, and faith. Three million books sold in the series!
19) The hidden flame
Author
Series
Acts of faith volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In first-century Judea, Abigail together with her fellow followers of the Way face a gathering storm of persecution they never could have foreseen but find a glimmer of hope through their faith and courage to survive.
Author
Series
Love comes softly series volume 4
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book 4 of Love Comes Softly. Reuniting with their daughter's family, grandparents Clark and Marty's hope and faith are tested by a tragedy. Another Janette Oke bestseller!